APPROXIMATELY 150 BRAVE SOULS took the plunge, the Polar Bear Plunge, that is, on New Year's Day in the Gulf of Mexico at WaterColor Inn and Resort. (Photo by Jeffrey Powell)HAPPY 187TH BIRTHDAY, WALTON COUNTY! As is the tradition, guests at this annual celebration hosted by Lane and Brenda Rees gathered on the deck of the couple's lakefront home for a sunset toast. (Front, from left: Esther Kolko; Brenda Rees; Carol Montgomery; Dudley Cook. Back, from left: Andrea Alfieri; Sharon Smith; Mary Lydia Bingham; Hayden Montgomery; and Honorary George Walton Jr., for 2011, Al Cook.
DURING A RECENT HOLIDAY TRIP to south Walton, local beauty title holders pose for a picture on the ice at Baytowne.PAXTON'S REBECCA FERREIRA (30) hit five shots from behind the arc as the Bobcats earned a win over the Pirates in the first regular season meeting in nearly nine years between the two teams. (Photo by Patrick Casey)
PAXTON'S REBECCA FERREIRA (30) hit five shots from behind the arc as the Bobcats earned a win over the Pirates in the first regular season meeting in nearly nine years between the two teams. (Photo by Patrick Casey)PAXTON GUARD MARCUS BRADLEY (23) tried to work his way inside against a physical St. Paul's defense during the Bobcats 62-49 loss on the final day of the boys tournament on Friday. Paxton posted a 2-2 mark and earned a fourth place finish. (Photo by Patrick Casey)
