Defuniak Springs, FL News

Purple, gold and green have exploded over St. Andrews this weekend for the Mardi Gras Festival and parades.

DeFUNIAK SPRINGS - Two men reported that they were victims of a carjacking at the corner of S. Park Street and Railroad Avenue about 11:15 a.m. Thursday.

Local attorney George Ralph Miller has been given 48 hours to comply with a public records request from Miramar Beach resident Suzanne Harris for documents associated with Walton County's purchase of a half-acre parcel at the corner of Chat Holley Road and U.S. 331.

I went to City Hall in DeFuniak Springs just to check out the new rules on business and residential signs.

When Virginia Clark was Walton County's Home Demonstration Agent for the Extension service, she organized a group of quilters to meet on a regular basis at the UF/IFAS Extension office in DeFuniak Springs.

DeFuniak Springs- At Monday's city council meeting Mayor Harold Carpenter appointed a special committee of city officials to conduct a study that will examine which city streets would be best fit for golf cart accessibility.

The Walton County Sheriff's Office has arrested a DeFuniak Springs man on charges of sexual battery on a child under 18.

Jerold Lee Jones was charged Jan. 27 with two counts of sexual battery on a child between the ages of 12 and 18, according to his arrest report.

On Wednesday, Jan. 18 at approximately 9:40 p.m., DeFuniak Springs Police responded to a call of an armed robbery at Murphy Oil USA, 1224 Freeport Road in DeFuniak Springs.

The Highway 331 Blue Ribbon Task Force voted unanimously to recommend a voter referendum to for a local sales tax increase, needed to raise $75 million for the construction of a new bridge across Choctawhatchee Bay.

Local author Pam Watson has penned a book that should thrill all Florida wine lovers and those who come to visit.

Historic photo of W. L. Carrico holding the string bass in an early photograph at the original Florida Chautauqua Assembly in front of Hotel Chautauqua.

Terri Bennett surveys the damage to her house and yard Wednesday in Austin, Texas.

DeFuniak Springs- The annual four day conference style program begins Thursday and features several historic exhibits, theatrical re-enactments, educational sessions, and dinner and tea performances throughout several venues in DeFuniak Springs.

"Got Coupons USA" is a Central Florida based organization with a mission to increase donations to food banks nationwide.

's Office arrested Brandon Deshun Tate, 28, of DeFuniak Springs, Fla., for sexual battery on a child under 12 years old.

He was arrested Jan. 21. The WCSO investigation began Jan. 18 after investigators received allegations that Tate sexually abused a child under 12 years old.

Next weekend, visitors to the annual Florida Chautauqua Assembly in DeFuniak Springs will have the opportunity to meet one of the Founding Fathers.

A Walton County committee concluded Thursday that voters should decide how, or if, they should come up with $75 million to help pay for a new southbound bridge over Choctawhatchee Bay.

Three applicants vied for the position of DeFuniak Springs City Manager in a special interview and hiring session that took place at DeFuniak Springs City Hall Jan.