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August 11, 2008
Police: Man admits snatching purse from elderly woman
A Cottondale man is accused of stealing a purse from a 78-year-old woman last year outside a local fast food restaurant, according to police.
Davis murder trial postponed
The murder trial of Harry James Davis, which was scheduled to begin Tuesday, has been continued to October instead.
Fireman/EMT is also an artist
Michael Blum has been a fighting fires and saving lives as a member of the Marianna Fire Department for almost eight years.
Police: Suspect found hiding in bedroom
Police who were hot on the trail of a wanted man found him hiding in a bedroom Sunday, according to a press release from the Marianna Police Department.
Siblings charged with burglary
A brother and sister have admitted burglarizing a house in Marianna Sunday and were two taken into custody shortly after the theft occurred, according to a press release from the Marianna Police Department.
Southern governors to develop energy plan
Southern governors whose states represent one of the nation’s major energy producing regions are working on a comprehensive plan to reduce the South’s carbon footprint and create jobs.
Sugar grower pushes for inland port in Florida
Sugar grower Florida Crystals is lobbying for an inland port with the development of an industrial and commercial center just south of Lake Okeechobee, smack in the heart of the state’s proposed pathway for Everglades restoration.
Marianna pedestrian injured
A 23-year-old Marianna, Fla., man suffered serious injuries Sunday night after a vehicle struck him as he ran on the roadway, according to a Florida State Highway Patrol report.
August 10, 2008
US faults Russia for rising violence in Georgia
Russia’s use of overwhelming military force against Georgia, including strategic bombers and ballistic missiles, is disproportionate to any threat from the former Soviet state and could escalate tensions in the volatile region, a senior U.S. official said Saturday.
Ford told FBI about panel’s doubts on JFK murder
Former President Ford secretly advised the FBI that two of his fellow members on the Warren Commission doubted the FBI’s conclusion that John F. Kennedy was shot from the sixth floor of the Texas Book Depository in Dallas, according to newly released records from Ford’s FBI files.
Edwards’ affair his most costly political risk
Backed by his friendly Southern drawl, the practiced charm of a courtroom warrior and a smile bright enough to blind the camera’s eye, John Edwards never lacked the confidence to take the big risk.
Cloned puppies may have exposed 31-year mystery
A woman who made news around the world when she had five pups cloned from her beloved pit bull Booger looked very familiar to some who saw her picture: She’s the same woman who 31 years earlier was accused of abducting a Mormon missionary in England, handcuffing him to a bed and making him her sex slave.
Help a hero
Staff Sgt. Bill Sellers dutifully served his country. Now local vets ask the community to serve him. Donations to help Sellers make it to Arizona, where he is offered free treatment for injuries sustained in Operation Iraqi Freedom, may be made to and People’s South Bank branch under the SSG Bill Sellers Treatment Fund, account #3302951359.
August 09, 2008
It’s not too late to register at Chipola College
It’s not too late to sign up for classes in the upcoming school year at Chipola College; not even for those interested in applying for one of the state college’s eight Bachelor’s degree programs.
16th person dies as result of Texas bus crash
The death toll rose to 16 Saturday in the crash of a chartered bus carrying a Vietnamese Catholic group to an annual pilgrimage in Missouri, one of the nation’s deadliest highway accidents in years.
Actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at age 50
Bernie Mac, the actor and comedian who teamed up in the casino heist caper “Ocean’s Eleven” and gained a prestigious Peabody Award for his sitcom “The Bernie Mac Show,“ died Saturday at age 50.
August 08, 2008
Marianna surplus property auction
The City of Marianna has set plans for a surplus property auction with a variety of items to bid on, including 13 desks, one old push mower, 240 gas meters and six used vehicles.
Feds investigate if Rockefeller was German student
A Connecticut family is convinced that the mysterious man accused of kidnapping his daughter in Boston and wanted for questioning in the 1985 disappearance of a California couple was a German student who lived with the family decades ago.
Stormwater problems flood Sneads
A couple of weeks ago, when the skies opened up and dumped five inches of rain in three hours, Bill Goodwin’s yard looked more like a lake than a lawn. In the larger scheme of things, Goodwin and Sneads City Manager Ed Kilpatrick do share one belief: There are stormwater problems in the city that need attention.
Police raid Md. mayor’s home and kill his dogs
Mayor Cheye Calvo got home from work, saw a package addressed to his wife on the front porch and brought it inside, putting it on a table. Suddenly, police with guns drawn kicked in the door and stormed in, shooting to death the couple’s two dogs and seizing the unopened package.
August 07, 2008
Wanted man captured by Marianna PD
A man wanted by Jackson County authorities has been captured, thanks to the Marianna Police Department.
Bascom man convicted in drug case
A Jackson County jury deliberated a little more than an hour before convicting a Bascom man on drug charges Thursday.
Troy University increasing visibility on Chipola campus
Within a year, Troy University expects to have established bachelor’s degree programs in counseling and psychology on the Chipola College campus, according to Troy’s southeast regional coordinator David White. He spoke of the plan Thursday at a ribbon-cutting ceremony held to mark Troy’s increased visibility at Chipola.
Right-of-way deeds advance plans to pave Sylvania Plantation Road
Jackson County Commissioner Milton Pittman said this week that a deed-signing get-together held in anticipation of a road-paving project went well Tuesday evening.
Drug task force nabs trio on Harrison Street
Law enforcment officers with the Jackson County Drug Task Force converged on the Marianna home of Frank Brown Jr. Thursday afternoon, arresting him and at least two others on drug charges.
Caryville man catches record blue catfish
Long-time Washington County resident James Mitchell caught a new state-record blue catfish late Monday afternoon on the Choctawhatchee River.
Ivins was anthrax killer, U.S. says
Army scientist Bruce Ivins had in his lab highly purified anthrax spores that were linked to the 2001 attacks that killed five and access to the distinctive envelopes used to mail them, the government declared Wednesday.
Year after Utah mine collapse, many failures clear
The collapse of the Crandall Canyon mine one year ago was so extensive, federal officials found no other mining disaster in the last 50 years to compare to it.
9 presumed dead in wildfire helicopter crash
Eight firefighters and a pilot are presumed dead in the crash of a helicopter that had just picked up workers battling a blaze in a Northern California forest, officials said Wednesday.
General: Fla. Guard in best shape since 9-11
The Florida National Guard is better prepared for hurricanes and other disasters than any time since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, its commanding general said Wednesday during an emergency exercise.
