The Walton County Technical Review Committee will hold its next regular meeting on Tuesday, July 15, 2026, at 9:00 AM in the Freeport Board Room at 842 State Highway 20 East.
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners opened its Fiscal Year 2027 budget workshop series on Tuesday, July 7, at the Freeport Commons Boardroom, giving residents their first look at county spending priorities for the coming year.
Walton County School District has tied for the No. 2 ranking among Florida’s 67 school districts, marking its eighth consecutive year as an A-rated district and cementing its position as one of the state’s top-performing school systems.
Abel and Jordyn Albritton of Freeport are racing their six-month-old son Cove to Orlando this week for urgent open-heart surgery after a sudden diagnosis of a ventricular septal defect, a congenital heart condition that demands immediate surgical intervention.
Nearly 70 inmates at the Walton County Jail made the decision to be baptized through a joint ministry effort by First Apostolic Church of DeFuniak Springs and New Life Church of Santa Rosa Beach, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday.
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners has rescheduled two regular meetings in July 2026, moving both from their original dates to later in the month.
Six horses seized from a Holmes County residence in an animal cruelty investigation are now on a long road to recovery at Alaqua Animal Refuge in Freeport, with staff reporting visible improvement nearly a month after the rescue.
Freeport High School’s football program is finding its identity under new head coach Bobby Johns, who has made the weight room and a physical run game the foundation of his approach since taking the reins in March.
A Fourth of July celebration turned dangerous Saturday night when improperly discarded fireworks ignited a structure fire at a residence on County Highway 83A East in Freeport.
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners approved a site access agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection on June 9, 2026, authorizing environmental assessment activities at the Coyote Landfill East property in Freeport.
