Hamilton County News

The owner of an unlicensed Hamilton County assisted living facility has been arrested on charges that she neglected the welfare and health of five disabled adults, operated the Jasper facility without a license, and engaged in the practice of nursing without a license, Attorney General Bill McCollum said today.

Authorities say a Hamilton County woman is behind bars for neglecting the welfare of five disabled adults in her care.

Hikers will now have better access to two tracts in the White Springs area owned by the Suwannee River Water Management District .

Jasper was the scene of yet another shooting early Thursday morning. Mark Hawkins IV was shot in the chest at Buddy Parker Park, say police.

A Hamilton County woman will serve five years in prison for her role in the brutal years-long confinement of a family member.

Suwannee County's unemployment rate rose to 8.9 percent in May, up from 8.7 percent in April, according to figures released this morning by the state.

Local law enforcement officers conducting routine vehicle inspection and checks alongside US 129 South in Hamilton County found more than expired drivers licenses, lapsed insurance, bald tires and non-working taillights on Friday.

A 50-megawatt biopower plant is planned for construction in Hamilton County. "We are pleased to partner with Hamilton County as it considers becoming the first community to host an ADAGE renewable energy facility," said Reed Wills, president of ADAGE.

A Friday night crime spree in Hamilton County, including a shooting on State Road 6 West, led to a high-speed pursuit ended with an overturned getaway vehicle in Madison County, according to authorities.

David M. Valin has been selected as the Branch office "Defender of the Year - 2009 for Suwannee, Hamilton, and Lafayette counties, Florida.

The town of White Springs has a population of just over 800, but once a year, thousands flock to the small town in Hamilton County.

All eyes were on cousins Larry McClain and Tard Jackson when McClain drove into a yard in Jennings and told a relative he needed to call the police.

North Florida Community College employees gathered in the courtyard of the NFCC Walter L. Bishop Administration Building April 28 for the NFCC Courtyard Party.

Talk about puppy love. Dixie the dog recently gave birth to 20, yes 20, puppies in Hamilton County, Fla.

What began as a fun-filled afternoon on the Suwannee River turned into a free-for-all Sunday, leaving a Florida Department of Agriculture officer and a Jasper resident with head injuries after being struck by beer bottles.

Three arrests were made yesterday in connection with a pipe bomb discovered on a Jasper roadside last month.

Upon receiving information recently of a marijuana manufacturing operation, White Springs Police Lieutenant Tracy Capalla quickly assembled a team of White Springs Police and the Hamilton County Drug Task Force members.

A Jacksonville man was arrested last week and charged with sexual battery on a mentally handicapped Hamilton County resident, sheriff's reports show.

Published: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 12:03 a.m. Preliminary damage reports due to river flooding have begun to flow in and they show that the damage has been considerable in some of Florida's northernmost counties.

On April 20, 2009 The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office began an investigation concerning stolen property.