by admin | May 30, 2025 | County News, Featured
South Walton Fire District firefighters responded to a residential structure fire around midnight Friday morning. The incident originated at 12:34 a.m. when SWFD Dispatchers received a 911 call reporting a large, three-story home on fire on N. Winston Lane. The fire...
by admin | May 30, 2025 | County News, Featured
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The 96th Test Wing, under agreements with the U.S. Coast Guard, developed a new test site providing instrumentation support to test and training missions in the Eglin’s gulf test range. The wing’s test organizations track, measure,...
by admin | May 29, 2025 | County News, Featured, Sports
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (May 29, 2025)—–The 2025 Southeastern Conference Spring Meetings concluded Thursday at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Resort. The annual gathering included meetings of the SEC’s Presidents and Chancellors, Athletics Directors, Senior...
by admin | May 29, 2025 | County News, Featured
Wednesday evening, the South Walton Fire District’s C-Shift firefighters and the Florida Forest Service-Chipola District responded to a brushfire near Whispering Shore Cove in Santa Rosa Beach. The fire covered approximately 2.5 acres, but fortunately...
by admin | May 29, 2025 | County News, Featured
It was a dark and stormy day on May 10th, and the Choctawhatchee Bay was churning like no other. With tornado warnings in the area, the weather was worsening by the minute. At about 3 o’clock, dispatch got a call from a passerby at Grady Brown Park about a...
by admin | May 29, 2025 | County News, Featured
In a ceremony steeped in tradition and honor, a new group has raised their right hands and taken the oath to serve and protect the residents and visitors of Walton County. These moments are more than formalities—they’re rites of passage. For each new deputy, this...
