BCC CHOOSES CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Will negotiate contract with Robert T. Halfhill of Port Charlotte. _____ MEADOWS HOLDS TOWN HALL MEETING Attendees talk TDC, beach parking, land use. _____ PAXTON TOWN COUNCIL JAN. 15 MEETING Discusses water bill waiver policy. _____ WALTON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD JAN. 15 MEETING Discusses BP funds, school security, salaries. [...]

By DOTTY NIST County commissioners have directed negotiations with Robert T. Halfhill of Port Charlotte to bring him on board to fill the vacant county administrator’s position.

By REID TUCKER A request from a Paxton water customer for a one-time bill waiver once again restarted discussion among the Town Council regarding the city’s bill forgiveness policy.

By ALICIA LEONARD On Jan. 15, an hour prior to the regular Walton County School Board (WCSB) meeting, board members were presented with the idea of a possible collegiate high school on the South Walton Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC) campus in conjunction with the already present collegiate high school program offered by NWFSC.

By BEN GRAFTON Commissioner Bob Hudson, the new board chairman for the South Walton County Mosquito Control District (SWCMCD), opened the meeting of Jan. 15 with a ceremony administrating the oath of office to newly elected Commissioner Tim Norris.

By PATRICK CASEY The South Walton girls and boys basketball teams swept the Blountstown Tigers in a District 4, Class A match-up on Thursday.

By PATRICK CASEY The Walton Braves boys basketball team rallied from a three-point deficit in the final two minutes on the road at South Walton to steal a 69-67 victory on senior Shaq Huffman’s rebound of a missed shot by Amos Williams that he banked in as time expired. Huffman, who got rid of the [...]