DFS COUNCIL APPROVES LEASES AND PURCHASES Land, trucks and pipe purchases highlight agenda. EX-DEPUTIES FILE SUIT AGAINST JOHNSON Two former employees take their discrimination suit to federal court. BRING YOUR GUN TO WORK? NRA says, Go ahead, make our day. LOCAL STORES GET WAKE-UP CALL Selling kids energy drinks with alcohol gives clerks a jolt. [...]

By ALICIA LEONARD Florida businesses fought and failed to derail a bill allowing employees and customers the right to have a firearm on business owners property last week.

By CHRIS MANSON The Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) met last Tuesday for a second public hearing concerning an amendment to the existing animal control ordinance.

By ALICIA LEONARD A federal discrimination lawsuit was filed April 22 against Walton County Sheriff Ralph Johnson in the U.S. District Court in Pensacola by an attorney representing the two former deputies.

By LEAH STRATMANN Dave Rauschkolb, one of the people behind the Scenic Pride Initiative, which was in turn one of the groups vehemently opposed to the signs erected by the South Walton Tourist Development Council (TDC), called a meeting last week to try and find consensus among all the groups and to integrate all the [...]

By BENJAMIN GRAFTON In City Hall on April 24, the Freeport City Council debated whether or not a request made by Cliff Knauer of Ramsey Creek RV Resort to locate the development on a 38-acre parcel, zoned commercial, at the intersection of U.S. 331 and LaGrange Road could be approved.

By PATRICK CASEY The Freeport Bulldogs qualified for the state playoffs for the first time since 1997 as they defeated the Ponce de Leon Pirates last week 12-5 in a District 1, Class 2A semi-final.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No: 08-CP-0036 Division: Probate The Estate of: TIMOTHY SCOTT CHAMPAGNE, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS- SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Summary Administration of the estate of Timothy S. Champagne, deceased, Case No: 08-CP-0036, whose date of death was December 16, 2007, is [...]