Freeport News

At the Walton County Economic Development Alliance Board meeting of Feb. 2 in the County Administration Building, Managing Director Scarlett Phaneuf reported that a formal letter of resignation from board member Neal Wade has been received, but that no recommendations for a replacement have been submitted by this board.

The Walton County Sheriff's Office today arrested Kazeric Freeman, 36, of Freeport Fla., for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

A Freeport subdivision development called Riverwalk never got off the ground, but two Colorado men apparently made a lot of money selling lots there as investment opportunities.

Early this year, Russ Barley relocated his long-time floral design shop from Santa Rosa Beach to Freeport, while still offering a beautiful selection to Freeport, South Walton and Destin.

During the arrest, Bush struck a deputy. A taser was deployed as a means of less-lethal force to affect the arrest.

At the Freeport City Council meeting of Jan. 26, Preble-Rish engineer Charlie Cotton reported that pipe for the North Bay water main project has been installed to a point about 1 1/2 miles east of Eastern Street and that Eglin Air Force Base officials met with the engineers at the work site last week to discuss archeological and environmental ... (more)

Monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2 in Room 140, Building D, of the Niceville campus of NWFSC.

For nearly 30 years, Samuel Taylor's Sam's Oyster House was a favorite of locals and tourists for great seafood that was easy on the wallet.

The Walton County Sheriff's Office arrested Brian Wayne Ford, 41, of Freeport for assaulting a law enforcement officer.