A TESLA MOTORS representative brought this 2014 model S to DeFuniak Springs on Fri. Jan. 9, to commission the new super-charger site. The chargers are located on 10th Street in the downtown area and are ready to be used by Tesla owners. (photo by Jeffrey Powell)
NOBLE today, after proper care and nutrition. “Noble” was taken from 1426 JW Hollington Road, Freeport, after the owner was charged with multiple felony counts of animal cruelty. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) for $8,000.
TYLER PEADEN (l) and Robert Ellis, of Crestview’s Peaden Brothers Distillery, display two of their favorite flavors of locally-distilled liquor, variously made up of corn, rye, or other grains. The Peadens hail their business as the first legal distillery in Okaloosa County. (Photo by Jeffrey Powell)
A PORTION of the bike path at Little Redfish Lake where repairs were recently made. Along CR-30A between Blue Mountain Beach and WaterColor, asphalt was recently added to parts of the multi-use path, a.k.a. the “bike path,” that were in need of repair. The overlay work was a joint effort by the Walton County Tourist Development Council (TDC) and Walton County Public Works. (Photo by Dotty Nist)
FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL’S MARY KATE MYRICK, flanked at left by her parents Mike and Patsy and on the right by Taylor Haugen Foundation founders Kathy and Brian Haugen and her brother, past winner Collin Myrick, was presented with the 2015 Taylor Haugen Trophy. Myrick, who plans to attend Auburn University this fall, will receive the award at the annual breakfast hosted by the All Sports Association and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. (Photo by Reid Tucker)
