Leap Year Rules, Celebs, and Local Tales
A light column covers leap year rules noting that century years like 1500 or 1700 skip a leap day unless divisible by 400. It reflects on Farrah Fawcett’s birthday hype, Marian McCaskill’s passing, and a social gathering hosted by Heywood Warrick and Gail Peacock with friends at Eastern Lake. Interviews include Elise Dee Dee Biggs on taxes and Jack Rutland’s wood signs for a Baptist Bible school.
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Heywood Warrick
Gail Peacock
Heywood
Jack
Lucy Reaves
Nibby Rutland
Marge
Gene Crawford
Cube McGee
Norm
Sylvia Spann
Elise
Dee Dee
Biggs
Jack Rutland
The
Baptist Summer Bible School
Trophy size bluegill bream drawing anglers
Southern Outdoors notes bluegill bream fishing is becoming a trophy sport with lunkers two to six pounds. Anglers gain skill to compete and even fry them. The piece also offers a simple recipe to cook fresh fish with cornmeal batter and hot grease.
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Southern Outdoors
Walton County Taxpayers Association urges vote and scrutiny of redistricting
The Walton County Taxpayers Association aired a push to boost voter registration for the upcoming election and criticized the county commission redistricting as not meeting population criteria. Members urged residents to get involved, consider candidates for south Walton, and pressed for state road funding and central supply locations.
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Ginny Foote
Walton County Commissioners
Walton County Taxpayers Association
Commission
Extra
Supreme Court
WCTA
John Clark
Walton
South County
Water buyout plans tied to appraisals and sign-ups
Dane-Allen will be appraised then an offer to buy them out may follow. The appraisal will determine how much Farmer's Home would allow from loan funds. Wells on south county golf courses may be tested for water quality to justify appraisal and possible purchase. Estimates on the water system cost and sewer portion are withheld until appraisals and sign-ups are complete. A site for the sewer plant is not yet chosen, with talks about land swapping with St. Joe Paper Co. Sign-up forms and deposits ($25 or $50) should be sent to Catherine King at Walton County Courthouse. Personal checks are preferred. Construction could start this summer if negotiations and sign-ups proceed smoothly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dane-Allen
Rogers
St. Joe Paper Co
Catherine King
Walton County
DeFuniak Springs
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Farrah Fawcett
Fawcett
Majors
Marian McCaskill
Marian
Association
Hay
al Downs
Pearl
Onyx
the Shores
Hwy
E. Destin, FL
Laura Parkton
R.E
Hospital
White-Wilson Medical Center
Destin
Airport Rd
Destin, Florida
White-Wilson Medical Center - Destin
White-Wilson Medical Center -Destin
White- Wilson Medical Center - Destin
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