Jackson County News

Jackson County authorities say a small fire in a room at Microtel on Highway 71 near Interstate 10 Saturday began as the result of someone's attempt to make methamphetamine.

Two people were detained in separate and unrelated drug busts Thursday, according to a news release from the Jackson County Drug Task Force.

Investigators said they have arrested and charged two people after a fire at an area motel.

Investigators said Monday they have identified a person of interest in the case of a missing 7-month Washington County baby.

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 Holmes County woman is accused of abusing an elderly victim under her care when she worked for a health care center in Jackson County.

The home of a Jackson County couple was destroyed by fire Saturday. The trailer, located on Festus Lane near Compass Lake, was already burned to the ground by the time firefighters were notified, according to Jackson County Fire Rescue Chief Tony Wesley.

A 14-year-old Jackson County girl is fighting to stay alive. Amber Snell was diagnosed with a form of bone cancer known as "Osteosarcoma" back in August.

A man who walked away from a Collier County prison 21 years ago was caught Tuesday in Lakeland.

Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that a Washington County nurse has been taken into custody for abusing an elderly victim under her care.

ESTO Information has been provided on an Oct. 8 fire that destroyed a home on Selma Church Road.

A crack dealer was arrested during a traffic stop in Jackson County on Saturday, authorities said, and his father-in-law also was arrested when he confronted deputies on the roadside.

An Alford man is dead after running his car off the road in Jackson County early Sunday morning.

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.

The search for a missing Jackson County man has a happy ending tonight. Sheriff's investigators found 29-year-old Kenneth Haley III this morning at the home of a friend from church.

Sneads town council members are once again trying something new to deal with the town's ongoing problem of noise issues with the local bar.

Jackson County, Fla: Jackson County residents will walk easier as county leaders start up plans for more pedestrian-friendly roads.

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.

Jackson County, Fla: Jackson County residents are building their immunity to the H1N1 Swine Flu.

Jackson County, Fla: The Jackson County man convicted of killing his two sons, their mother and her infant is requesting a new trial.