County News
SWFD Responds to Structure Fire Due to Lightning Strike on Burnt Pine Cove
Over the weekend, our C-Shift crews responded to a structure fire related to a lightning strike on Burnt Pine Cove in Sandestin. The call happened Saturday morning, June 28, and started as an alarm activation. This means the home's fire/carbon monoxide alarm system...
Search Warrant Leads to Arrest and Seizure of Methamphetamine
On June 27th, following a lengthy investigation, the DeFuniak Springs Police Department executed a search warrant at a residence within the city. During the search, officers seized approximately 96 grams of methamphetamine. The homeowner, 54-year-old David Lewis, was...
DFS Non-Emergency Officed Closed on Friday
The City of DeFuniak Springs non-emergency offices will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025, in honor of the Independence Day Holiday. We will resume normal business hours on Monday, July 7, 2025. Utility payments can be made online...
Ascension Sacred Heart Introduces the Da Vinci 5 Robotic Surgical System
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla.– Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast is excited to be the first hospital in the area to introduce the da Vinci 5 robotic surgical system. This system allows surgeons to control customizable instruments with greater accuracy, making it easier to...
New Commandant for Navy’s EOD School
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The Defense Department's only explosive ordnance disposal training facility welcomed its new commandant during a change of command ceremony June 27, 2025. Capt. Michael Dalrymple took charge of the Navy-managed EOD school at the morning...
County Offices Closed Thursday-Friday
All Walton County Commission departmental offices will be closed on Thursday, July 3, and Friday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. Offices will reopen on Monday, July 6, at 8 a.m. The Walton County Commission wishes everyone a safe, happy holiday!...
Walton-Okaloosa Construction Traffic Advisory
In preparation for the Independence Day holiday, there will be no lane closures on major state roads from 7 a.m. Thursday, July 3 to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 6. At other times, drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Walton and...
Walton County Commissioners Take Action on Multiple Issues
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) worked through a lengthy agenda at their last regular board meeting. The following list of items were approved by general consent of the Commissioners. The County Attorney’s Office requested the BCC to authorize...
Obituaries
James Allen George Treadway
James “JT Money” Allen George Treadway passed away Friday, May 23, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. He was born August 4, 1984 in Charleston, South Carolina. JT was a farmer who loved all things gardening. In his spare time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and riding...
Marion Holmes, Jr.
Marion Holmes Jr., affectionately known by his children as Pops and Gator, was born January 3, 1945, in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. He was the eldest of six children born to Marion Holmes Sr. of DeFuniak Springs and Deloris Green-Holmes of Mobile, Alabama. He was...
Henry Padgett
Mr. Henry Padgett, 90, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on June 2, 2025. He was born on November 15, 1934 in Walton County, Florida to Hurdis and Cora Lee Wooten Padgett. Mr. Padgett was a resident of Walton County, Florida. Henry...
Grace Myrtle White
Mrs. Grace Myrtle White, 95, passed away May 23, 2025. She was born on May 6, 1930 in Santa Rosa Beach to John Davis and Lucy May Thompson. She spent her 95 years in the same small town-born, raised, married, and deeply rooted in the same soil. And yet, within the...
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