WALTON’S BOYS basketball team has posted a 12-7 mark so far this season and will host the District 1, Class 4A boys basketball tournament next week. The Braves need a win over West Florida on Tuesday night to qualify for the state playoffs for the first time since the 2012-13 season. (Photo by Patrick Casey)HIGH WINDS on Thursday evening, Jan. 21, caused some light damage in and around DeFuniak Springs. Here a large portion of an oak tree crashed to the ground off of Live Oak Ave. (Photo by Jeffrey Powell)BRIAN S. ASSELSTINE, Petty Officer 3rd Class (l) was named Warrior of the Day Jan. aboard the U.S.S. Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), where he currently serves. Asselstine, of DeFuniak Springs, Fla., has served in the Navy for three years as a personnel specialist. He is a 1999 Walton High School graduate.