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 Walton County Sheriff’s Office is revealing new details about the investigative work that ended the 45-day manhunt for murder suspect Isabelle Johnson, crediting digital communications tracking rather than tips or public sightings for the breakthrough that led to her capture in Cottondale.

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.

Isabelle Johnson, the 38-year-old fugitive wanted for the murder of Jason Christopher Coulthart, has been extradited to Walton County and booked into the county jail following her capture by the U.S. Marshals Task Force in Jackson County.

Isabelle Rose Johnson, the 38-year-old fugitive wanted for the murder of Jason Christopher Coulthart, has been taken into custody after nearly two months on the run. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest Thursday afternoon, saying Johnson was captured in Jackson County, Florida.

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.

The Walton County Sheriff’s Office has released updated aliases and tattoo identifiers for fugitive murder suspect Isabelle Johnson, who remains at large more than seven weeks after the remains of 43-year-old Jason Christopher Coulthart were discovered buried on a property off Sunset Lane in Freeport.

A Freeport man was arrested Tuesday morning after brandishing a gun during a property dispute on Pine Street and climbing a tree to avoid capture, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office.

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.