March 10, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Ponce de Leon man is shot and killed Saturday night and the suspect is now in custody in Bay County. The evening of March 9th Walton County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a… Read More Read More

March 8, 2019 FREEPORT, Fla— A vehicle clocked at more than 100 miles an hour during the early morning hours Wednesday results in the driver behind bars. A deputy running radar near U.S. 331 S and Rockhill Road around 1:30… Read More Read More

March 7, 2019 SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla— A women arrested for trafficking a hallucinogen is locked up a second time just hours after bonding out. March 6th just before 10 pm, a Walton County Sheriff’s K9 Deputy pulled over a… Read More Read More

March 7, 2019 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— A fifth class of inmates have successfully completed the Applied Welding Technology Course at the Walton County Jail. In partnership with Northwest Florida State College, Walton County Sheriff’s Office has provided the opportunity for… Read More Read More

By JENNA BAILEY In 2017 and 2018, the DeFuniak Springs Herald-Beach Breeze published the articles “Affordable Housing Shortage in Walton County” and “Landlords: What to expect [...] Read More

Feb. 26 regular meeting and Feb. 28 regular planning/land use items meeting A yes vote was to approve the motion. Feb 26 regular meeting Presentation by [...] Read More

By DOTTY NIST Meeting on Feb. 21, the Walton County Code Enforcement Board (CEB) took action on three separate cases involving Scenic Corridor Standards, a shed [...] Read More

Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee announced this week that Main Street DeFuniak Springs has been designated the March 2019 Florida Main Street Program of the [...] Read More

Story and photos by JEFFREY POWELL Approximately 50 local dignitaries and members of the general public gathered on February 27, 2019, to celebrate the official opening [...] Read More