By BRUCE COLLIER The DeFuniak Springs Police Department and the Walton County Sheriff’s Office needs assistance locating a suspect believed to be involved in the fatal shooting of Curtis Brown, 38, of Baker, on the afternoon of Friday, April 10, at the Northwest Florida College’s Chautauqua Center, DeFuniak Springs Campus, on U.S. 90. Baker, an [...]

By DOTTY NIST Land use in Walton County is currently governed by future land use classifications that are numerous but also somewhat broad. At a recent workshop, county commissioners spoke in favor of the concept of zoning. “I think zoning is definitely where we need to be at the end of the day,” District 1 [...]

By ALICIA LEONARD Animal abuse is a crime and local organizations and citizens are working together to help report it and stop it from happening in Walton County. On April 8, 2009 Alaqua Animal Refuge (AAR) representatives, Laurie Hood, Bill Bard and Victoria Bernard met with Crime Stoppers of Walton County, as well as Lois [...]

By ASHLEY AMASON Debate circled around the recommendation of an earlier start date for the 2009-10 school year at the April 7 Walton County School Board meeting. Superintendent Anderson suggested students return to school on Aug. 10 in the interest of finishing end-of-semester exams before Christmas holidays. Anderson noted the benefits of an early start [...]

By PATRICK CASEY The Walton Lady Braves volleyball team saw three players ink deals to continue their careers at the next level on Thursday as Casey Perkins, Betsy Stevenson and Caiti Stewart all signed scholarships to play collegiate volleyball this fall.