Washington County News

Stephanie L. Simmons is the newest member of the Washington County 10 Most Wanted.

Circuit Judge Allen Register tells News 13 that the Department of Children and Families asked that future dependency hearings for Shannon Dedrick be closed.

Chipley resident David D. Smith was found on the side of the road in critical condition as a result of a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon.

The disappearance of 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick sent shock waves throughout the nation earlier this month .

CHIPLEY The new Sunny Hills Fire Service will apparently need a new building. According to information presented at the Monday workshop of the Washington County Board of County Commissioners, the existing firehouse is owned by another party.

On Wednesday night, November 11, 2009, Jeremy D. Smith of Bristol, Florida and Cora Mayo of Defuniak Springs, FL were arrested following a traffic stop by Sgt.

It is easy this week to write about the near-miraculous discovery of Baby Shannon Dedrick alive and well, stuffed in a box hidden under a bed after four full days of searching.

PAEC will honor and remember all local Veterans this Veterans' Day with a luncheon at PAEC from 11:45 am - 12:45 pm.

Washington County commissioners declared a local state of emergency Monday morning, as officials gathered for a National Weather Service briefing on the storm and its path.

CHIPLEY Preparations are underway as Tropical Storm Ida heads for landfall. The Washington County Board of County Commissioners passes a resolution declaring a local state of emergency, and Washington County schools will remain open until further notice.

A woman needed only a bandage Saturday after a piece of a bullet ricocheted off a metal target and hit her in the abdomen, Bay County sheriff's deputies said.

Nov. 5: Washington County Sheriff Bobby Haddock holds baby Shannon Dedrick after announcing the infant was found safe under her baby sitter's bed.

The search for 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick may have ended on a happy note Wednesday night in Chipley.

Authorities say the mother of a missing Florida 7-month-old secretly turned her over to her babysitter in the middle of the night.

Chipley Wednesday and Thursday Southern Traffic Services, Inc. will repair road sensors along Interstate 10 near the Orange Hill Road overpass, in Washington County.

Companies locating in two industrial sites in Washington County now can apply for lower import duties to make production cheaper.

Rebecca Padgett caresses her niece Shannon Dedrick as Washington County investigator Kenny Brock holds her following a news conference at the Washington County Sheriff's office in Chipley, Fla.

Florida authorities have found a missing baby alive under her baby sitter's bed and say they're planning to charge the baby sitter, her husband and the child's mother.Washington County Sheriff Bobby Haddock said early Thursday that investigators found 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick in a box at Susan Elizabeth Baker's home near Chipley, a rural ...

National coverage finally starting on missing seven month old. A shout out thank you to Fox News all be it would have been better if they would have given this story the proper coverage yesterday.

On the third day of searching for a baby feared hidden in the woods or trash cans around her family's tiny trailer park, the few people who knew 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick weren't saying much.