Cross City News

Published: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 6:56 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 6:56 p.m. The federal case against a former county attorney for Dixie County has expanded to include his wife, according to recently filed federal records.

He didn't want to pull over when he saw the police lights behind him, and now he's in the hospital.

Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 10:52 p.m. POLICE BEAT San Mateo man sought in weekend slaying The Putnam County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man wanted in a fatal shooting in eastern Putnam County over the weekend.

Published: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 10:42 p.m. Police search for man in Dixie bank robbery Investigators in Dixie County are searching for the man who robbed an Old Town bank Monday afternoon, the first bank robbery in the county in about seven years.

Published: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 2:57 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 2:57 p.m. Investigators allege four Dixie County men are part of a burglary ring that could be responsible for more than 50 residential break-ins in the area.

A man already convicted on murder and manslaughter charges has now been accused of stabbing two others during a fight at a homeless camp Tuesday night.

Published: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 8:06 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 8:06 a.m. A man arrested in connection with the stabbing of two men late Tuesday had two prior convictions for homicide, according to police and prison records.

As news came that trials for the Levy and Dixie County officials arrested last fall have been delayed again, a federal court judge has also lifted some pretrial restrictions placed on two of the defendants.

Published: Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 6:56 a.m. Gently, she, as a Queen, upon the nested egg sat, aware that life is fragile, a gift.

Published: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 8:52 p.m. Dixie County officers have arrested three men and a teenager for a rash of business burglaries dating back to January.

Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, April 27, 2009 at 11:22 p.m. POLICE BEAT Woman charged in car-wreck case Troopers have arrested a McAlpin woman in connection with a single-vehicle crash in Suwannee County in which a teenager was thrown from a pickup truck and then not taken for medical treatment for several ...

Published: Monday, April 27, 2009 at 6:42 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, April 27, 2009 at 6:42 p.m. Officers in Dixie County are searching for another suspect in a home invasion robbery that left one person injured late last week.

Published: Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 11:22 p.m. The trials of seven former public officials in Dixie and Levy counties have been postponed until June, while trials of two former Cross City officials have been postponed until August.

Published: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 3:49 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 3:49 p.m. A Cross City woman was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash at midday Wednesday.

Published: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 2:40 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 2:40 p.m. Two Dixie County brothers who were recently released back into society were arrested again hours apart over the weekend for separate crimes.

Published: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 7:31 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 7:31 a.m. Gainesville reached a record low overnight, but the temperature stayed above freezing in both Gainesville and Ocala.

The Bike Night motorcycle event planned for downtown Punta Gorda on May 9 is expected to rev up some motors with a special attraction, according to event organizers.

Officer Nick Viaggio who recently came off light duty for the Chiefland Police Department probably wished he had not when confronted with a crowd of about 200 men in their 20s and 30s fighting with everything from beer mugs to barstools at Knucklehead'z Bar.

BFor almost all her life Dana Hodge has worked in and around restaurants. So when the opportunity presented itself late last fall to own her own place, she couldn't wait to plunge in feet first.

Published: Monday, March 23, 2009 at 11:35 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, March 23, 2009 at 11:35 a.m. Off-duty officers from three agencies were called in early Saturday to break up a Chiefland bar brawl that turned into a street fight involving as many as 200 people.