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.

By DOTTY NIST Newly-hired Walton County Administrator Bob Halfhill describes himself as a “nuts and bolts guy” and says he hopes to implement some new ideas.

By DOTTY NIST The Walton County Taxpayers Association (WCTA) elected board members and officers and approved a new mission statement and objectives at the organization’s 30th anniversary annual meeting.

By DOTTY NIST Inn at the Gulf, a hotel and restaurant development proposed for the southwest side of the CR-30A/U.S. 98 intersection adjacent to Rosemary Beach, has garnered final approval.

By DOTTY NIST County commissioners will look at revisions to rules applying to roadside activities such as the collection of donations along county roads.

By REID TUCKER   Paxton freshman pitcher Jesse Whitmire struck out 12 Ponce De Leon batters and gave up just one hit to get a road win for the Bobcats, extending the team’s winning streak to eight.

By PATRICK CASEY Tyler Slotter’s infield single in the bottom of the eighth inning plated Zach Lance with the game-winning run as the South Walton Seahawks rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Freeport Bulldogs on March 19.

By REID TUCKER Muggy and overcast weather Sunday was no deterrent to the thousands of Spring Breakers who continued to crowd along the five-mile stretch of Scenic Highway 98 in Miramar Beach.

By DOTTY NIST The renewal of a partnership agreement that had provided for the opening of the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center to the public has been declined by the center.