April 4, 2019 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla—Joint effort by multiple local fire departments saves local transformer company. At 11:26 PM on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, Argyle Volunteer Fire Department, Walton County Fire Rescue, DeFuniak Springs Fire Department, Liberty Volunteer Fire Department,… Read More
April 1, 2019 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla — Local first responders stepped in to help deliver a baby boy at a gas station parking lot in Freeport early Saturday morning. At 2:35 AM on Saturday, March 30, 2019, the Walton County… Read More
March 29, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A suspect walks away from a jewelry store with a $16,000 ring and $1,000 wedding band in hand. The entire incident was captured on surveillance video just before 10 am Friday, March 22nd at… Read More
March 22, 2019 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— An investigation into an aggravated battery has led to the arrest of a 23-year-old DeFuniak Springs man. On March 13th, Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to an altercation on West Larkspur Avenue where a… Read More
March 18, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is announcing the arrest of Ronald Reed Norris Jr., 51, of DeFuniak Springs after it’s discovered he sexually victimized two children under the age of 16. An investigation was launched… Read More
March 12, 2019 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— Six women serving time at the Walton County Jail have made the most of their incarceration. The inmates, which include three women from Escambia County, completed the sixteen-hour ServSafe course during their sentence.… Read More
March 11, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A bookkeeper has turned herself in after investigators learned she had been stealing money from an employer in excess of $100,000. On March 8th, Kimberly Weaver was arrested on a warrant for grand theft… Read More
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— A Walton County man may have lost his life on Tuesday if not for the quick action of local landfill employees. During the afternoon of March 5, 2019, a Walton County resident was dropping off garbage at… Read More
March 10, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Ponce de Leon man is shot and killed Saturday night and the suspect is now in custody in Bay County. The evening of March 9th Walton County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a… Read More
March 8, 2019 FREEPORT, Fla— A vehicle clocked at more than 100 miles an hour during the early morning hours Wednesday results in the driver behind bars. A deputy running radar near U.S. 331 S and Rockhill Road around 1:30… Read More
