SOE: EARLY VOTING IS BRISK IN WALTON COUNTY Nearly 800 citizens voted early on the first day, Oct. 20. WC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE GROWING County and city officials joining together to attract industry. WCSO EMPLOYEES EYEING UNIONIZATION Controversy surrounds the process because of the timing. CONGRESSMAN MILLER VISITS FREEPORT U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller gets the [...]

    MAUDE SAUNDERS Elementary’s fifth-grade students had the pleasure of meeting a local celebrity. Former MSE student, Walton High Parade All-American, University of Florida and NFL player Dexter McNabb visit the school and spoke with students about the importance of education.

  FDOT OFFICER Tim Collins (L) displays some of the cash that was confiscated along with 330 pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop on I-10 in Walton County conducted by fellow FDOT Officer Michael Howell with help from Max.

  LOCAL POLITICAL AND BUSINESS leaders are pictured together during a fact-finding mission in Jackson County for the Walton County Economic Development Alliance (WCEDA). The group has support from all three mayors and has drawn business, education and political leaders from throughout the county, as well as the support of the Walton County Board of [...]

By ALICIA LEONARD The upcoming Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) elections seems to have provided a push among some employees to move toward becoming union members in the Police Benevolent Association (PBA). Walton County Sheriff Ralph Johnson said he feels that the push for unionization is coming from employees fears over changes by a new [...]

By ALICIA LEONARD Sometimes goods ideas are know to happen concurrently by different people in different places. Such was the beginning oft the new Walton County Economic Development Alliance (WCEDA). DeFuniak Spring City Manager Kim Kirby, Mayor Harold Carpenter and Councilman James Huffman wanted advice from neighboring Jackson County about how they lured big business [...]

By BEN GRAFTON At the Freeport City Council meeting of Oct. 14, a brisk discussion took place about the number and type of boats now available to the Freeport Fire Department. Recently the department acquired a fire boat donated by a contractor in the area. Now there is a 19-foot Boston Whaler, reconditioned and given [...]

By CHRIS MANSON The Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) met with Florida Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Kopelousos at the Walton County Courthouse Annex Friday to reiterate the need to complete the four-laning of U.S. 331. District 4 Commissioner Sara Comander, referring to Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) statistics, offered information on the number [...]

By ASHLEY AMASON South Walton High School hosted Chuck McMullen from the Florida Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday, Oct. 14. McMullen spoke to parents about the dangers technology has afforded through social networking sites, file sharing programs, cell phones, and online video games. In his presentation, McMullen addressed chat rooms, online games, e-mail, peer2peer programs, [...]

By PATRICK CASEY Walton junior Paul McClure shot a 72 to help lead the Walton Braves to their fourth consecutive district crown as the Braves won the District 2 event that was held at Bay Point Golf Club in Panama City. McClure took home Low Medalist honors at the district tournament for the second time [...]