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Jackson County man facing multiple charges after routine traffic stop
JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – On Sunday, Jackson County deputies conducted a routine traffic stop on a vehicle that led to an arrest. Jackson County deputies said they were patrolling Highway 71 and saw a white vehicle driving without tag lights. Deputies said once they made contact with the driver, Dexter Dutil, he told officers […]
Jackson County deputies conduct a traffic stop resulting in a DUI arrest
JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – On Sunday night, Jackson County deputies conducted a routine traffic stop that resulted in a DUI arrest. Jackson County deputies said around 10:15 p.m., they were patrolling near the intersection of Magnolia Road and Iron Bridge Road when they conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with no tag displayed. […]
Jackson County Correctional Facility Report For April 25, 2024
Janice Combs, 30, Marianna, Florida: Violation of county probation: Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. There are a total of 206 inmates lodged in the Jackson County Jail. This post is brought to you by Jeffrey O’Pry, Republican Candidate for Jackson County Sheriff.
Movie makers are busy in Northwest Florida
Suppose there is a mass die-off of honeybees in a small town on the panhandle, and then the bees come back to life. And they were not happy. That’s the premise of the movie Zombeez, a film that was made entirely in Northwest Florida. Pensacola would never be mistaken...
Narcotics Investigation leads to arrest at a home in Fountain
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -The Bay County Sheriff’s Office reports numerous complaints led to a narcotics investigation and an arrest of two individuals at a home in Fountain. The sheriff’s office said on April 24, members of the Special Investigations Division and the SWAT team served a search warrant...
Jackson County deputies arrested a man following warrants out of two counties
JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Jackson County deputies arrested a man following warrants out of Jackson and Bay Counties on Saturday. At around 7:00 p.m., deputies said they received information that Timothy Summerlin was at a local motel. When authorities arrived at the motel they located the room Summerlin was in and saw several other […]
19-year-old arrested after threatening family in Jackson County
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A man is in custody after threatening a family member with a gun. On Monday, troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol were reportedly called to a domestic incident on Interstate 10 at mile marker 159. FHP says the family member had gotten the 19-year-old out...
Florida Highway Patrol responded to a fatal accident in Holmes County
HOLMES COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – On Wednesday morning, Florida Highway Patrol officials responded to an accident that resulted in a fatality. Authorities said the incident happened around 8:30 a.m. when a semi with a trailer was traveling west on Interstate 10 in the outside lane around the 99-mile. The semi-truck swerved off the roadway […]
Spotlight on Butler, Covington, Crenshaw & Lowndes: Higher Education
LBW Community College, which provides academic, technical and workforce training programs, is a pivotal part of economic development in five counties in south Alabama. Programs are offered on four campuses. The main campus is in Andalusia, with additional sites in Greenville, Opp and Luverne. LBW serves Butler, Covington, Crenshaw, Coffee and Geneva counties in Alabama and attracts students from Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Washington counties in Florida. Many students attending LBW are the first in their family to attend college or pursue any type of formal education beyond high school.
'A big price': Oil drilling application in Florida Panhandle prompts environmental outcry
After a series of abandoned attempts by others, another company is hoping to strike oil in the fragile Apalachicola River basin — setting off a new round of opposition from environmentalists and other concerned citizens. Clearwater Land & Minerals Fla, whose principals hail from Shreveport, Louisiana, applied for a state permit in December to...
Dupree School one vote away from becoming a national landmark
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WTVY) - The Alabama Historical Commission unanimously voted to approve the recognition of the Historic Dupree School in Ashford. “We’re making progress with this and we’re so excited about the opportunity to carry this forward,” said Former Houston County Commissioner Doug Sinquefield. With this vote,...
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