January 9, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A former South Walton High School Teacher and Coach is back behind bars after further investigation reveals additional victims in his effort to solicit romantic relationships with students. Robert Hartness, 52, was arrested for… Read More
January 7, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A woman suspected of defrauding banks all over the Florida Panhandle is caught in Walton County. Now, investigators are hoping to put her back behind bars on even more charges. On December 31st a… Read More
January 4, 2020 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla — A Walton County Fire Rescue EMS crew and a DeFuniak Springs mother experienced a ride they will not soon forget. At 6:41 PM on Friday, January 3, 2020, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office… Read More
January 3, 2020 Santa Rosa Beach, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office’s newest K-9 assists in the discovery of methamphetamine leading to the arrest of a Bay County man Friday morning. Just after midnight, a deputy pulled over a blue BMW… Read More
January 2, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office Major Audie Rowell will be attending one of the toughest challenges of law enforcement officers – the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Getting accepted into the program is no… Read More
December 31, 2019 MOSSY HEAD, Fla — Walton County firefighters work quickly to knock down flames threatening to consume a family’s home in Mossy Head on New Year’s Eve. At 2:20 AM on Tuesday, December 31st, a 911 call promptly… Read More
Posted on December 31, 2019 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled to be held on January 3rd at 1:00 pm, at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office downtown office on 10th Street in DeFuniak Springs. The negotiating teams represent… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, Fla—A Walton County school teacher is arrested after soliciting a romantic relationship with a student and sending inappropriate photos via text message. Robert Hartness, 52, was arrested by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Thursday on a Walton County Sheriff’s Office arrest warrant. Hartness is a teacher at South Walton… Read More
December 20, 2019 FREEPORT, Fla — Firefighters’ rapid response saves a Walton County family’s home just in time for the holidays. Shortly after noon on Friday, December 20, 2019, a 911 call promptly dispatched first responders to a single-story home… Read More
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is to be held on December 18, 2019, starting at 1:00 pm, at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Fire Station 4, Bo Pete Manor Road in DeFuniak Springs. The meeting will… Read More
