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December 10, 2007
Different location, date, and route put fresh spin on Grand Ridge celebration
Three major changes are in store for this year's Grand Ridge Christmas extravaganza.
December 08, 2007
Santa photo session planned at Floridan
The time for an early visit with Santa Claus is almost upon us.
Growth for region a challenge, but real
Jackson County has opportunities for growth, but the community must be prepared to face some challenges to capitalize on the potential.
Still at odds
A continuing feud between the two who keep Jacob City running may have again brought the town to jeopardy.
A library story
On a cold day 30 years ago, Stanley Littleton found himself alongside several other members of the Jackson County community moving a truck-full of books into a brick building.
December 06, 2007
Looking back through Living Heritage
Visitors to Renaissance Park this Saturday, Dec. 8, will have the opportunity to observe folk-life traditionalists display their techniques.
Missing woman formerly worked in Jackson County
A Crawfordville woman who once worked at Campbellton-Graceville Hospital as a nurse has not been seen since Saturday and her family and friends fear the worst since searches have come up empty.
Gospel event will benefit sheriff’s ranch
The rich harmonies of gospel music will signal the second annual Sheriff's Christmas Gospel Sing at Marianna High School auditorium Saturday.
December 05, 2007
Guard’s 144th maintaining its strength
As Florida Army National Guard units of the 53rd Infantry Brigade get the word that they may be going to Afghanistan, members of Marianna's 144th Transportation Company may wonder if deployment will hit them again, too.
Car crash brings ‘Christmas miracle’
The heart-stopping clamor of plastic, metal and glass colliding at high speed provide an unconventional score for Robin Branch's Christmas carol.
Flu shot clinic set by health department
There's hardly been a need for a coat this fall, but many people think of flu shots when this time of year rolls around.
December 04, 2007
Police chief advises of parade route
Marianna Police Chief Lou Roberts says that the Marianna Christmas Parade should go off well, but he wants everyone to be well advised of plans.
Merry results for care-package drive
Sitting on the floor in the Cypress Post Office, Debbie Roney- Smith and Anita White giddily executed the finishing touches on dozens of cardboard boxes filled with goodies, trinkets and toiletries.
Cypress residents vote no on reactivation
Residents of Cypress have made their wishes known about reactivation of their long dormant incorporated status.
December 03, 2007
County’s crime rate up in first half of year
Crime is up more than 26 percent in Jackson County for the first half of this year, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Girl killed while playing on private property
A Tallahassee man has been charged with DUI/manslaughter after the car he was driving veered into private property and struck and killed a child in Gadsden County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Local governments in county not hurt by frozen fund
Local governing bodies who have money in the now frozen state-operated investment pool are not hurting from the shutdown that came last Thursday, according to those contacted Monday.
December 01, 2007
Man pleads out, is sentenced for 22-year-old murder
A 22-year-old case of murder came to a conclusion Friday with the announcement that the suspect in the case had pled to a lesser charge.
Bryant sizes up new challenge, new role
Elmore Bryant is stepping away from his post as president of the Jackson County NAACP. But retirement is far from his mind.
Lost cause for Jacob-
It appears that the Town of Jacob City will not get a community center any time soon.
Man sentenced for 22-year-old murder
A 22-year-old case of murder came to a conclusion Friday with the announcement that the suspect in the case had pled to a lesser charge.
Senior Citizens Center a ‘get-away’ funded by United Way
Dominoes fill the table and light conversation fills the room at the Jackson County Senior Citizens Center.
November 30, 2007
NEWS ALERT
A 22-year-old case of murder came to a conclusion Friday with the announcement that the suspect in the case had pled to a lesser charge.
November 27, 2007
Teen sentenced for battering guard
Eight-teen-year-old Justin Caldwell was found guilty by a Jackson County, Fla., jury Nov. 7 of battery on detention staff or commitment facility staff stemming from a February incident at Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, according to the Office of State Attorney Steve Meadows.
November 07, 2007
Jury finds Caldwell guilty of battery in Dozier officer
A Jackson County jury found Justin Caldwell guilty of battery on a facility employee at the conclusion of his one-day trial on Wednesday.
Sentencing is set for Nov. 27 at 1:30 p.m.
August 27, 2007
Jackson County Drug Task reports ‘largest bust ever’
Authorities involved in a large-scale narcotics investigation have released the names of 53 suspects netted for the sale or distribution of crack and crack cocaine.
August 23, 2007
Reserve deputy arrested in alleged ‘road rage’ incident
In what was described by authorities as “a road rage incident,” a Jackson County sheriff’s reserve deputy was charged Thursday with aggravated assault with a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of a crash and reckless driving, according to Florida Highway Patrol reports.
May 19, 2007
Indians joining Pirates in school-pairing worked well
Parents said it shouldn’t be done and students pled to stay where they were. But the Jackson County School Board’s pairing of the high school grades at Grand Ridge School with those at Sneads High School went well after all.
August 08, 2006
Bonifay native brings Boy on a Stick and Slither to Comic-Con
Steven Cloud has been participating in Comic-Con International in San Diego, Calif., since 2003 and every year the trip, which he describes as “a grueling five days,” proves more fruitful.
March 22, 2006
Teacher takes students on summer trips around the globe
Each year for six years now during spring break, dozens of residents take leave of Jackson County in a group to visit foreign lands.
