By DOTTY NIST South Walton Community Council (SWCC) members and their guests recently heard from representatives of two organizations devoted to the well-being of area water resources.

By REID TUCKER As sports drama goes, it’s hard to improve on seventh-inning comebacks, but it’s especially nice when they do triple-duty as a district win and victory against a pitched rival.

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RESIGNS Bob Halfhill leaves effective April 3 _____ A FEW WORDS FROM HAROLD CARPENTER Outgoing DeFuniak Springs mayor takes stock. _____ CITIZENS SEEK ACTIVATION OF LOCAL RESTORE COMMITTEE Recommendations for RESTORE Act funds. _____ CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MARCH 26 MEETING Owner of Katrina cottages found in violation. _____ TDC DIRECTOR APPLICANTS NARROWED TO [...]

By DOTTY NIST After slightly more than four weeks on the job, Walton County Administrator Bob Halfhill has submitted his resignation, effective April 3.

By DOTTY NIST TDC Review Committee members have completed their task of selecting 10 finalist candidates for the soon-to-be-vacated South Walton Tourist Development Council (TDC) executive director position.

By BEN GRAFTON At the beginning of a very short meeting of the Freeport City Council on March 28, City Clerk Robin Haynes announced that the testing of candidates for the shift lieutenant positions in the Freeport Fire Department has been completed.  Terry Raffield, Jr., Austin Cosson and Ritchie Riley, had the top test scores [...]

By PATRICK CASEY The South Walton softball team was one of the few Area 5 squads to compete during Spring Break last week and it paid off for the Seahawks as they won a key district contest over Port St. Joe on Thursday afternoon by a 4-2 score.

By REID TUCKER With city elections set for next Tuesday, the three mayoral candidates and the two vying for a DeFuniak Springs City Council seat each got a chance to make their case to the public.

DFS CITY COUNCIL MARCH 25 MEETING Agreement between Council and FDOT moves forward. _____ WALTON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MARCH 19 MEETING Discusses Bay Elementary traffic problems. _____ WCTA CELEBRATES 30 YEARS Annual meeting of taxpayers watchdog organization. _____ NEW COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SPEAKS AT WCTA Bob Halfhill talks economy, budget. _____ PAXTON DEFEATS MALONE 9-7 IN [...]

By REID TUCKER The DeFuniak Springs City Council wrapped up March by passing a raft of resolutions relating to city utilities and the Florida Department of Transportation’s ongoing project to widen U.S. 331.