By ASHLEY AMASON At the Feb. 17 regular meeting of the Walton County School Board (WCSB), board members debated whether or not to comply with a request from the vice president of the Point Washington Historical Association, James Foley, for support of the preservation of Point Washington’s historical character through height and density requirements for [...]

Sandestin® Golf and Beach Resort and Cottage Rental Agency at Seaside, today announced the addition of more than 130 seasonal and 20 year-round jobs in the local Destin and Santa Rosa Beach area. Both Sandestin and Cottage Rental Agency, Seaside are units of Intrawest, a leader in destination resorts. In related news, Sandestin and Cottage [...]

By PATRICK CASEY Cottondale was the only team to win their girls basketball Region final on Saturday and earn a berth to the state basketball tournament in Lakeland of the three that defeated teams from the Area 5 on Tuesday. Cottondale edged Port St. Joe 52-51 on the road to pick up the huge win [...]

ADVERTISEMENT FOR INVITATION TO BID ITB NO: 09-018 INTRODUCTION: Sealed bids for the Walton County Boat Ramps-Black Creek, Pt. Washington, Portland Park, and River Boat Landing will be received by the Board of County Commissioners, Walton County, Florida, hereinafter referred to as “County” at the address shown below: Central Purchasing Glyndol Johnson, Purchasing Agent 176 [...]

SEEKING WORK Retired  Military Man seeking part time job. Honest, reliable worker. 1 to 2 days a week. DeFuniak Springs, FL. H 859-2583. 4tp 2/19-3/12 —————————————————————————————————————– WORK WANTED- General yard, labor, cleaning, raking, or pruning. attic, garage, basement cleaning. 401-4735 or 836-5340. 2tp 2/26-3/5 —————————————————————————————————————– WANTING TO BUY WANTED: Young, white homing pigeons, brown homing  [...]

  THIS WALL bordering Driftwood Estates stands on property that once served as a second access point to the subdivision through the Sandestin property. Driftwood homeowners have filed a number of lawsuits contesting Walton County’s 1988 action that closed that right-of-way, resulting in only one entrance/exitway to the subdivision, a road that is unfortunately subject [...]

  TCHAIKOVSKY’S SYMPHONY NO. 4 – Sinfonia Gulf Coast music director and conductor Demetrius Fuller invited this reporter to participate in the program, which ran last Saturday evening at Emerald Coast Conference Center. Also participating were Seaside Rep’s artistic director Craige Hoover, a quartet from Pro Arte Chorale, and ballerina Stephanie Hsiang of Ballet Conservatory. [...]

  SEATED BETWEEN the majestic Olympic and Cascade Mountains, on the mouth of Puget Sound is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest, a hub of arts, industry, cultural integration, nightlife, and sports—Seattle. At 520 feet, the observation deck of the Space Needle showcases the city lights at night. The gray days do nothing to [...]

BCC ROLL CALL Feb 10 agenda and actions taken. DEER LAKE PARK TO STAY OPEN? County researches taking over operations. MAN ARRESTED IN SHOOTING INCIDENT Wounded in exchange with deputy. SEABREEZE VILLAS A GO Storm water question still troubles neighbors. NEW FEE ASSESSMENT METHOD ADOPTED Average of appraisals to be determinative. GO GREEN EXPRESS TOUR [...]

By BRUCE COLLIER On Feb. 10, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Walton County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a residence north of DeFuniak Springs off of Hwy. 83, in reference to a subject with a firearm threatening suicide. Upon arrival to the residence, a deputy was confronted by the armed male subject. The subject refused to comply [...]