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There are always two sides to every story! That holds true with these frivolous lawsuits! The problem is that the law firm representing these lawsuits specializes in suing tax-supported agencies knowing that these agencies are required to carry insurance. With big promises of settling out of...

Mosquito Control basically has never sprayed for dog flies. Years ago, the state would spray along the coast, mosquito control would provide surveillance for the state. The South Walton Mosquito Control is only allowed to spray for mosquitoes that carry disease. Our friends the dog flies are...

Thank you for the question. Obviously, we cannot control the actions of waste management, although they try to do the best job they can in a limited timeframe. As for garbage cans the way I solve this problem is I drill holes in the bottom of my can so that it always drains and does not...

Over the past week, there have been several cases of Dengue Fever in South Florida, to include a case of West Nile in Bay County. We’ve had a unique summer and with all of the preventive maintenance that the South Walton Mosquito Control District has been performing things are under control. We...

Yellow flies seem to be worse this year than last. In the month of May, the South Walton Mosquito Control District located on Highway 393 N. handed out over 1400 black balls. Come by our offices if you have not already picked up your black ball. One per household, you must reside within our...

Yellow flies seem to be worse this year than last. In the month of May, the South Walton Mosquito Control District located on Highway 393 N. handed out over 1400 black balls. Come by our offices if you have not already picked up your black ball. One per household, you must reside within our...

South Walton County Mosquito Control District has a Part-Time spray position. The rate of pay is $13 per hour. The technician will generally be working late afternoon through early evening on an as-needed basis. Additionally, daytime hours may be available during which the part-time technician...

Correction, we are under an advisory not an alert at this time.

West Nile is back in our area and strong. The health department is putting South Walton under a mosquito illness alert. Over the last two weeks, we have had six positive chickens caring the West Nile Virus. Due to the time of the year, the health department has determined it would be wise for...

The South Walton Mosquito Control is diligently testing for this along with existing common diseases in our area. Always remember over 1 million people die worldwide due to mosquito-borne illness every year! Help us help you check around your house for standing water mosquito that carries this...

There is ample parking in Miramar Beach were Poppa Joe’s restaurant. There is also additional parking across the street provided by the county. That property could be increased to a 2 or 3 story parking garage. Specialized parking for the pier creating a tram to carry equipment to the pier. As...

Miramar Beach has the inner structure for a peer, parking and the ability to expand parking. All of South Walton is not just 30A. The election roles will show that the majority of year-round voters live on the west end of South Walton. As far as swimming around fishing hooks people need to open...

I think the addition of a county-owned fishing pier here would be an excellent addition to South Walton. I am not in favor with County tax dollars building on a state park. The majority of the state parks charge you to enter which then eliminates usage of the county-owned pier. The solution...

We have enjoyed a mild’s spring dealing with mosquitoes this has been by the preventive maintenance of South Walton Mosquito Control District treating areas with larvicide to prevent the birth of new mosquitoes. Apparently, with the recent rainfall, a lot of this work will be undone due to the...

I have been hearing a lot of good things about Cactus Juice. I have never used but plain getting some, also you can get on Amazon. Several pro shops also are carrying it for the golfers.

Dawn soap works very well on bites, also.

No, you are thinking of Dog Flyes which come from the north in late summer.

It’s that time again when the yellow flies are around and biting. The South Walton Mosquito Control located on Highway 393 is providing free black balls for each homeowner in South Walton County. For further information feel free to call 850-267-2112. We suggest that you bring some form of ID...

Yes, it is time to keep this pushing on for resolution, this thread is not about business development or anything else. It is a threat design to protect the citizens against domestic violence without recourse. Don’t let this thread die let’s make 2018 the year of prosecution. This is going to...

You are correct on the date for a jury but it never happened. The defendant’s attorney is pushing for a misdemeanor and the jury selection was delayed. There is no future date for this action. Another delaying technique so as to buy time this is moving into the next year. The States will...

The defendant’s attorney is pursuing this case as a misdemeanor rather than a felony. The actions by the defendant definitely is a felony offense. There are enough witnesses to validate this statement. The defendant has a history going back to 1999 on multiple misdemeanors represents a slap on...

It is hard to believe that two years has passed since this “Felony Attack” were we almost lost a pastor to all in Miramar Beach. Everyone regardless of their religious denomination as a friend knows Father Tom Guido in the community. This case looks like it has been swept under the rug based on...

Yes bumper to bumper, even going back roads. Anyway you look at it it was an eight hour trip each way, well worth it!....:)

We made it back successfully 2:30 a.m. after an awesome day of experiencing one of God’s miracles. My grandkids are already making plans to go to Texas seven years from now to experience the next eclipse. It was a very long trip each way three grandchildren, three adults we were all left with...

My grandchildren go to Destin elementary and Destin middle school. For some reason they had ordered glasses but were sent the wrong ones I don’t know the total story. I remember where I was for the last eclipse in the sixties, do you? We have made arrangements with the schools to have an...

Those D—m Mosquitoes We need your help right now. Almost half the complaints we receive turn out to be caused by container breeding mosquitoes. The problem with these mosquitoes is that spraying for them doesn’t really help. You will not even notice a difference because more mosquitoes will be...

Thanks Bob all of mine are up I was asking about the ones you have thanks for the call yesterday

Were do we pick up them.

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If you are an employer having employees who work outside this one-day seminar is well worth sending a representative to take back information to your employees. This seminar is also open to anyone who is just interested in having more information on what they can do to help prevent the spread...

We are proud to announce the following learning opportunity here in South Walton County. We are co-hosting this class with the Florida Mosquito Control Association. It could not be at a better time. The course is open to the public. Anyone interested in learning from the best teachers in our...

Early voting is now over super Tuesday is ahead of us! It was a fantastic long week but it was exciting making new friends and rekindle old friendships. Records were broken this week for early turnout it will be interesting how Tuesday will go. Again thank you to everyone who stopped by my tent...

I would like to make a special thanks to all of the fantastic supporters who have come out to vote early. Every vote counts in this election for every office. Walton County is breaking records on early voter turnout. Let's keep the momentum going and keep break records every day again thank you...

In all the years that I have worked early voting either as a volunteer or as a candidate I have never seen turnout like yesterday. People were lined up to vote 730 a.m. Everyone was in great spirits I believe it was a record for our County at this particular polling location.

Re-Elect John Magee I have enjoyed serving you for the past twelve years. I have worked extremely hard to control unnecessary spending and to bring value to you as the taxpayer. Your health and welfare is my first priority. The SWMC 2016 Ad Valorem Tax was 0.1628 per 1000. It is my goal not to...

Since this thread is dealing with hiring practices it would be a good place to go ahead and list upcoming vacancies that we are expecting within this year. We are currently looking for a bookkeeper; our current bookkeeper will be retiring. We will have a senior technician opening later this...

October 17 2016 Thank you for asking a very good question. When a position becomes available our first step is to post the job description internally giving any other full-time employee or part time employee the opportunity to bid for the new position. He or she will have to show the...

Over the last 20 plus years I have owned a large manufacturing facility in Walton County. My first concern has always been my employee safety health and welfare. As an employer it is my responsibility to ensure that I take all precautions to protect my employees. I am bring this to your...

This is good New and a start in the right direction..........:) After Congress passed a bill that provides more than $1 billion to fight Zika, the burning questions is, what does it mean for Florida? During a conference call Thursday, Scott had a list of wants. "We are clearly doing our...

This was released by the University of Florida this week! Nearly 400 non travel-related Zika infections will occur in Florida before the end of the summer, according to new projections by biostatisticians at the University of Florida and other institutions. In addition, the virus is projected...

This is a nonpartisan situation when the President first requested funding for Zika many of our representatives in the Midwest felt that they were not at danger not totally understanding the dangers of this virus and how it spreads. I'm proud that our representatives for Florida both Democrat...

The closest confirmed case I am aware of today is in Mobile Alabama. As of Wednesday there were 903 confirm cases in Florida 91 of which were pregnant women. The reality is that it is spreading your cases throughout Alabama Georgia and Florida. We are aggressively preparing for our first case...

The above post is very long, but the most important part of this post is at the end. The sick a virus stays active in our bodies for 2 to 3 months after infection. Unfortunately we are not totally sure of the ability for this virus to be transmitted yet there have been cases. Recently an article...

Men with Vasectomies Can Still Spread Zika Via Sex, Report Suggests A man in Spain may have passed the Zika virus to his wife through sex, even though he'd previously had a vasectomy, according to a new report of the case. The 53-year-old man and his 51-year-old wife had gone on vacation to...

It is time that we start making our representatives accountable. The only reason the Zika bill has not passed is because representatives from both sides are tacking on bills that they were unable to get past on their own merit this is called Pork Belly. This is a nonpartisan issue it is a...

Funding squeeze shifts money from cancer, other diseases With a $1.9 billion request for funds to battle Zika virus still languishing in Congress, 7 months after President Obama requested it on the advice of health experts and public health officials, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has...

Reported cases of Zika as close as Mobile Alabama According to the Alabama Department of Health, the state as a whole has 25 identified cases of the virus. The good news is that all of them apparently were contracted when the victims were traveling. The counties are Calhoun, Cullman, Etowah...

Think about how many gallons of blood your county uses in one day. It all comes to a stop because of a positive Zika virus report in your county. Now multiply that by other counties overnight we will have a nationwide shortage of blood available to patients in hospitals for operations etc...

It never ceases to amaze me on how we do not receive up-to-date news in South Walton. Obviously part of the problem is that we do not have a local countywide TV station or daily newspaper. Even with those situations there is no reason why up-to-date information on health and welfare is not...

Florida Department of Health has announced that they now have cases of sexually transmission of the Zika Virus in Florida. This is not only a virus transmitted by mosquitoes it is also transmitted by humans. Often in my travels of our County I have friends say they’re not worried about Zika...