July 6, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Deputies in Walton County arrest three for driving under the influence in less than nine hours over the Fourth of July weekend. Two were the result of traffic crashes. Thankfully, no one was killed… Read More Read More

July 2, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Daily medical rounds at the Walton County Jail reveal fevers among several inmates. Now, jail staff is taking additional precautions to identify any possible cases of COVID-19. Thursday a male inmate was identified as… Read More Read More

July 1, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff Michael Adkinson is invited to testify before the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and Administrative Justice. The hearing, held on Tuesday, June 20th, was an opportunity for Sheriff Adkinson to offer… Read More Read More

By DOTTY NIST Inlet Beach residents were present at the June 23 Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) meeting to ask for non-residential use of [...] Read More

By DOTTY NIST Requests to remove the memorial to Walton County’s Confederate dead, and the Civil War-era flag displayed next to the memorial on the courthouse [...] Read More

Story and photo by STACY MARTIN On Thursday, June 23, the city of Freeport held it’s regular city council meeting.  Starting the meeting was the State [...] Read More

Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) June 23 regular meeting and June 25 planning and special meetings A yes vote was to approve the motion. [...] Read More

June 25, 2020 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— Women have been passed the torch at the Walton County Jail. Four inmates have been selected to participate in the facility’s first-ever all-female welding class provided in partnership with Northwest Florida State College. The… Read More Read More

By DOTTY NIST The Walton County Technical Review Committee (TRC) convened at Freeport Business Park for a busy meeting on June 17, even with a number [...] Read More

By DOTTY NIST Fortunately only a couple of sea turtle nests were destroyed in Walton County when Tropical Storm Cristobal arrived on the gulf just one [...] Read More