Freeport News

The alert action of two Walton County Sheriff's deputies leads to the arrest of an unsolved theft case.

COURT AFFIRMS JOLLY BAY PUD DENIAL No relief for disapproved development project.

In extreme heat, even being on vacation can become a real chore. However, leisure options like staying in cool air-conditioned comfort, going to the beach or just chilling out with a favorite iced treat may not be alternatives for those who have to work outdoors.

None of the nearly 450 active development orders in Walton County will be affected if a countywide height ordinance goes into effect as expected later this summer, according to Gerry Demers, the county's director of development services.

Moving around Walton County is nothing new to La Loba's Bakery. Since 1994, La Loba's has operated in Santa Rosa Beach, Freeport, and Ponce de Leon.

If the first-ever countywide height ordinance is adopted as proposed, buildings in South Walton County would be limited to a height of 50 feet.

In the last seven years Christopher Carter has lost two wives, his father and his stepmother in motor vehicle crashes.

One person has died as a result of a three vehicle crash in Freeport, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A Freeport woman died and her family members were injured in a three-car crash in Walton County on Thursday afternoon.

An accident around 3:30pm Thursday afternoon between a dump truck and an SUV sent several to the hospital and one had to be set free.

Crime Stoppers of Walton County is looking for information on the following thefts.

A Freeport resident was charged with careless driving and leaving the scene of a crash with injuries after a Sunday evening crash on County Road 2378 near Seascape Drive.

Walton County leaders, in collaboration with leaders from Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties, and Eglin Air Force Base, are hosting a public meeting on Monday, June 1 to discuss compatible community growth and encroachment issues relating to Eglin Air Force Base.

The Northwest Florida Transportation Corridor Authority has taken another baby step toward making a U.S. 98 bypass a reality.

A yes vote was to approve the motion. Proposal by Sara Comander to hire a special master to review issues in the Driftwood Estates subdivision and recommend a course of action to the BCC regarding those issues.

The future of any city in these economic times is cause for kitchen table conversation.

Two people were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries after a dump truck clipped the back of a pick-up truck on State Road 189 early Monday evening.

Commissioner Scott Brannon has once again become the spotlight for ethics accusations leveled at him by Driftwood resident Alan Osborne.

The swine flu outbreak has forced Carnival to change the itinerary for at least 21 of its upcoming cruises that normally make stops in Mexico, including the Holiday.

How about a drive on "Beach Highway" from the cities in south Alabama through Freeport? At April 14 Freeport City Council meeting, the agenda was short, but some of the news was good.