Walton County News

Santa Rosa Beach, FL a ' Walton County District 5 Commissioner Cecilia Jones and neighborhood leaders of Driftwood Estates in Santa Rosa Beach will officially open the new Driftwood Estates County Park on Thursday, November 12 at 10:00 a.m. The ceremony will be located on the grounds of the new 10-acre park located on East Shipwreck Road in Santa ...

More communities are thinking green these days. Walton County Sheriff's Officials want to form an "Enviornmental Crimes Unit" to crack down on those threatening or damaging the enviornment.

Residents and visitors should have more places to park on Scenic Gulf Drive, in time for spring break.

DeFuniak Springs , FL During a traffic stop, a Florida Highway Patrolman takes into custody a fugitive from justice wanted in Walton County.

The reorganization process of Walton County's government is underway, according to Interim County Administrator, Lyle Seigler.

DeFuniak Springs, FL A part-time resident of Walton County arrives at his house north of DeFuniak Springs and finds that it had been ransacked, and used as a party site.

In a countywide reorganization caused by budget constraints and an economy still in malaise, two high-ranking officials Walton were laid off Wednesday while Planning Director Pat Blackshear announced her retirement.

A group dedicated to preserving some of our rarest resources, is zeroing-in on the south Walton county coastline.

Walton County Tax Collector Rhonda Skipper presented the Walton County Board of County Commissioners and taxing authorities with $2,221,470.18 in excess fees at the end of October.

Late Thursday night, two additional arrests were made in a bank robbery case from earlier this month in South Walton County.

The first supply of vaccinations for the H1N1 Swine Flu is available in Walton County and recommended for persons most at risk for complications, including: pregnant women, people who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age, health care and emergency services personnel, persons between the ages of 6 months through 24 years of ...

A regional approach will better attract industry to Walton County, said Bill Arnett, county Economic Development Alliance executive director, during the Second Annual Fall Leadership Summit on Thursday.

FREEPORT Almost a dozen Walton County Sheriff's Office deputies helped break up a melee at the Freeport Sports Complex Sunday night during which a soccer referee locked himself in his vehicle out of concern for his safety.

Route 30-A, running East and West on the Gulf shore of Walton County, is a newly designated Scenic Highway in Florida.

The Walton County Sheriff's Office wants to round up a posse. A posse program is one of three components of a new volunteer program designed to teach residents new skills and get their help in keeping communities safe, according to WCSO spokesman Mike Gurspan.

Private vehicles' access to Walton County beaches is among the sticking points in a draft of a Habitat Conservation Plan.

On Thursday night, Willie Ray Brooks was driving westbound in a friend's Ford Ranger pick-up truck on Double Bridge Road outside of Paxton.

Santa Rosa Beach, FL A South Walton County man is "behind bars" for attempting to run over his girlfriend at the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and Scenic Highway 30A West.

Officials have found the car of a 22-year-old Destin woman whose death is being called suspicious by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.

The first minutes following a heart attack are critical to the patient's survival.