Jackson County Road and Bridge crews will toil on through the weekend to get roads back in shape after days of rain associated with massive Hu…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two weeks after a federal judge prohibited the U.S. Census Bureau from winding down the 2020 census, a manager in Illinoi…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida's unemployment rate dropped to 7.4% in August, a sharp decline from July, when it was 11.4%, according to …
The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday and will bar the apps from…
As of late Friday morning, the Florida Department of Health in Jackson County had recorded a cumulative 2,684 cases of COVID-19 in the county,…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday dropped a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and said anyone who has been in close co…
The following people were booked into the Jackson County jail during the latest available reporting period:
ATLANTA – Georgians who have completed their felony sentences but still owe money for restitution, fees and court costs are eligible to vote, …
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) — A second death from Hurricane Sally was reported Friday in Alabama on a day that also saw the National Hurricane Cen…
Hurricane Sally’s deluge did its damage in the local area even though the Category 2 storm made land more than 200 miles away in Gulf Shores, …
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Rescuers on the Gulf Coast used high-water vehicles Thursday to reach people cut off by floodwaters in the aftermath of…
CANTONMENT, Fla. (AP) — The firetrucks and rescue vehicles kept passing her house even after Elaine Hulgan, 76, wrote "IN ATTIC HELP" on the f…
The Florida Highway Patrol reports a quadruple fatality in Bay County on Tuesday, with two drivers and two passengers killed in the early morn…
The Florida Highway Patrol reports the deaths of two drivers and the serious injury of some passengers in a traffic crash Tuesday afternoon in…
Jackson County public schools will reopen Friday.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida citrus company has sold another piece of land to the state for preservation.
Hurricane Sally lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line Wednesday with 105 mph (165) winds and rain measured in feet, not inches.
On Sept. 17, the Baptist College of Florida (BCF) in Graceville will celebrate the 233rd Anniversary of the United States of America’s Constitution.
With the General Election set for Nov. 3, Supervisor of Elections Sylvia Stephens is reminding voters they must be registered by Oct. 5 to cas…
NEW YORK (AP) — Many Americans have vivid memories of Jan. 28, 1986.
A look back at local history as chronicled in the Jackson County Floridan.
Chipola College officials announced Tuesday a closure due to inclement weather caused by Hurricane Sally.
Officials with the 14th Judicial Circuit announced courthouse closures on Tuesday.
Jackson County School Superintendent H. Larry Moore and the members of the Jackson County School Board announced Tuesday the closure of all Ja…
The following people were booked into the Jackson County jail during the latest available reporting period from Sept. 12-15:
Jackson County Commissioners have approved the application form that non-profit organizations will use when seeking a share of the federal Cor…
NEW YORK (AP) — In the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed something about the people severely ill from COVID-19: Many were obese.