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Covering the decisions that shape Freeport — city council recaps, zoning changes, public notices, and everything happening at City Hall.
Walton County voters delivered two decisive upsets in the August 18 primary, unseating incumbent Commissioners Donna Johns and Danny Glidewell from their seats on the Board of County Commissioners.
A section of Hatcher Cemetery Road in Freeport is temporarily closed beginning Tuesday, August 18, as Walton County Public Works replaces three drainage pipes along the route.
The Freeport City Council used its August 11 regular meeting to press the Florida Department of Transportation for answers on long-delayed turn lane improvements along State Road 20, advancing a city-funded workaround for the Jackson Street intersection while expressing deep frustration with the pace of state road projects in Walton County. Council members also set the tentative mill rate, scheduled the next budget workshop, approved insurance changes, and greenlit several infrastructure and recreation items.
Walton County staff will hold a public workshop on Wednesday, August 26, to gather community input on potential recreation facilities at Grady Brown Park, the bayside park at 20940 US Highway 331 South in Freeport.
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is launching its annual Operation Blue Bird initiative on Tuesday, August 11, increasing enforcement in school zones and along bus routes as thousands of Walton County students return to classrooms for the 2026-2027 school year.
The Walton County Planning Commission will hold its next regular meeting on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 4:00 PM at the Freeport Board Room, located at 842 State Highway 20 East in Freeport.
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners will hold its next regular meeting on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at the Freeport BCC Board Room.
Freeport’s city council and finance staff walked through the proposed fiscal year 2026-27 budget on August 3rd, agreeing to a flat 3% cost-of-living raise for employees, scheduling two public hearings in September, and reviewing major water, sewer, and street projects. Budget Director Bruce Briggs opened the workshop by thanking department heads for their cooperation and council members for rescheduling the first budget hearing, which has been moved to September 9th. The council confirmed the second and final hearing will remain September 15th, with ratification of the date change expected at the upcoming regular council meeting.
Walton County School District Superintendent A. Russell Hughes has been installed as president of the Florida Association of District School Superintendents (FADSS) for the 2026-27 term, placing the leader of Freeport’s school district at the helm of the statewide organization representing all 67 Florida superintendents.
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a fast-moving extortion scam targeting families of recently arrested individuals, with scammers using real inmate information and spoofed phone numbers to demand fake GPS monitoring fees.
