WCSO BIDS FAREWELL TO LT. WHITE Twenty-seven-year veteran retires from force. ALIAS “THE BEACH HIGHWAY?” Movement to designate portion of U.S. 331 SWCC HOSTS ARCHITECT/PLANNER Speaks on “transect” planning concept. CDLAB MEETS, TALKS OYSTER LAKE Funding crunch, lack of communication discussed. BCC ROLL CALL Major items discussed, measures taken.

 By DOTTY NIST New, shorter, time limits for citizens addressing the Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) have been approved for the stated purpose of encouraging speakers to “get to the point” and helping the officials “follow a format” for their meetings.

 By BEN GRAFTON At the Freeport City Council meeting of May 28, Jeff Fanto of the Okaloosa County Department of Growth Management and Michael Bomar, vice president of Tetra-Tech, Inc. of Destin, which does planning and engineering studies, participated in a brief presentation of the Freeport portion of the draft Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) [...]

Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) May 26 regular meeting

By ALICIA LEONARD During a special May 26 meeting of the Northwest Florida State College Board of Trustee’s, board members voted 5-2 to go the route of mediation in response to an administrative hearing request by embattled former college president Bob Richburg.

By PATRICK CASEY

By ASHLEY AMASON Chief Financial Officer Jim McCall updated the board on the newest numbers coming from the Capitol at the May 19 Walton County School Board (WCSB) meeting.