April 6, 2023 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Walton County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher using a new video streaming technology is credited with helping recover a stranded boater in the Choctawhatchee Bay Wednesday afternoon. At around 12:30 pm on April 5th, Walton… Read More
A family dog is credited with alerting its owner to a fire in Westville, potentially saving the home. Shortly after noon on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office communications center received a 911 call from a teenager… Read More
Three packages of cocaine have been discovered washed ashore on three different areas of beach in Walton County. On April 3, 2023, Walton County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Scenic Gulf Drive in Miramar Beach after a beachgoer found what… Read More
Firefighters’ quick response saves a DeFuniak Springs home from being destroyed after a fire breaks out in a bedroom. At 1:41 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2023, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office communications center received a frantic 911 call from… Read More
NOTICE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Collective bargaining negotiation meetings are scheduled to be held Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. (CST) and Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. (CST). The meetings will be held… Read More
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – A father and son duo are sentenced to federal prison after being convicted on drug trafficking charges. Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the sentencings of Kenneth Ingram, 62, and… Read More
March 20, 2023 WALTON COUNTY, Fla—A traffic stop for a seatbelt violation leads to the arrest of a pair out of Miami on drug charges. On Sunday morning, a Walton County Sheriff’s Deputy conducting traffic enforcement near Highway 90 and… Read More
A multi-agency attack leads to the knock down of a four-story house fire, saving multiple nearby homes. At 11:04 p.m. on Saturday, March 18th, Walton County Fire Rescue, South Walton Fire District, and Argyle Volunteer Fire Department responded to a… Read More
NOTICE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled to be held Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. (CST) at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office north administration building in DeFuniak Springs. The… Read More
Early Tuesday morning, an armed robbery suspect out of Walton County was tracked to a location in Newton County, Mississippi and taken into custody. On February 19, 2023, Walton County Sheriff’s Office was called to the Sleep Inn in Mossy… Read More
