For Immediate Release June 7, 2018  DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla—An Alabama volunteer firefighter is behind bars after an operation to uncover sex offenders in our community. On June 6th, Aaron Green, 21, of Daphne, Alabama entered a group chat on a… Read More Read More

For Immediate Release June 7, 2018 FREEPORT, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing juvenile. Xavier Khaled, 16, ran away from a home on Mallet Bayou Road in Freeport, Florida. Khaled was… Read More Read More

Story and photos by JENNA BAILEY The Coalition of Concerned Citizens, a movement also known as C4ward for short, held its second community meeting on Tuesday, [...] Read More

By DOTTY NIST What can the public expect from a law enforcement standpoint once Walton County’s customary use beach ordinance goes away on July 1? Walton [...] Read More

By DOTTY NIST Recently approved were purchase contracts for two properties on U.S. 331 South that will be home to a new Walton County Tourist Development [...] Read More

For Immediate Release May 5, 2018   DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— A man charged with his son’s death is sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge Monday. In December 2015, Walton County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call at… Read More Read More

For Immediate Release May 5, 2018 PENSACOLA, Fla— A man responsible for committing more than a dozen burglaries in Walton County from 2015 to 2016 is sentenced to 20 years behind bars. The sentence was announced Monday by Christopher P.… Read More Read More

For Immediate Release June 1, 2018 DeFuniak Springs, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing and endangered woman from DeFuniak Springs. Carmen Kathleen Bradford, 48, was reported missing by her family members who… Read More Read More

For Immediate Release May 31, 2018 FREEPORT, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing juvenile. Rhiannon Nichole Caldwell, 14, left her residence on McDaniels Fishcamp Road on May 28th and has not returned… Read More Read More

For Immediate Release May 30, 2018  DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla—The Walton County Sheriff’s Office VICE/Narcotics unit has arrested two DeFuniak Springs men after discovering approximately one and half ounces of crack cocaine in their possession. On May 29th, Investigators identified Kadeem… Read More Read More