by admin | May 13, 2025 | County News, Events, Featured
A beautiful tribute to Will. On Monday, May 12, 2025, Northwest Florida State College hosted its annual Public Safety Memorial Day Service to honor law enforcement officers and firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty in Okaloosa and Walton counties. This...
by admin | May 13, 2025 | County News, Featured
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A suspect is arrested only hours after the report of a burglary in Inlet Beach on Monday. At around 5 pm on May 12th, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on Walton Gulfview Drive after a homeowner reported a person had gone into...
by admin | May 13, 2025 | Obituaries
Our hearts are broken as we say goodbye to Merlin Christopher Smith, age 58, whom passed away May 13, 2025. He was born in San Antonio, Texas, February 3, 1967, to Bill and Linda Smith. When he was seven years old, his family moved to Eglin Air Force Base, where he...
by admin | May 12, 2025 | County News, Featured
WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Santa Rosa Beach man is charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer. On May 7th, a traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle that appeared to be designed to look like a cop car with a “Santa Rosa Beach Police” badge insignia on the side of...
by admin | May 12, 2025 | County News, Featured
PENSACOLA, FLA— Supervisors working in different capacities at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office have graduated from the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute’s Florida Leadership Academy class 59. Walton County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Jeremy Fisher of the...
