Baker County News

Troy McCullough during the LPA hearing June 25. Plans for a 20-acre mud bogging pit off Mud Lake Road were defeated narrowly during last week's hearing before the Land Planning Agency, though the Baker County Commission will hear an appeal of the decision next month.

JON M. FLETCHER/The Times-Union Detective Tony Durfee with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Dive Team gets hosed off after investigate a small body of water in a field off Mud Lake Road in Baker County in the continuing search for Haleigh Cummings.

Cumming's grandmother. For their effort the police found only animal remains after digging up the property and providing searches of the water.

The Putnam County Sheriffa TMs Office wants to stress that the search was not prompted by tips.

GLEN ST. MARY, Fla. - Investigators with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement were searching property around the Baker County home of the mother of a 5-year-old girl missing since February.

Search teams and divers are actively investigating an area on property belonging to Haleigh Cummings' maternal grandmother.

One northeast Florida county is cracking down on where sex offenders can live. A state law already keeps them away from places where children gather.

Some logistics companies are looking to hire new employees in Jacksonville, but landing a job will depend on the applicants' qualifications.

Two Lowell natives were killed, and a third was seriously injured, along with a 4-year-old boy, in a horrific single-car crash along a country road in northeastern Florida last week.

An evening crash in rural Baker County leaves two people dead. The Florida Highway Patrol says a driver crashed his car into a tree off County Road 125 Wednesday evening.

About four months ago convicted sex offender Allen Bennett was set to be released from prison.

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a one-vehicle crash in Baker County that killed two people and caused serious injuries to two others, including a 4-year-old. The crash took place about 6 p.m. Wednesday on County Road 125, just northeast of Macclenny.

All is quiet in the Rolling Meadows neighborhood. Over the last year, the brand new subdivision has been the target of thieves a number of times.

Submitted by Inside Hubbard House on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 17:17. Throughout Hubbard House's history, outreach services have been provided to victims of domestic violence and their children.

Some residents of Baker County have new neighbors -- hundreds of them -- since the county's new jail has opened up near their neighborhood.

Submitted by Inside Hubbard House on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 18:36. Anger is a natural human emotion, but can be harmful when it is expressed inappropriately towards people or objects.

DANA TREEN/The Times-Union Once painted with purple walls, the low-ceilinged building that was a center in the search for missing 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings in Putnam County has been repainted white and closed.

Baker County and Nassau County students are already enjoying summer break. Classes end today in Clay County, tomorrow in Duval County and next week in St.

Property tax values are dropping around Northeast Florida, spelling shortfalls for cash-strapped local governments but potential savings for home-owners and businesses.

Jail tours A new 512-bed jail in Baker County will be open for tours from 6 to 9 p.m. June 11.