Liberty County News

Good news for Pinellas County. The latest figures from the Agency for Workforce Innovation show a slight decline in the unemployment rate.

For October 2009, Liberty County once again has the states lowest unemployment rate of 5.4 percent, with Flagler County having the highest unemployment rate of 16.1 percent.

Walton County had the largest unemployment jump in Florida in October, according to statewide jobless figures released Friday.

An Altha woman who was at the center of a Calhoun County sex scandal last year has settled her two million dollar federal lawsuit for just 15-thousand dollars.

Joe 16-6. The Liberty County beat Blountstown in the second quarter of play 21-0. So Liberty County wins District 2 and will host South Walton High in the First round of the Regional Playoffs.

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Kathy Garner's future as a Gadsden County judge and her potentially historic appointment is in limbo.

I first knew him as a tall, Bible-and-classical-wise Bristol lawyer typing terse and wise essays on politics and moral issues on an ancient Underwood that Florida newspaper editors loved.

After years of trekking around Liberty County to use other schools' baseball and softball fields and equipment, the young athletes at Hosford Elementary and Junior High finally have facilities of their own.

Hillsborough and Florida's other most populous counties may face a challenge getting people to undergo swine flu vaccinations if their success with seasonal flu shots is any indication.

A Florida teen is accused of holding a knife to his mother's throat, leading police on a high speed chase and ramming a deputy's vehicle.

Governor Charlie Crist and the state Cabinet added two more projects in Hendry and Okeechobee counties to the Florida Forever land-buying program's priority list.

The three women charged in the July 19th home invasion robbery that resulted in the death of their accomplice, are all pleading 'not guilty.' Authorities say Mandy Allen, Heather Ammons and Jessica Long , along with 24-year-old Octavius Barnes, tried to rob Slip-and-Slide bar owner Bradley Harvell at his home, which is next to the bar in Bristol.

Bristol resident Joseph Hardy's car crash on Wednesday in Liberty County has led to his death, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Liberty County, Fla: One plant in Liberty County is making their carbon footprint smaller.

Twenty four-year-old Octavious Barnes died Sunday still clutching the $1,100 he took from an 82-year-old bar owner before he was shot.

Three women from Blountstown were charged today in connection with the home invasion robbery attempt Sunday night in Bristol.

Liberty County Sheriff's Officials say they have three more people in custody in connection with a break-in at a Bristol home that led to the death of one man.

Bristol, Fla: The Liberty County Sheriff's Office is investigating a home invasion that ended with the suspect being shot to death.

A shooting Sunday night in Liberty County about six miles south of Bristol left one 24-year old man dead.