By ALICIA LEONARD Leaders from the DeFuniak Springs business community, City Council and staff members met on Sept. 21 to discuss the culmination of several previous meetings’ work to try and find a balance between city codes and the need for local businesses to advertise with signs and other decorations to draw customers. Local business [...]

By ASHLEY AMASON County Administrator Ronnie Bell received the fondest farewells from friends and colleagues at a retirement party held at the Walton County Courthouse, Sept. 22. Following Bell’s comment, “When I retire I’m going to sit on my front porch and play guitar like Andy Griffith,” County Commissioner Larry Jones presented Bell with an [...]

By LEAH STRATMANN Sometimes a great notion coupled with a great deal of patience results in something an entire community can use, enjoy, and be proud of. Take the case of a group of women, mothers all, who came up with the idea of trying to get a park in the south end of the [...]

By ALICIA LEONARD The South Walton Fire Department SWFD was the beneficiary of the second annual Fence of Flags event hosted by the Artists at Gulf Place. According to the SWFD, “This creative art display and fundraiser was successful last year with the donated proceeds from the event going to the South Walton Fire District’s [...]

  PIERCE IMPEL ENGINE features state of the art equipment and a 500-gallon water tank. This engine is now operational at SWFD’s Inlet Beach station.

  SOUTH WALTON QUARTERBACK DENNIS SMITH (8) rolls out with Bryant Adams(84) as a lead blocker during the Seahawks 14-6 win over Northview on Friday night. (Photo by John Stratton)

  CAST ONSTAGE OF SPIDER & AND THE  BEE AT NWFSC; (l-r), Chelsea Sorenson as the Bee, Tara Adam as the Spider, Robert Reynolds as the Ladybug, Greg Stoughton as the Termite and Rita Dailey as the Butterfly. This free, family-friendly production was staged at NWFSC Sept. 17.

  WALTON’S CALEB COLE (10) ran the offense in the second half for the Braves in a victory over Ashford Academy. It was the Braves’ first win in an Alabama venue in 40 years.

  EVERYONE WAS HAPPY AND SMILING after spending the day at Morrison Springs, in the Paddle, Putter and Picnic Day event (Photo by Jeffrey Powell).

  VIOLET CARR, daughter of Roy Carr (pictured) and his wife Jen Hobgood, enjoys a moment atop Shelly, the giant tortoise, at the grand opening of the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center in Walton County.