BCC PURSUING MOSSY HEAD INDUSTRIAL PARK
Plan to get project “off and running.”
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB TEEN CENTER EARNS ITS KEEP
Kids learning school and life skills.
CDLAB AUGUST MEETING
Dune lakes normal, oil-free.
DFS CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP
Trims $2 million, no lay-offs.
SWHS BEATS WEWA 24-21
Withstands “furious” Gator rally.
WHS PREVAILS OVER HOLMES COUNTY
Devils the Bluedevils 28-21.
FHS FALLS IN BLOUNTSTOWN
Tigers defeat […]

By ASHLEY AMASON
    The DeFuniak Springs City Council with City Manager Kim Kirby and Financial Director Sara Bowers discussed the 2010-11 budget at a brief workshop Aug. 30. Kirby presented a list of grants the city will receive in the upcoming year, 12 of 16 of those grants being for land acquisition and development of the […]

By BEN GRAFTON
    At the Freeport City Council meeting of Aug. 26 City Planner Latilda Henninger reported that a Florida Recreational Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) grant in the amount of $200,000 might be available for expansion of the Freeport Sports Complex. She said there are about three acres of property at the Complex where two […]

By DOTTY NIST
    Proposed amendments that could have resulted in 25-room hotels adjacent to neighborhoods at intersections along CR-30A triggered a deluge of calls and emails to county commissioners by citizens.
    The proposals were part of a group of more than 40 county-sponsored large-scale map amendments applying to parcels all over the county. The proposed amendments stem […]

By LEAH STRATMANN
    The monthly meeting of the Coastal Dune Lakes Advisory Board (CDLAB) revealed a report that culverts were put in place at all the dune lakes because the amount of rain in the region had pushed most of the lakes to open and when the lakes opened, they took much of the sand in […]

By PATRICK CASEY
    The Walton Braves scored 21 points in the second quarter of play in their 2010 Kickoff Classic, then held on in the fourth quarter to take a 28-21 exhibition win over the Holmes County Bluedevils.
    Playing a 40-minute contest instead of the usual 48 minutes that make up a regular season high school […]

INMATE VAN IN ACCIDENT AT WALTON/WASHINGTON LINE
Driver killed, inmates injured.
WCSO CRACKS AUTO BURGLARY RING
Juveniles arrested.
MIRAMAR BEACH OWNERS IN VIOLATION
Unpermitted work, building within setbacks.
WOMANLESS BEAUTY CONTEST
Project Runaway raises funds for charity.
COMMUNITY WALTON MEETING SEES PROGRESS
Catwalk 2-1-1 fun raiser, Rural Relief.
DFS CITY COUNCIL AUG. 23 MEETING
Considers purchasing policy amendment, fountain.
PAXTON TOWN COUNCIL AUG. 17 MEETING
Considers DFS partnership […]

By LEAH STRATMANN
    As the Labor Day deadline for nominations for Community Walton’s Men Who Service Walton Catwalk 2-1-1 Fun-raiser calendar approaches, Jane Burns is pleased to have sold nine of the 12 months of the catalog to corporate sponsors and to have the help of scores of people in the community and the nominations of […]

By ASHLEY AMASON
    The DeFuniak Springs City Council discussed fountain finishes, fuel purchases and fundraising by the roadside at its Aug. 23 meeting.
    The most controversial agenda item of the evening was an amendment to the new purchasing policy. City Manager Kim Kirby recommended the Council approve an amendment which would reinstate the past purchasing policy for […]

By REID TUCKER
    A natural gas setup could eventually be in Paxton’s future if the city’s conceptual alliance with DeFuniak Springs comes to fruition down the road.
    The Paxton Town Council voted unanimously at its Aug. 17 meeting to pursue preliminary discussions with the city of DeFuniak Springs over a proposition on the part of the latter […]