September 5, 2019 CHOCTAW BEACH, Fla— An escaped inmate from Tallahassee is apprehended in Walton County with the help of Florida Fish and Wildlife. While patrolling the area of Choctaw Beach at around 5 pm Wednesday a Florida Fish and… Read More Read More

September 3, 2019 FREEPORT, Fla—A suspect was quickly apprehended after a bank robbery in Freeport Tuesday afternoon. Deputies were dispatched at 3:23 pm to the Trustmark Bank located at 16234 US Highway 331 following a panic alarm activation. It was… Read More Read More

From Sara Comander, DBPA    For 29 years, the all-volunteer DeFuniak Business and Professional Association (DBPA) board of directors have sponsored and organized the annual July Fourth [...] Read More

Story and Photo by STACY MARTIN  The city of Paxton held its monthly council meeting on Aug. 20. The first item the council discussed concerned waiver for [...] Read More

By DOTTY NIST Voting to deny Seascape Resort’s request to remove 1.44 acres from the Seascape Development of Regional Impact (DRI), the county commission also approved [...] Read More

By DOTTY NIST “We are not going to have any roads through Point Washington State Forest or Deer Lake State Park,” south Walton County resident Celeste [...] Read More

Story and photo by STACY MARTIN  The City of Freeport held its regular council meeting on Thursday, August 22. The council meeting began with the approval of [...] Read More

August 21, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Eight firefighters and eight deputies from Walton County Sheriff’s Office have graduated from the first-ever hybrid Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program out of Northwest Florida State College. The EMT Course Completion Certificate signifies these sixteen… Read More Read More

August 19, 2019 SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla— A massage therapist is arrested by Walton County Sheriff’s Office after sexually battering a woman during a massage. On August 9th deputies responded to the complaint that occurred at Ocean Element Spa. The… Read More Read More