DFS CITY COUNCIL MEETING OCT. 8 Plans stricter rental policy for city buildings. _____ PEDDLER’S ALLEY SUCCESSFUL AGAIN Antiques, crafts, classic cars draw crowd. _____ RESTORE ACT WORKSHOP Considers joining consortium of counties affected by oil spill. _____ OIL SPILL RESPONSE COORDINATION COMMITTEE MEETS Stresses cooperation in meeting future incidents. _____ SWFD BOARD OCT. 1 [...]

By DOTTY NIST “There is no play book,” Doug Darling told county commissioners as they discussed whether to join a consortium of Florida counties affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

By DOTTY NIST The Panhandle-wide commission charged with identifying ways to improve response in the event of an oil spill held an all-day meeting in Walton County on Oct. 3

By REID TUCKER The DeFuniak Springs City Council made strides toward a policy of more strictly collecting rental fees on city buildings, while also going up on those rates each year.

By BEN GRAFTON At the Walton Area Chamber of Commerce (WACC) First Friday Breakfast at the Lake House in Hammock Bay, there were three very interesting speakers. The first of these was Dianne McManus of  Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care/Opportunity, Inc.  who said, “I grew up in the north end of the (Walton) County. [...]

By REID TUCKER A hotly contested 41-33 victory on the road against Baker gave Freeport a head start on the race for top spot in the district football standings

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