19/03/2020
From the NW Florida Daily News: Walton County commissioners voted unanimously Thursday, March 19, to close all 26 miles of the county’s public beaches under the terms of a local state of emergency declared earlier this week in light of the coronavirus, the virus behind COVID-19. Beaches will be restricted to emergency personnel only. In other county action related to coronavirus and COVID-19, the Walton County Department of Emergency Management has activated its Citizen Information Center Helpline to address questions about the illness. The helpline phone number is 850- 892-8392.
“At no time should you call 911,” for information about the coronavirus, a county announcement of the new service noted. “911 is for immediately life-threatening emergencies only.”
Learn more at https://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/37995/Emergency-Ordinance-Closing-Public-Beaches-Ordinance-2020-08