CULTURAL ARTS ALLIANCE A + committee members Rich DeAngelis (on ladder) and Miffie Hollyday hang one of several paintings that now grace the walls of the Northwest Florida State College South Walton Center. (Photo by Jeffrey Powell) APPROXIMATELY 200 PEOPLE took the Polar Bear Plunge on New Years day. (Photo by Jeffrey Powell) CHAD ZESSIN proved a valuable asset in Paxton’s Tuesday game against Maclay. He scored 10 points to help the Bobcats overcome the Tallahassee team and was the second-highest scorer of the game for Paxton. (Photo by Reid Tucker) PONCE DE LEON'S GIRLS' team took third place overall in the 13th annual girls’ competition. The Lady Pirates have racked up more top-four finishes than any other girls’ team to compete in the Freeport tournament. Senior forward Hillary Harper was named to the alternate team. (Photo by Reid Tucker) CONTINUING WITH a tradition started at the 2009 Walton County 200 Countdown, Sonny and Gloria Hollingsworth of DeFuniak Springs were chosen as honorary George Walton and Octavia Walton La Vert at this year's anniversary celebration. The couple is pictured with historical photographs from Sonny's family taken in DeFuniak Springs and Grayton Beach and at Palmer College and Camp Walton. (Photo courtesy of Brenda Rees)
