July 27, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Snail mail is becoming a thing of the past at the Walton County Jail. This week, Walton County Sheriff’s Office will transition to a digital version of all non-legal inmate mail. The new system… Read More Read More

July 23, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— The thin blue line is mourning a loss of one of their own this morning after a Mississippi deputy drowned in the Gulf over the weekend. Sunday evening, Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to… Read More Read More

July 14 regular meeting A yes vote was to approve the motion. Following a COVID-19 update by Holly Holt of the Florida Department of Health in [...] Read More

By DOTTY NIST With additional steps remaining in the approval process for both, an Inlet Beach driveway project and a Santa Rosa Beach RV park moved [...] Read More

Story by STACY MARTIN Photo by NORMA REDIKER NOTE: This is Part Two of the Freeport Council meeting held on July 14.   On Tuesday, July 14, [...] Read More

By DOTTY NIST The Walton County Tourist Development Council (TDC) is offering a seasonal shuttle service from the large county-owned parking area on CR-393 to and [...] Read More

July 19, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— The search continues for a 34-year-old woman who went missing in the Gulf Sunday morning. Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call shortly before noon regarding a diver who had not resurfaced approximately… Read More Read More

July 16, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— The first female class to participate in the welding program at the Walton County Jail has graduated. The three women, Shauna Gilbert, Jessica Williams, and Michelle Grindstaff, were awarded their certificates in a ceremony… Read More Read More

Story by STACY MARTIN NOTE: This is Part One of the Freeport City council meeting held on July 14. Part two of this meeting will be published [...] Read More

By DOTTY NIST The owners of two lots in the Inlet Beach community are seeking to have a 33-foot-wide right-of-way on the lots abandoned. The request, [...] Read More