DFS CITY COUNCIL MAY 14 MEETING Votes against salary increase for council, mayor. _____   BCC REDIRECTS CRIME STOPPERS FUNDING Walton County organization loses non-profit status. _____   BCC NIXES FOREST SITE FOR PROPOSED TDC BUILDING Approves workshops on design and location of new facility. _____   CHAT HOLLEY LAWSUIT DOWN TO ONE ISSUE [...]

by DOTTY NIST The option of constructing a new South Walton Tourist Development Council (TDC) building on Point Washington State Forest property has been eliminated in a 4-0 vote of the Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC).

By DOTTY NIST At the request of the Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) and by approval of Walton County commissioners, the state funding previously going to Crime Stoppers of Walton County will now be directed to Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers, which is headquartered in Okaloosa County.

By BEN GRAFTON To open the business portion of the Freeport City Council meeting of May 8, City Planner Latilda Henninger introduced Julie Dennis of Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity who commented on the progress made to date in the planning workshops for Freeport’s Working Waterfronts Florida project. Dennis told the Council that there are [...]

By REID TUCKER It came down to a 3-2 split when put to the vote, but the DeFuniak Springs City Council ultimately voted against a 100-percent pay raise for the Council members and mayor.

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By DOTTY NIST With one of its three counts dropped and another struck due a judge’s decision, the one issue to be determined in what has been called the “Chat Holley” lawsuit is whether Walton County violated state statute by hiring special legal counsel without a public meeting.

NOTICE OF INTENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA TO ADOPT A SCHOOL BOARD RULE SETTING FORTH SOCIAL MEDIA POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN THE WALTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT The School Board of Walton County, Florida, hereby gives notice of its intent to adopt the proposed rule setting forth Social Media policies and procedures [...]