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Traffic crash on I-10 in Jackson County leaves two seriously injured
JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Two Illinois residents are in the hospital after a traffic crash on Interstate 10 in Jackson County on Wednesday. The crash happened just before 11:30 a.m. at mile marker 139 just East of the Highway 71 exit in Marianna, officials said. State troopers say a pickup truck hauling a camper, […]
Jackson County Correctional Facility Report For April 30, 2024
Romaana Bell, 43, West Palm Beach, Florida: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs-third offense, driving while license suspended or revoked with knowledge: Marianna Police Department. There are a total of 207 inmates lodged in the Jackson County Jail. This post is brought to you by Jeffrey O’Pry, Republican...
10 years ago: Historic rain, flooding hits Northwest Florida
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Ten years ago today, the Pandhandle began picking up the pieces after devastating floods destroyed homes, businesses and lives on April 29, 2014. Nearly two feet of rain submerged parts of Northwest Florida and Baldwin counties. "Typically the city of Pensacola receives approximately 65 inches of rainfall...
Malone School teacher instills lifelong lessons in her students
MALONE, Fla. (WMBB) – Kayla Johnson is in her second year at Malone School, and whenever her name comes up in conversation her flexibility and willingness to assist in any way possible always come up first. “She just did whatever I asked her to do. We had her in 5th-grade science, she was willing and […]
Missing man in Jackson County
JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Authorities are on the lookout for a missing and possibly endangered man in Jackson County. According to deputies with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, 46-year-old Justin Garrett Griffin was last seen near Vancouver Drive in Alford around 8 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 26. Officials...
FPL to replace 3,300 power poles this year
When Hurricane Sally made landfall in Pensacola in 2020, it snapped power poles like toothpicks, left nearly a quarter of a million Northwest Florida residents without electricity, and, in the final tally, caused almost $150 million in damage to the area’s power grid. It took nearly 8,000 workers from 25 states weeks just to get the lights back on.
CORRECTING and REPLACING XRL/ALC Closes $9.6 MM Bridge Transaction for Florida Rural Hospital
IRVINGTON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2024-- Please replace the release issued April 22, 2024 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions to the 2 nd and 6 th paragraphs. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240422077317/en/ Calhoun-Liberty Hospital Project Rendering (Photo: Business Wire)
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