BCC SETS MAY 8 VOTE ON SALES TAX REFERENDUM Voters can accept or reject 0.5 percent surtax. _____ ARTS & CRAFT FESTIVAL IN FREEPORT Town Planters welcome visitors for day of fun and art. _____ DFS CITY COUNCIL MARCH 26 MEETING Discusses possible Internet streaming of meetings. _____ MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD MEETS Reports show [...]

By BEN GRAFTON According to South Walton Mosquito District (SWMD) Director Ben Brewer, at the Board’s meeting of March 20,  about 87 percent of revenues from local and state sources have been received and expenditures are near budget. So far, overtime burdens have not been too great.

By BEN GRAFTON At the Freeport City Council meeting of March 22 Fire Chief Ben Greenslait announced that the annual Easter egg hunt will be held at the Sports Complex on April 7 beginning at noon. Some 12,000 eggs are being prepared for the event. Special times are being set for children of different ages [...]

By REID TUCKER The city of Paxton will soon host a pageant open to participants city wide, thus giving local ladies the chance to compete at the Miss National Peanut Festival Pageant for the first time ever.

By REID TUCKER The DeFuniak Springs City Council heard a presentation regarding the estimated start-up costs associated with live-streaming video of meetings over the Internet but decided to continue investigating the matter before making a decision.

By PATRICK CASEY The Ponce de Leon Lady Pirates picked up a 6-2 victory at home over Wewahitchka on Thursday in a District 3, Class A contest.

PERSONAL I, BILLY M. FOREHAND JR.,  am no longer responsible for any other debt other than my own as of March 1, 2012. 4tp 3/22-4/12 ———————————————— Employment wanted I AM A DESPERATE truck driver looking for work. I am a single parent so local only. I have a class A safe drive with endorsements full [...]

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA FILE NO. 12CP41 IN RE: ESTATE OF BERTHA MAE RHODES Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered [...]