by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | County News, Featured
Dispatcher Lindsey Grabbe answered the incoming 911 call June 2 through her headset from inside the base’s emergency control center with her standard greeting – “Eglin 911, what is the address of your emergency?” The voice on the other end, Devin Hardy, was frantic...
by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | County News, Featured
A collaborative effort between the 96th Test Wing, the 53rd Wing and the Air Force Research Laboratory enabled the demonstration of a new, more versatile variant of the QUICKSINK maritime weapon. The 780th Test Squadron led the effort by orchestrating and executing...
by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | County News, Featured
South Walton Fire District firefighters responded to a residential structure fire in Inlet Beach Tuesday morning. A 911 caller first reported the incident when they were walking by the residence on Kirkwood Place around 6:45 a.m. and noticed the outside corner of the...
by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Beach, County News, Featured
The South Walton Fire District is now the professional beach safety services provider for WaterSound Beach with the opening of its 18th lifeguard tower on Tuesday, June 10. The tower is funded through a contractual agreement between SWFD and St. Joe Resort Operations,...
by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | County News, Featured
Walton County Fire Rescue and Walton County Sheriff’s Office, Florida are on scene of a large diesel spill coming from a sunken boat at Portland Landing at Alaqua Creek west of Freeport. Fuel is actively leaking into the water and flowing downstream. A WCFR...
by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | County News, Featured
Welcome back to another thrilling installment of Walton County’s scam series: “Scammers Pretending to Keep You Out of the Slammer.” In this week’s episode, someone pretending to be “Sergeant Darryl McGhee” is dialing up folks who just bonded out of jail, claiming...
