IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 12DR885 AMANDA R. BIRDWELL, Petitioner, and JAMES T. BIRDWELL, Respondent. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE TO: JAMES T. BIRDWELL 404 Rogers Rd. DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against [...]

BCC FEB. 11 SPECIAL MEETING Talks strategic planning process. _____ DFS CITY COUNCIL FEB. 11 MEETING Previews temporary land use permitting rules. _____ WALTON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD FEB. 5 MEETING Discusses school security with sheriff. _____ MEADOWS FEB. 5 TOWN MEETING Attendees talk wildflowers, canopy roads. _____ PDL BOYS FALL TO SNEADS Seasons ends in [...]

By ALICIA LEONARD The Walton County School Board (WCSB) met in their regularly scheduled meeting Feb. 5 at 5 p.m. The board had spent the prior three hours in a workshop listening to presentations from construction management firms on facility needs for the Walton High Athletic Complex. The board scored the firms later in the [...]

By DOTTY NIST Could some sections of CR-30A be transformed into canopy roads lined with wildflowers? This was a vision discussed at Walton County District 5 Commissioner Cindy Meadows’ Feb. 5 town hall meeting.

By REID TUCKER The DeFuniak Springs City Council took a first look Monday, Feb. 11 at the draft version of new zoning rules that deal specifically with the implementation of temporary land use permits.

By DOTTY NIST Good jobs, better access to health care, housing targeted to seniors, a skilled workforce, and a well-planned U.S. 331 corridor were all prominent on county commissioners’ list of accomplishments to target as they began a strategic planning process facilitated by Herb Marlowe of Analytica. Also highlighted by commission members was the importance [...]

By PATRICK CASEY The Walton Braves got 25 points from senior Taliah Moore and 17 from sophomore Krista McQueen as they defeated Tallahassee Godby 67-49 on Thursday night in an opening round Class 4A state playoff contest. Walton, playing in front of an energized home crowd, got revenge on the Cougars for a 68-41 defeat [...]

By PATRICK CASEY The Walton Braves boys basketball team earned a trip to the state playoffs in Class 4A with an overtime victory against Marianna on Friday night and came within a missed three-point shot of winning the District 1 title against Pensacola Catholic on Saturday night in the tourney final.