Caryville, FL

Two busloads of Donald Trump supporters left Fort Walton Beach City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 5, and 20 more flew out of the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport the next day. All were headed to Washington, D.C., to stand with thousands of others from across the country in support of the outgoing president as Congress prepared to formalize the results of November's general election.

GENEVA Ala. (WTVY) -A former Elba school principal accused of leaving the scene of an accident now faces additional charges. 38-year-old Debra Johnson Strickland was booked into the Geneva County Jail on Saturday. Arrest warrants charge her with three counts of assault, two of them felonies. Investigators allege that on...

FREEPORT, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help with finding a missing teenager in Freeport. 14-year-old Eden Dunaway was last seen Friday night around 9 p.m. at her home near Dunaway Road. When Dunaway’s guardians woke up Saturday morning, they discovered she had...

Dan Kennedy Hodges age 64 of Cottondale, Florida passed away on Friday, June 18, 2021 at Jackson Hospital. He was born in Phenix City, Alabama on September 27, 1956. Dan graduated with honors from Cottondale High School in 1974. He excelled in sports and played some semi pro football. After graduation, he signed up for the United States Navy and began a 22-year career that would take him to all parts of the world. He started out as a corpsman, working his way through the ranks, he became a torpedoman on nuclear submarines and retired as a Chief Petty Officer (E-7). During this time, he served on the USS Dace (SSN-607), USS City of Corpus Christi, and the USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642). While stationed in Pensacola, Dan became an officer for Pensacola Police Department, which began his love for law enforcement. After retirement, Dan went back to law enforcement school and became an officer for Marianna Police Department where he retired as Lieutenant after 10 years of service. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 12046, a deacon at Faith Community South Church in Cottondale, Florida, and a diehard ALABAMA fan. Dan had many hobbies that he enjoyed which included golfing, riding motorcycles, watching Alabama Football, collecting guns, gardening, spending time with family friends, and his canine companions.