July 8, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Results have returned for inmates tested for COVID-19 at the Walton County Jail. Today, jail administrators received the first round of test results for 58 inmates. Those results revealed 38 positive cases and 20… Read More
July 6, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Deputies in Walton County arrest three for driving under the influence in less than nine hours over the Fourth of July weekend. Two were the result of traffic crashes. Thankfully, no one was killed… Read More
July 2, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Daily medical rounds at the Walton County Jail reveal fevers among several inmates. Now, jail staff is taking additional precautions to identify any possible cases of COVID-19. Thursday a male inmate was identified as… Read More
July 1, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff Michael Adkinson is invited to testify before the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and Administrative Justice. The hearing, held on Tuesday, June 20th, was an opportunity for Sheriff Adkinson to offer… Read More
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
