County News
Notice of Collective Bargaining Negotiations
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (CST). The meeting will be held at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office downtown DeFuniak office located at 37 S 10th Street, DeFuniak Springs, FL...
Leadership Walton Partners with ECCAC’s Pierce Family Center to Re-Do Courtyard
DeFuniak Springs FL (May 9, 2025)…The 2025 Walton Leadership Class from the Walton Area Chamber of Commerce undertook a caring project for the Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center’s (ECCAC) Pierce Family Center in DeFuniak Springs. The group raised over $10K to do...
Raiders Open World Series with Second Round Matchup Against #14 Southern Union
YUMA, Ariz. — No. 3 seed Northwest Florida State will begin its 2025 NJCAA Softball World Series run in the desert with a second-round matchup against No. 14 seed Southern Union on Tuesday, May 20 at 3:15 p.m. (CST). The Bison earned their spot in the second round...
Notice of Public Meeting: County-Wide Pedestrian Plan
A public meeting will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, June 9, 2025, at the Office of Central Purchasing, located at 176 Montgomery Circle, DeFuniak Springs, FL, for the purpose of publicly closing and recording submittals received for RFQ 25-13 – County-Wide Master...
DFS City Non-Emergency Office Closed on Memorial Day
The non-emergency offices of the City of DeFuniak Springs will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May, 2025. Utility payments can be made online at www.defuniaksprings.net or deposited in the drop box located by the brick building beside City Hall...
Walton County Public Works Continues Construction Projects
Walton County – May 19, 2025 – Walton County Public Works in-house crews have been busy working on several vital infrastructure projects. Below is a summary of the latest progress: Perkins Road Resurfacing Project Our asphalt crew has done a commendable job completing...
Out of State Fugitive from New Jersey Arrested in Walton County Over the Weekend
Russ Semeran, 53, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Task Force Sunday. Semeran was wanted by The New Jersey State Police Counter Terrorism Bureau out of New Jersey for terroristic threats where he threatened to kill Governor Phil Murphy. A member of the U.S. Marshal’s...
Notice of Public Meeting
NOTICE of PUBLIC MEETING – RE: RFQ 25-13, COUNTY-WIDE MASTER PEDESTRIAN PLAN A public meeting will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, June 9, 2025, at the Office of Central Purchasing, located at 176 Montgomery Circle, DeFuniak Springs, FL, for the purpose of publicly...
Obituaries
Rhonda Marie Head
Mrs. Rhonda Marie Head, age 66, passed away May 4, 2025. She was born on January 27, 1959 in Pensacola, Florida. Mrs. Head was a resident of Freeport, Florida. She was Baptist by faith. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She worked at Hilton Sandestin...
MSGT Philip R. Canterbury, Sr.
MSgt Philip R. Canterbury, Sr, age 87, passed away May 02, 2025. He was born on February 4, 1938 in Clendenin, West Virginia to Ralph and Marie Canterbury. Phil as he was known to most grew up in Clendenin, West Virginia before joining the United States Air Force in...
Robert “Bob” Spence
Mr. Robert “Bob” Spence, age 89, went to meet his Heavenly Father May 1, 2025. He was born on April 11, 1936 in Walton County, Florida to Alton Spence and Laura Ina Infinger Spence. Mr. Spence was a life long resident of the Red Bay Community in Red Bay, Florida. He...
Ann Marie Reenock
Ann Marie (Spizio) Reenock, age 90, of DeFuniak Springs, Florida, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2025, at her residence, with family by her side. Ann Marie is survived by her four daughters, Evelyn Smith (husband, David) of DeFuniak Springs, Florida, Joyce Natale...
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