VETERANS DAY IN WALTON COUNTY Area events honor our vets. _____ AREA CHARITIES GEAR UP Thanksgiving and Christmas efforts for the needy in full swing. _____ BCC CONSIDERS SIGNS AND HABITAT PLAN Proposed political sign ordinance, conservation plan discussed. _____ FLUTTERBY FLUTTERED BY Photos of south Walton fun and art event. _____ FREEPORT CITY COUNCIL [...]

By LEAH STRATMANN In what turned out to be the final meeting of the year for the South Walton Tourist Development Council (TDC), board members voted unanimously to adopt the strategic plan worked out in September and present it to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) for approval.

Story by JEFFREY POWELL Some months ago Freeport historian Beckie Buxton had a conversation with Trudy Boudreaux, whose husband was a Blue Angel, concerning the lack of a Veterans Memorial in Freeport.

By REID TUCKER Freeport rocked Rocky Bayou Christian with a 34-20 win to take the Bulldogs into the start of the state playoffs.

By PATRICK CASEY The Walton Braves wrapped up the 2010 regular season with a 39-23 victory over the Vernon Yellowjackets on Friday night to post a 7-3 record heading into this week’s first round playoff game at Taylor County.

By DOTTY NIST County commissioners found regulation of political signs to be worth looking at but took no immediate action on the matter at their Nov. 9 regular meeting. Neither was there action on the proposed Habitat Conservaton Plan (HCP), but there was plenty of discussion.