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WCSO prepared to make a splash in DeFuniak Springs
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. (WMBB) – A Walton County tradition that signals the start of the school year returns for another year on Saturday, July 27th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wee Care Park in DeFuniak Springs. The annual Walton County Sheriff’s Office Back-to-School Splash Bash is free for all interested. Food, inflatable water […]
Bear Creek Bridge reopens in Freeport
FREEPORT, Fla. (WMBB) — A bridge in Walton County is back open after a 12-month repair job. County commissioners hosted a ribbon cutting for the Bear Creek Bridge on Bay Loop (83A) in Freeport. The county public works department replaced the bridge, the pedestrian pathway, and the box culverts. The bridge on the edge of […]
Refrigerated lockers to battle food insecurity in Walton County
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. (WMBB) — In DeFuniak Springs Thursday, the county unveiled lockers as the next step to battle food insecurity. The Walton County Health Department and the Matrix Community Outreach Center partnered together to make the new lockers a reality. The Matrix said they wanted a way to help clients in need without […]
Sneak peek at new Choctaw Beach fire station
FREEPORT, Fla. (WMBB) — Progress is underway in Walton County for a new fire station in Choctaw Beach. This new station will bring faster and more expansive emergency services to the area. “We’ve designed a modern station. It’s roughly 12,700 square feet,” said Walton County Fire Chief Austin Pugh. “This will be the current best station […]
Okaloosa and Walton counties retain A ratings in new Florida school district ratings
Okaloosa and Walton counties retained their A ratings in the most recent school district ratings released by the Florida Department of Education. The 2023-24 school district grades were released Wednesday under a new grading scale approved by the State Board of Education. With the new scale, elementary schools in Florida reverted to a grading scale from 2014 to 2022, and all other school types used the new scale. ...
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