Story by ADRIENNE WALLINE CAMPBELL  The Walton County School Board held its regular meeting at the South Walton High School on June 21, 2022.  The consent [...] Read More

June 28, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A suspect who revealed a firearm in his waistband during a robbery late Monday night is quickly apprehended and arrested. Walton County Sheriff’s Office was called to Mystic Cobalt Street in Watercolor around 11:30… Read More

The post SUSPECT BRANDISHES WEAPON IN SNATCH AND GRAB ROBBERY ON THE BEACH IN WATERCOLOR; ARRESTED BY WCSO first appeared on Walton County Sheriff's Office, FL. Read More

By DOTTY NIST More trails could be made available locally for equestrians, hikers, and possibly for bicyclists on a 450-acre property in north Walton County. Walton [...] Read More

By DOTTY NIST The candidates that Walton County voters will have to choose between for local offices in the Aug. 23 Primary Election have been identified. [...] Read More

By DOTTY NIST In a marathon five-hour meeting on June 15, the Walton County Technical Review Committee (TRC) conditionally approved five projects to advance to development [...] Read More

June 18, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— The plot has thickened in a case originally thought to be a robbery at a Circle K in Miramar Beach. The gas station clerk Mary Yard, 30, of DeFuniak Springs has been arrested by… Read More

The post GAS STATION CLERK TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITH SUSPECT FOLLOWING MULTI-COUNTY PURSUIT, SHOOTING first appeared on Walton County Sheriff's Office, FL. Read More

June 18, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A suspect in an early morning robbery in Miramar Beach is in custody after opening fire during a pursuit with deputies that ended on Interstate 10. At 5:20 am Friday, a white male entered… Read More

The post ROBBERY SUSPECT OPENS FIRE ON DEPUTIES, ARRESTED FOLLOWING MULTI-COUNTY, MULTI-AGENCY PURSUIT first appeared on Walton County Sheriff's Office, FL. Read More

June 17, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Investigators from Walton County Sheriff’s Office are currently on scene of a robbery at a gas station in Miramar Beach. Deputies responded to the Circle K located at 10685 U.S. Highway 98 after a… Read More

The post WCSO INVESTIGATING ROBBERY AT CIRCLE K IN MIRAMAR BEACH first appeared on Walton County Sheriff's Office, FL. Read More

June 9, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— De-escalation is a critical and life-saving skill for law enforcement. Deputies charged with the difficult and often dangerous task of resolving tense or volatile situations can use de-escalation to reduce conflict before it develops.… Read More

The post WCSO CREATING CULTURE OF DE-ESCALATION; AWARDED $188K U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GRANT first appeared on Walton County Sheriff's Office, FL. Read More