By REID TUCKER The DeFuniak Springs City Council gave unanimous support to Councilman Mac Work’s proposal that the prospective Fiscal Year 2012 budget include provision for raises for all city employees.

By DOTTY NIST “County Commissioners have a lot of power over your daily lives,” Cindy Meadows told the Walton County Citizens for Honest Government’s Citizens’ Academy. She emphasized the importance of voting in commission races.

By REID TUCKER Note: This story is the third of a multi-part series derived from interviews with the members of the DeFuniak Springs City Council. This week’s article comes from an interview with Councilman Kermit Wright, while pieces in upcoming editions will profile the remaining city councilmen. Kermit Wright took a hands-on approach to management [...]

By REID TUCKER The story of Joe Rios’ life reads like a movie script, except it’s real; it really happened just like he said it did. He has the scars to prove it. Rios, 54, who served in the Army Special Forces from 1975 to 1988, shrugs off his combat duty in the jungles of [...]

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COIN CLUB MEETING DEFUNIAK SPRINGS COIN CLUB meets every third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Door prizes, auction and lots of fun…upstairs of the Dolphin Coin Shop on Hwy. 90 and Smith Road. 951-9981. 1tp 8/9 —————————————– PETS/PET SUPPLIES HAPPY JACK KENNEL SPOT: Strongest flea and tick protection. Quicker kill, longer residual. Contains [...]

BCC DISCUSSES FUNDING OPTIONS FOR BIKE PATH Bed tax considered. _____ SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTS TENTATIVE BUDGET, MILLAGE RATE FInal hearing on Sept. 6. _____ CAMACHO/JONES LAWSUIT TO BE HEARD IN SANTA ROSA COUNTY Walton judges recuse themselves. _____ CRAIG TO SERVE AS CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD ATTORNEY Will represent board, not staff. _____ EAGLE SCOUT BUILDS [...]

By ALICIA LEONARD The Walton County School Board (WCSB) met in a special but quickly wrapped-up second session July 30. Approval of prior minutes, agreements, contracts, transportation, personnel recommendations, school handbooks and a public hearing to adopt a tentative budget and millage rate were on the agenda. A final public hearing on the budget and [...]

By DOTTY NIST There is no question that Walton County’s Timpoochee Trail bicycle/pedestrian path network in south Walton County is very popular for tourists and residents; the question is where the county can find funding to maintain the path in a safe fashion, plus improve the trail network with new bicycle/pedestrian bridges.

By DOTTY NIST The July 24 weekly meeting of the Citizens for Honest Government focused on the Walton County Clerk of Courts. This was the latest installment of the group’s Citizens’ Academy series.