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Walton County was organized by European Americans in 1824. It was named for Colonel George Walton Jr., secretary of the Florida Territory from 1821 to 1826. Walton, the son of George Walton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born August 15, 1786, in Augusta, Georgia, and died March 20, 1859, in Petersburg, Virginia.
DeFuniak Springs (/ d ə ˈ f juː n iː æ k / də-FEW-nee-ak) is a city in and the county seat of Walton County, Florida, United States.The population was 5,919 as of the 2020 Census, up from 5,177 at the 2010 census.
Florida's 5th House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Shane Abbott. This district is located in the Florida panhandle, and encompasses part of the Emerald Coast. The district covers all of Walton County, Holmes County, Washington County, Jackson County, and part of northern Bay ...
This is the second time in recent history that accusations of sexual misconduct have been lodged within Walton County government. In 2022, former Assistant County Attorney Heather Maxwell filed a ...
Miramar Beach is located in the southwestern corner of Walton County at (30.382698, -86.355962 [4]The CDP is located along the Gulf Coast. U.S. Route 98 is the main route through the CDP, and leads east 47 mi (76 km) to Panama City and west 9 mi (14 km) to Destin.
The waters off Walton County, Florida, have been closed after back-to-back shark bite incidents in the county Friday. Both incidents occurred in Walton County — which is in the Florida Panhandle ...
Freeport is a city in Walton County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2020, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 5,861, up from 1,787 at the 2010 census. Freeport is one of the fastest growing cities in Florida.
In 1995 a group of parents and other community members from towns in Walton County, met and discussed how they could improve education within the county. Their discussions focused on making a densely populated school with grades five to eight. [21] In 1996 Seaside Neighborhood School was established. It was Florida's first charter school. [22]