By DOTTY NIST Walton County commissioners spent a large portion of their meeting time on Sept. 27 discussing a land transaction that had taken place almost a year earlier.

By REID TUCKER Line-itemized budget data regarding over- and under-expenditures and exact revenue figures showed that the city of Paxton turned a $74,626.79 profit in Fiscal Year 2011 (at least as far as the general fund budget is concerned).

By BEN GRAFTON At a special advertised meeting lasting less than 10 minutes on Tuesday, Sept. 27, the Freeport City Council adopted its 2011 – 2012 fiscal year budget of $3,715,410. The ad valorem tax millage rate that accompanies the budget was set at 4.73 mills, a figure not exceeding the “roll back” rate.

By REID TUCKER Freeport defense picked apart Graceville, as the Bulldogs intercepted four passes, recovered three fumbles and stopped two fourth-down conversions on the way to a 34-6 rout of the Tigers.

By REID TUCKER The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services presented Arnie “Junior” Pryor with an award certifying his Gaskin farmstead as a Florida Century Pioneer Family Farm.

Story by JEFFREY POWELL Another day is coming to an end as Garrett and Karley McDonald drive several head of cattle toward their pen for the night.