By DOTTY NIST Recently approved were purchase contracts for two properties on U.S. 331 South that will be home to a new Walton County Tourist Development [...] Read More

For Immediate Release May 5, 2018   DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— A man charged with his son’s death is sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge Monday. In December 2015, Walton County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call at… Read More Read More

For Immediate Release May 5, 2018 PENSACOLA, Fla— A man responsible for committing more than a dozen burglaries in Walton County from 2015 to 2016 is sentenced to 20 years behind bars. The sentence was announced Monday by Christopher P.… Read More Read More

For Immediate Release June 1, 2018 DeFuniak Springs, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing and endangered woman from DeFuniak Springs. Carmen Kathleen Bradford, 48, was reported missing by her family members who… Read More Read More

For Immediate Release May 31, 2018 FREEPORT, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing juvenile. Rhiannon Nichole Caldwell, 14, left her residence on McDaniels Fishcamp Road on May 28th and has not returned… Read More Read More

For Immediate Release May 30, 2018  DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla—The Walton County Sheriff’s Office VICE/Narcotics unit has arrested two DeFuniak Springs men after discovering approximately one and half ounces of crack cocaine in their possession. On May 29th, Investigators identified Kadeem… Read More Read More

By DOTTY NIST Among other county business, approval has been granted for two new store buildings, a replacement cell tower, final plats, and a set of [...] Read More

Story and photos by JENNA BAILEY Florida Governor Rick Scott visited the Walton County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) located in DeFuniak Springs (DFS) to discuss subtropical [...] Read More

Story by JEFFREY POWELL The Freeport City Council held its second regularly scheduled meeting of the month on May 24, 2018, at Freeport City Hall. All council [...] Read More

By DOTTY NIST Walton Republican Women Federated (WRWF) members and their guests recently heard from three Florida Commissioner of Agriculture candidates. This was at the May [...] Read More