TDC ANNUAL MEETING CELEBRATES RECORD YEAR Reports double-digit increases in bed tax revenue. _____ DFS CITY COUNCIL OCT. 22 MEETING Tables proposed historic district ordinance. _____ WALTON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OCT. 22 MEETING Home-school and voucher numbers updated. _____ CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MEETS OCT. 18 Playhouse in Blue Mountain Beach found in violation. _____ PAXTON [...]

By DOTTY NIST “We far outperformed anyone in northwest Florida and, from what I understand, anyone in the state,” Dawn Moliterno, South Walton Tourist Development Council (TDC) executive director proclaimed at the TDC’s Oct. 16 annual meeting luncheon.

By REID TUCKER Despite the better part of half a year’s anticipation and indications to the contrary, Dollar General will not open a retail location in Paxton.

By REID TUCKER The DeFuniak Springs City Council voted unanimously to hold off on the adoption of a proposed ordinance that would have imposed stricter aesthetic and safety regulations on historic-district businesses.

By ALICIA LEONARD In a follow-up to an earlier report, registered home school student numbers as well as voucher numbers for students coming into and going out of the county to attend school are in. Registered home school students in Walton County as of Oct. 16 account for 276 students in Walton County. Outgoing vouchers [...]

By BEN GRAFTON The first order of business at the South Walton County Mosquito Control Board (SWCMC) meeting of Oct. 16 was the financial report and a lengthy discussion about budget revisions. Commissioner Bob Hudson reported that there is a carryover of $72,000 to the 2012-2013 budget and that the 2011-2012 fiscal year ended with [...]

TDA#12TX120092 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that KING LAKE LANDING INC. the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are [...]

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