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WCSO Mock Shooting
Sheriff Michael A. Adkinson, Jr. says “Preparation is key to mitigation.” The Walton County Sheriff’s Office recently
hosted an “active shooter” mock exercise with area law enforcement, medical,
school, fire and other emergency response agencies to evaluate protocols used
in the event of a school shooting.
The mock scenario addressed the multi-agency response to a
school shooting and hostage situation at a
The school administration, school resource deputies, 911
dispatchers, fire departments,
The tabletop exercise, hosted in the WCSO Emergency
Management Division’s conference room, focused heavily on the safe evacuation
of students and consistent inter-agency and public communication.
The exercise was designed for agencies to identify strengths
and areas for improvement to effectively implement an all-hazards approach to
emergency planning, response and recovery.
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CAC In DFS
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Scam Alert
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has learned of a phone
scam circulating in our area. The caller states they are from a company called
“Loyalty Rewards” based in
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Meeting For Affected Neighbors In Grayton
An email sent to WZEP says Commissioner Cecilia Jones, Administration and Staff held a meeting with the Retreat, their contractor and engineers. From that meeting the Retreat has requested an opportunity to meet with those affected by their project to discuss the position that they are in.
Jones’ office says they have offered to set up that meeting
for Monday, January 30th at
Youth Leadership
At the recent DeFuniak Springs City Council meeting, Kitty
Whitney President/CEO of the Walton Area Chamber reported on the work,
including the Leadership classes for adults and students. The Chamber’s Education
Council announces that Walton High School is now offering the Youth Leadership
Class to its Junior and Seniors for the 2011/2012 School year.
The Walton High School Youth Leadership inaugural class has
twenty two students lead by Ms. Kim Handdrop. In this
class, the students will participate in character and ethics building
exercises, prepare for and execute a “Mock Trial” with Judge Kelvin Wells,
learn the importance of professional appearance in the business world as well
as proper interview techniques and complete the Kendall Life Languages Program,
taught by Dan Marcinkowski.
Walton County School Superintendent, Carlene Anderson says
she is very excited about having the Youth Leadership class now available at
The Youth Leadership Program was the brainchild of
Superintendent Anderson and former President and CEO of the Walton Area
Chamber, Dawn Moliterno. Now in its fourth year, it has been taught at South
Walton High and Freeport High each semester. The goal of the program, which is
supported by the Walton Area Chamber’s Education Council, is to offer this
class in all four high schools in
Whitney says the Chamber is proud to be a part of the development and education of the future leaders of our community and look forward to growing the Youth Leadership program into all of our schools.
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Looking for the arrest
report? http://jailpublic.co.walton.fl.us
This is the new jail search page.
Use the drop down calendar to find dates.
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sports stories and scores.
Freeport Youth Sports will hold
early registration for Dixie Youth Baseball and Softball, ages 4-14 Skills Clinic/Final Registration will be held Saturday
February 4 from 1-4 and Sunday February 5 from 2-4 at the Freeport Regional
Sports Complex, Fields 1-3. For more information, call Latilda at
835-2340.
The
DeFuniak Springs Little League along with the Walton Lady Braves team and
coaches are putting on a softball clinic at the Little League Park on Thursday,
February 2. The clinic is free and will run from
Obituaries - Listen in the
morning, just after
Mrs. Candus Gay Nash, age 46, of
DeFuniak Springs, passed away Thursday January 26. A time of Visitation will be
held 6:00~
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