Habitat for Humanity of Walton County, the affiliate that builds homes for families from Paxton and DeFuniak Springs down through Freeport, is calling on the community to get involved this fall through hands-on homebuilding projects and a major fundraising festival.
Alaqua Animal Refuge took in 37 animals last week after a call for help took the Freeport sanctuary’s team across state lines to a 22-foot trailer in rural Bruton, Alabama.
The Freeport Municipal Pool closes for the season after Labor Day, and the city is giving swimmers one last weekend — hot dogs included.
Walton County School District is recruiting school bus drivers as the third fastest-growing county in Florida keeps adding routes — and the routes in question carry Freeport Elementary, Middle, and High students every school day.
Volunteers can pitch in on International Coastal Cleanup Day this month at three Walton County locations, including Grady Brown Park in Freeport, on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 8 to 10 a.m.
A 75-pound sulcata tortoise named Leland has been on the lam for a week after slipping out of his yard on Oakcrest Drive in Freeport, and the Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents to keep an eye out.
In the summer of 1861, the Civil War reached the Emerald Coast and upended the life of Captain Leonard Destin, the Connecticut-born fisherman who gave Destin its name. Branded a suspected Union collaborator by the Walton Guards, Destin and his family were forced from their home at East Pass and relocated to Freeport, then known as Four Mile Landing, under armed guard.
The Freeport Bulldogs are hitting the weight room with renewed intensity under head coach Bobby Johns, who has made strength and physicality the cornerstone of his program’s culture as the team prepares for its first season under his leadership.
The City of Freeport has opened registration for its fall co-ed adult softball league, inviting residents to gather their teams and sign up for the upcoming season.
Thousands of Walton County students returned to classrooms Tuesday morning, marking the first day of the 2026-2027 school year across the district’s campuses including Freeport Elementary, Freeport Middle, and Freeport High School.
