Bascom News

Since Tropical Storm Fay moved ashore around Naples Tuesday morning - ' threatening the entire length of Florida with widespread power outages and flooding rains - ' Florida Power & Light Company is gearing up ...

A Jackson County jury deliberated a little more than an hour before convicting a Bascom man on drug charges Thursday.

A CrimeStoppers tipster helped lead police to the 20-year-old Greenwood man who is suspected of stealing a golf cart from the MERE complex and of other offenses, according to Marianna Police Chief Hayes ...

An "impressive operation" of crime was discovered Friday after neighbors in the McChapel Road area near Greenwood worked together with law enforcement to track down three men allegedly seen stealing car parts ...

It took a K-9 unit and several law enforcement agencies, but authorities captured two suspects in a grand theft, deputies reported.

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Jackson County may be getting more than expected after hearing about the Legislature's desperate struggle with declining revenue in the amount of $6 billion. via WMBB-TV Panama City

“He didn't just fall and then look up at them crying”

Dangerous Displays: Retailers Respond The CBS4 I-Team has learned of a lurking danger, hiding in plain sight, that could threaten your child's safety whenever they are in a store. via CBS 4

Boca Raton National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association , Boca Raton Chapter 647, monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Two local men were arrested on drug charges early Wednesday morning. Rodney Dixon, 20, of Bascom, and Marianna resident Mark Lucious, 29, were both charged with possession of cannabis with intent to deliver. via Jackson County Floridan

Statistical proof SIR Your article on measuring America's economic growth argues that the "advance" estimate of GDP reveals too little about the American economy, stating that it is "more of a bathing suit than ... via The Economist

Genomics institute gets grant The Miami Institute for Human Genomics was awarded the Innovation Incentive Fund award, an $80 million grant, by Florida Gov. via Miami Hurricane

Search for contact info for Faye Dunaway A look back on highlights of Faye Dunaway's acting career in film to date via Movie Posters : Please check out the work of Faye Dunaway available for purchase from our ... via A Movie Every Day

“We want these things to be very serious. We want them to look at them and to notice them and if you saw one everyday, I don't think you would pay attention as much.”

January 13th is National Amber Alert Awareness Day. Amber alerts notify the public of missing children. via WCTV Tallahassee

“If a child is going to be killed, usually it's within the first few hours”

Nearly 50-thousand children are reported missing in Florida every year. And in North Florida a Child Abduction Response Team is being honored as the first of its kind in the country to bring children home ... via WCTV Tallahassee

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has arrested and charged two people in a Dec. via Panama City News Herald

A man was shot in the head in Jackson County after playing with a gun Saturday at a Bascom home, according to a Jackson County Sheriff's Office report. via Tallahassee Democrat

“One of the biggest reasons we hold the drivers license and equipment check points is because there is no motor vehicle inspection in the state of Florida”

While driving under the influence of alcohol and distracted driving may be two huge thorns in the paw of law enforcement officials, another one has the potential to lead to a variety of other problems - " ... via Lake City Reporter