December 3, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office bearded beaus raised more than $1400 during No Shave November to go toward a charity created by one of their own. Nearly 40 employees from the agency participated in the… Read More Read More

December 1, 2018 INLET BEACH, Fla— A Panama City Beach firefighter is behind bars after being sought by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office for child molestation. On Thursday, November 29, 2018, a juvenile victim disclosed information to the Walton County… Read More Read More

November 30, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— Walton County ranks among the top in the state to see a reduction the crime rate. The statistics were published this week by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in the Semi-Annual Uniform Crime… Read More Read More

November 29, 2018 FREEPORT, Fla— A staple in a small Walton County community was burglarized Tuesday by who authorities believe is a former employee of the business. On the morning of November 27th deputies responded to the Freeport Café, located… Read More Read More

Story and photos by JENNA BAILEY On November 20 at 10 a.m. the Walton County School Board (WCSB) held two meetings at the Tivoli Administrative Complex [...] Read More

Chautauqua Hall of Brotherhood Foundation donates $34k for Chautauqua Building elevator Story by JENNA BAILEY On Monday, November 26, at 6 p.m. the DeFuniak Springs (DFS) [...] Read More

By DOTTY NIST Almost two months after voting to finalize the budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year, the Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) met [...] Read More

By DOTTY NIST Meeting on Nov. 15, the Walton County Code Enforcement board made findings of violation in connection with a residential lot and U.S. 331 [...] Read More

November 28, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— A Walton County man is arrested and charged with two felonies after shooting and killing a dog Tuesday evening. A Walton County Sheriff’s deputy driving on Girl Scout Road noticed two dogs running on… Read More Read More

November 27, 2018 WALTON COUNTY, Fla — Remember our trailer thief from last Tuesday? We have identified him as Johnny Lee Holmes, 41, of Crestview. Johnny helped himself to a trailer from a contracting company on US 98 W in… Read More Read More