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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...
More heat develops away from the coast today
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Good Thursday morning everyone!. It’s another quiet start on radar. However, another round of fog and low clouds has developed for the morning commute. We’ll see dense spots of fog mainly inland. Patchy dense spots or low clouds start out on the coast with...
Malone man dead after motorcycle crash involving deer in Jackson County
JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – In Marianna on Saturday, a crash involving a deer and a motorcycle resulted in one man dead and two injured. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said a motorcycle was traveling south just after 9:30 p.m. on State Road 71 near Jasmine Drive. The driver collided with the deer causing both […]
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...
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...
Blountstown track and field teams sweep districts
WEWAHITCHA, Fla. (WMBB) – The Blountstown boys and girls track and field teams took first place at the Class 1A District 2 Championship meet in Wewahitcka on Tuesday. The Blountstown girls edged out their track and field rival, Port St. Joe, by just one point to secure the title. Class 2A District 1 Girls Team […]
Municipal Election Day guide for Gadsden County
QUINCY, Fla. (WCTV) - April 30th marks Municipal Election Day in Gadsden County. Below is a guide for voters before they head to the polls. Polls open at 7 am and close at 7 pm. If you are in line by 7 pm, you will be allowed to cast your vote.
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)
Florida Power & Light volunteers restore campsite damaged since Hurricane Michael
CHIPLEY, Fla. (WMBB) — The Whitewater Lake campsite was heavily damaged during Hurricane Michael and has been closed to the public ever since. The Northwest Florida Water Management District invited a group of Florida Power and Light employees to help them get the Chipley campground reopened. A dozen volunteers laid down sod, built fences and […]
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