The Marianna Police Department reported the arrest of two Marianna men on drug charges Tuesday.

The U.S.-Mexico border fence will make life harder on some South Texas farmers, damage valuable wildlife habitat, impair views and generally become an obstacle to border life, the Department of Homeland Security acknowledged in an environmental study of the fence’s impact.

One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than three percent of 15-year-olds do.

An E. coli outbreak traced to recalled beef in Michigan and Ohio has spawned cases in three other states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.

If a pet goat is on the Christmas list this year and you live within Marianna’s city limits, you might consider scratching the goat off the list. If you don’t want to take money out of the holiday jar, you may also consider mowing the lawn more frequently.

Authorities are warning Marianna residents to stay cautious of checks in the mail that could end up costing victims thousands of dollars.
According to Marianna Police Chief Hayes Baggett, his department received multiple reports of check scams over Monday and Tuesday.
MPD distributed a news release Tuesday about the scams to alert residents.

Jackson County Commissioners will begin their 2008-09 budget-setting discussions today, with another session set for Thursday. This is a tentative schedule of topics to be covered and a list of the people who are expected to be involved in the discussion of each item. More budget talks are set for next week.

The new leader of Florida’s prison system thinks he’s come up with a better and cheaper way to incarcerate some inmates. 

The teenager accused of trying to rob a woman at gunpoint Monday is being held without bond in the Jackson County jail following his first court appearance Tuesday.

Central Florida’s largest power provider, Progress Energy, won approval Tuesday from a state regulatory agency to build two new nuclear power plants.

Those dust bunnies hiding under your toddler’s bed are scarier than you might think. 

The Chipola College District Board of Trustees meets tonight at 7 p.m. at the Public Service Building of Chipola College. Angenda items have been announced.

A “striking lack of recollection” by White House and military officials prevented congressional investigators from determining who was responsible for misinformation spread after the friendly fire death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman, a House committee said Monday.

A Tallahassee man has been arrested for pulling a handgun on a state social worker who was checking on the welfare of the man’s month-old baby son.

A Jackson County family is in mourning today following the loss of a loved one in a traffic accident Sunday.

A local man was arrested less than two hours after an attempted robbery at Focus Credit Union just west of Marianna late Monday afternoon, according to Major John Dennis of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.  The gun believed to have been used in the crime was found shortly thereafter.

Putting pressure on congressional Democrats to back more exploration for oil, President Bush on Monday lifted an executive ban on offshore drilling that his stood since his father was president.

There are very few people who can claim to be a staple feature on a national outdoors television show. Only a lucky few can say they’ve made it to that level, but many if not all of us wish and hope for that chance.

What if you got your chance at 11-years-old?

For the individual student, taking a grade from a C to an A isn’t usually a simple task. Multiply that student by a couple hundred and the task of getting entire high school’s grade from a C to an A may seem daunting. SHS Principal Lawrence Pender shares his school’s formula for success.

With grants from USDA Rural Development, the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will give budding businesses a helping hand by way of an incubator building and parking lot.

Beginning Monday, July 14, and continuing for approximately four days, a section of State Road 276 (SR 276) Pennsylvania Avenue will be closed to through traffic.

Daytime lane closures will occur on US 90 in Jackson County Monday, July 14, through Thursday, July 17, from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m.

The high cost of fuel has led to some significant schedule changes at the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office which will become effective tomorrow.

The Panama City Police Department is confirming that a body found in a motel room at the Valu-Lodge is a girl who was missing. 

As fuel prices soar and airlines trim flights, savvy travelers are booking holiday air travel months early to be assured of a seat.

A project to bring infrastructure to Oldcastle Precast Concrete via the Family Dollar Parkway has been completed under budget, and the Marianna City Commission has agreed to return more than $300,000 to the state.

The Bank of Bonifay has brought in a new management team to address problems cited in a state-issued “cease and desist”order calling for changes in certain practices at the bank that regulators deemed “unsafe and unsound.”

The Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Division of Recreation and Parks will offer free admission to all state parks in Florida on Sunday, July 13.

After reviewing quotes from two insurance providers, Marianna Commissioners chose Florida League of Cities as the city’s new provider.

A cleaner look may be in store for the area behind the Jackson County Courthouse if the City of Marianna acquires a Community Development Block Grant that it invested in at the Wednesday Marianna Commission meeting.