SOUTH WALTON AND WALTON battled in the trenches all night long with the Braves capturing a 27-17 home victory on Friday night. (Photo by Jennifer Casey)
WALTON’S ASHLEY HARPER (17) and Katy Brannon(3) wound up in nearly the same spot on this return during the match against West Florida last week. The Braves had little trouble in dispatching their district foe with a straight set sweep by the count of 25-14, 25-12 and 25-16. (Photo by Patrick Casey)
LARRY THE CRASH DUMMY advised that everyone should wear their seatbelt. For the second year in a row the UF/ IFAS Walton County Extension Service has sponsored their Safety First For All event. This year’s event was held at the Freeport Community Center. (Photo by Jeffrey Powell)
CAST AND PLAYWRIGHT: (l-r) actress Crystal Tolley, director/playwright Nancy Hasty, actresses Kassie Miller, Cate Campbell and Katie Miller, take questions and comments from the audience following the workshop of the first act of “Nightshade” at No Limits Theatre in DeFuniak Springs.
JOE JOHNSON, President of the Walton County Farm Bureau; First place winner, Matthew Majors (WHS); second place winner, Meredith Ricks (WHS); not pictured: third place winner, Colin Berry (SWHS). Each year, the Florida Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Leadership Program sponsors a statewide youth speech contest. The contest has three levels of competition: county, district, and state. This year both South Walton High School(SWHS) and Walton High School(WHS) Youth Leadership classes provided their students the opportunity to participate in the contest.
TEMPORARY FINANCIAL OFFICER Jim Messer wrapped up one of his final duties with the passage of the 2014-15 budget for the WCSB. Messer has helped the district shore up any financial questions, and provided help in acclimating new Chief Financial Officer Debra Locke Noyes to the district’s finances during his temporary stay with the district.
