Freeport News

Insurance rates are still sky-high for homeowners in Florida coastal counties, that is if they can get any insurance at all.

It's a New Beginning for a Walton County Church that one year ago burned to the ground.

FREEPORT To say that Shaun Arntz is excited about the new Freeport Regional Sports Complex understates his enthusiasm.

One of the oldest structures in South Walton has a new inhabitant, but with a familiar last name.

Walton County Public works has closed South Jackson Street in Freeport between State Road 20 and Washington Street for drainage repairs through July 2. Contact Public Works at 892-8108 with any questions.

A 45-year-old Freeport woman was in critical condition following a Thursday afternoon accident on West Bay Loop Road in Walton county, according to a Florida Highway Patrol press release.

You've got three days left to catch up with the 29th Annual Parade of Homes. Presented annually by the Building Industry Association of Okaloosa and Walton Counties, this year's event features 63 homes in ...

A Freeport teenager will spend more than a decade in prison for causing a head-on collision that killed two people.

Circuit Judge Dedee Costello on Wednesday sentenced a Freeport teenager to 12 years in prison followed by 18 years on probation for two counts of DUI manslaughter.

The Walton County Prevention Coalition and DeFuniak Herald-Beach Breeze present a candidate forum to allow candidates for the Walton County Sheriff's Office to discuss their views on preventing teens and adults ...

Help has come to area women who are struggling to get their lives back on track after abusing alcohol and drugs.

Football is arguably the most popular sport in this area. Many players begin suiting up when they're just young kids, but a group of Freeport boys may not be able to take the field this fall.

TABLE OF CONTENTS The Walton County Board of County Commissioners June 10, 5:00 p.m. Walton County Courthouse Annex 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida SPECIAL ITEMS: 1. REQUEST FROM COASTAL ...

Rescuers tried to revive a 21-year-old woman on the way to a hospital after she was hurt in a vehicle crash Wednesday, but she died from her injuries.

A Freeport woman has been killed in a single vehicle traffic crash in Walton County shortly after 1:00 PM Wednesday.

The proposed Azland Borrow Pit, located north of Freeport off U.S. Highway 331, is one step closer to being operational after the Walton County Technical Review Committee approved their submitted plans at the ...

Laurie Hood saves Walton County's unwanted animals. Hood started Alaqua Animal Refuge in January 2007.

FREEPORT Through the dense forest off State Road 20 sits the groundwork for a new ecological exhibit and student learning facility in Walton County the E.O. Wilson Biophillia Center.

Students in the panhandle will soon have a unique way to learn about science and mother nature.

“It's kitten season, so I have a lot of kittens now”

For Laurie Hood, the good news is that she has helped 1,200 homeless animals find homes in the one year since she established Alaqua Animal Refuge in Freeport. via Walton Sun