Marianna News

The new tattoo establishment off Lafayette Street in Marianna opened on Halloween, and at least one neighbor thought it was a holiday prank when she saw the banner advertising it.

On 11-03-2009, Rodell Pete Jr. of Oak St, Marianna, Fla. was placed under arrest after a Domestic Disturbance on Rockwell St.

On the evening of Saturday, October 31, 2009 Jackson County Fire Rescue and Deputies with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office responded to the report of a fire at the Microtel Inn and Suites located on Whitetail Drive in Marianna, Florida.

A Jackson County church is tackling the issue of pornography by "confronting the elephant in the pew"...literally. The Evangel Worship Assembly of God Church in Marianna has a 25-foot tall blue "Porn Sunday" elephant on the front lawn, to promote an upcoming series of sermons on relevant community issues.

A Chattahoochee woman posted bond Thursday after being booked on several drug charges Wednesday night.

A man was taken to Jackson Hospital for treatment after being rescued from a burning vehicle Tuesday.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil suit against seven people accused of promoting a "redemption" tax return scheme, including a Marianna resident who owns a Panama City business.

Three Jackson County residents were arrested Saturday, two of them for alleged drug offenses and one for resisting an officer.

It's early on a gorgeous fall Sunday morning, and I'm riding a bike through a gated community near Grayton Beach where the 'cottages' are just a wee bit pricey.

A 29-year-old Grand Ridge man reported missing Wedneday has been found, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office reported Thursday morning.

Marianna, Fla: What started as a motion for a new trial for Wesley Williams, ended up focusing on the sentencing.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has retrieved some videotape investigators hope will help them catch a pair of thieves who were very specific about what they stole.

On 20 October 2009 at approx 2:00 p.m. Officers of the Marianna Police Department were dispatched to the Life Management Building located at 4094 Lafayette Street, Marianna, Florida in reference to a burglary in progress.

A 24-year-old Jackson County, Fla., man charged with murder and the woman authorities call his girlfriend will remain in Coffee County Jail without bond after a preliminary hearing before District Judge Paul Sherline in Enterprise on Monday afternoon.

"When we think of identity theft. People immediately think about computers. But when we look at how the victims are having their information compromised only about 11-12%. The rest is happening through paper trail," Karen Szulczewski, of the Better Business Bureau said.

You never would have guessed the yellow lab suffered from heartworms at one point.

A fourth man has been named as a suspect in the case of an elderly Cottondale resident who died as the result of a beating last month.

Kendrick Brown, Joshua Pullum and Willie Lloyd the third are already facing attempted felony murder and robbery charges.

On 10-12-2009, officers of the Marianna Police Department responded to the Winn Dixie Marketplace in reference to a retail theft.

An accident in Jackson County early Saturday Morning left four DeFuniak Spring residents dead.