June 25, 2020 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— Women have been passed the torch at the Walton County Jail. Four inmates have been selected to participate in the facility’s first-ever all-female welding class provided in partnership with Northwest Florida State College. The… Read More
June 22, 2020 SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a special donation Monday, by way of a country music star and a local business. Country Music Singer Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line and his wife Brittney… Read More
June 16, 2020 Mossy Head, FL — Firefighters rush to the scene of a house fire on Highway 90 West after a Good Samaritan reports seeing smoke and flames coming from a home in Mossy Head. At 4:49 PM on… Read More
June 15, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Silver Alert for a missing 77-year-old out of Santa Rosa Beach. Ruth Barras Kirst left her home on Wilderness Way Sunday evening in her red Kia Optima,… Read More
June 11, 2020 HOLMES COUNTY, Fla— A pursuit across two counties ends in a K-9 apprehension and a suspect in custody Wednesday. Deputies were patrolling the area of County Road 280 in Ponce De Leon when they noticed a white… Read More
June 11, 2020 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— Safety, skill, and purpose. Four men incarcerated at the Walton County Jail learned all three while serving out their sentences in DeFuniak Springs. The fourth graduating class from the Walton County Jail’s Heavy Equipment… Read More
June 9, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— The Walton County Animal Shelter will reopen our lobby beginning Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Only two people will be permitted in the lobby at a time and hand sanitizer stations have been placed in… Read More
June 2, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office announces a bid award following an RFP for an upcoming project at its DeFuniak Springs location. A Driver Training Pad is in the works for WCSO after being awarded the… Read More
June 1, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is reopening lobbies in all administrative locations in the county beginning Monday, June 1st. Seating in the lobbies has been limited to four chairs and hand sanitizer stations have… Read More
May 28, 2020 SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla— A man with four prior convictions of driving under the influence is arrested over the Memorial Day weekend by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office – his second DUI arrest in less than three… Read More
