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          <title>Judge&#8217;s order removes inmate workers from county, city</title>
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As of Monday, none of the inmates sentenced by County Judge Woody Hatcher will be allowed to work as &#8220;trusties&#8221; outside the facility, according to Jackson County Administrator Ted Lakey.
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          <title>Troy professor charged with sex abuse</title>
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A Troy University Dothan campus professor has been charged with sexual abuse involving a student.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Movie convertible to feature in vets parade</title>
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A red convertible featured in the 1986 hit movie &#8220;Something Wild&#8221; will roll in Saturday&#8217;s Veterans&#8217; Day parade through downtown Marianna.
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          <title>Police Roundup for Nov. 4</title>
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Police Roundup for Nov. 4           ]]></description>
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          <title>Police Roundup for Nov. 3</title>
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Police Roundup for Nov. 3           ]]></description>
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          <title>Stage set for &#8216;Musical Comedy Murders&#8217;</title>
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Chipola College opens its latest show tonight for a three-night run and a matinee on Sunday. 
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          <title>Mother, aunt charged in infant&#8217;s disappearance</title>
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At a news conference Thursday morning Washington County Sheriff Bobby Haddock announced charges against the mother and aunt of 7-month-old Shannon Lea Dedrick.&nbsp; The announcement came five days after Shannon was reported missing and just hours after she was found alive.&nbsp; Sheriff Haddock says the investigation was like an old southern saying, it was like pulling hen&#8217;s teeth.&nbsp; The case was solved through grunt work by all law enforcement involved.           ]]></description>
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          <title>City courts customers with extra incentives</title>
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Marianna City Commissioners on Tuesday voted to increase the monetary incentive for residents who will convert from electrically-powered major appliances and go instead on the city&#8217;s natural gas system.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Marianna Woman&#8217;s Club invites community to 90th anniversary celebration</title>
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The Marianna Woman&#8217;s Club will celebrate its 90th anniversary from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the clubhouse, located at the corner of Caledonia and Clinton streets.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Tattoo shop draws a protest</title>
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The new tattoo establishment off Lafayette Street in Marianna opened on Halloween, and at least one neighbor thought it was a holiday prank when she saw the banner advertising it.
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          <title>&#8216;Old timers&#8217; to play in new gym</title>
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More than 40 former Malone Tiger basketball players have signed on to play in Thursday night&#8217;s &#8220;old timers&#8221; basketball game at 6 p.m. in the school&#8217;s newly renovated gym.
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          <title>Man charged with hitting pregnant woman</title>
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A Marianna resident was arrested and charged with aggravated battery on a pregnant female early Tuesday.
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          <title>Residents warned about salesmen</title>
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The Marianna Police Department is warning citizens to be cautions in dealing with door-to-door sales persons.
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          <title>Hundreds turn out for spectral sightings</title>
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Roughly 1,300 people came out to the Spirit of the Caverns event last Friday and Saturday, according to Florida Caverns State Park Ranger Billy Bailey.
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          <title>Man faces federal charge in plot to murder wife</title>
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Authorities recently arrested a Dothan man on charges that he&#8217;d hired another man to murder his estranged wife.
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          <title>Bomb threat at Wal&#45;Mart empties store</title>
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An unfounded bomb threat emptied the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Jackson County for about two hours Monday night, according to Major Donnie Branch of the Jackson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Baby found alive</title>
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Washington County Sheriff Bobby Haddock was crying as he delivered the news that baby Shannon Dedrick was found alive.
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          <title>Police Roundup for Nov. 2</title>
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Police Roundup for Nov. 2           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:46:48 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>St. Joe Co. weathers recession by thinking big</title>
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Building along the Florida Panhandle&#8217;s picturesque seaside slowed when financing dried up and the economy soured. Fences with architects&#8217; renderings of developments hide the unfinished eyesores dotting the beaches.
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          <title>Two arrested after motel room fire</title>
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Jackson County authorities say a small fire in a room at Microtel on Highway 71 near Interstate 10 Saturday began as the result of someone&#8217;s attempt to make methamphetamine.
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          <title>County seeks grant for new fire station</title>
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Jackson County has applied for an $800,000 grant to build a new main fire station and another $600,000 to buy and aerial truck.
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          <title>Search continues for missing child</title>
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Washington County authorities say they have a &#8220;a person of suspicion&#8221; in the Saturday disappearance of a baby from her home in Chipley. The name of the suspect was not released, however, and no one had been arrested as of late Monday.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Malone Pecan Festival approaches</title>
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The 5th annual Malone Pecan Festival will be held Nov. 21. Admission is free.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Two arrested on drug charges</title>
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Two people were detained in separate and unrelated drug busts Thursday, according to a news release from the Jackson County Drug Task Force.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Man arrested a week ago charged again</title>
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Investigators with the Jackson County Drug Task Force found themselves in pursuit of a suspect Thursday near Greenwood.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Residents, supporters rally for Country Crossing</title>
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HOUSTON COUNTY, Ala. &#8212; Tony Westbrook stood before the cameras at Country Crossing wearing muddy boots and a weathered expression. His blue work shirt with his first name engraved on it served as a testimony to his blue-collar roots.
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          <title>Judge denies retrial motion</title>
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Circuit Judge Bill Wright has denied the defense&#8217;s motion requesting that Wesley Jonathan Williams get a new trial.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Police roundup for Oct. 29 and 30</title>
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The Marianna Police Department listed the following incidents for Oct. 29 and 30, the latest available reports           ]]></description>
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          <title>Tips for staying safe this Halloween</title>
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With many kids planning a raid on the regional candy supply this weekend, these Halloween safety tips are being offered for trick-or-treating families.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Arts event at Chipola Sunday</title>
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The 5th annual Sunday Afternoon with the Arts event is set for this Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Chipola Arts Center at Chipola College. Admission is free.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fla. fugitive arrested after 21 years</title>
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LAKELAND &#8212; Edward Morales moved on with his life after leaving prison 21 years ago.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Woman detained on drug charges</title>
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A Chattahoochee woman posted bond Thursday after being booked on several drug charges Wednesday night.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Vaccine coming for students</title>
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Health care providers will soon start administering the swine flu vaccine free of charge to local children at their schools.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Police roundup for Oct. 28</title>
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The Marianna Police Department  listed the following incidents for Oct. 28, the latest available report           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:30:06 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>County amends its road plan</title>
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The Jackson County Commission fine-tuned a long-term road-spending plan at its meeting Tuesday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Arson suspected in Two Egg fire earlier this week</title>
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Arson is suspected in the fire that damaged the home of a Jackson County couple this week.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Woman arrested for abuse of senior</title>
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A Holmes County woman  is accused of abusing an elderly victim under her care when she worked for a health care center in Jackson County.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Grade schoolers get taste of farm life</title>
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More than 300 local first-graders went to the  North Florida Research and Education Center Wednesday morning, and another 350 are scheduled to arrive today for a hands-on lesson in farming and livestock care.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Marianna woman sued for tax fraud</title>
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The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil suit against seven people accused of promoting a &#8220;redemption&#8221; tax return scheme, including a Marianna resident who owns a Panama City business.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Chiles walks, wants more than talk</title>
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His thick, unruly eyebrows give Bud Chiles away as the offspring of the late and highly respected  Florida governor, Lawton Chiles.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:30:45 CST</pubDate>
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The Marianna Police Department  listed the following incidents for Oct. 27, the latest available report           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:06:40 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Sneads auxiliary invites veterans to free meal</title>
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The American Legion Auxiliary in Sneads, Unit 241, will honor area veterans and their spouses with a  home-cooked luncheon  on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the post on Legion Road. The lunch will be served from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:30:15 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Pink Ladies set to celebrate 50th year</title>
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A young mother spends a string of sleepless nights beside the tiny incubator, holding her infant son, who clings to life by the slenderest of threads.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:30:49 CST</pubDate>
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The city of Malone lost an icon of the community Monday in the death of 87-year-old Dwiot Herring Sr.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:30:08 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Representatives need a reminder</title>
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After long deliberation on the health care issue, I have come to the conclusion that Rep. Allen Boyd and Sen. Bill Nelson should know that any government, whether it be the federal government or state government, has no place within health care, and especially insurance.           ]]></description>
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A man was taken to Jackson Hospital for treatment after being rescued from a burning vehicle Tuesday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:30:24 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Bikers to raise money for causes</title>
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A number of local firefighters like to ride motorcycles in their private time, and recently found a way to ride and do something good for others.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:30:08 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Weather affects cotton, peanut crops</title>
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High winds two weekends ago and the torrential rain on Tuesday  have made life difficult for area cotton farmers, who will likely lose some of their crop because of the storm systems.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:30:17 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Stolen tank recovered</title>
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The Marianna Police Department reports that a helium tank reported stolen Tuesday was located in safe hands, but its regulator is still missing.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:30:15 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Time to remember hospice volunteers</title>
          <link>http://www2.jcfloridan.com/jcf/news/opinion/letters/article/time_to_remember_hospice_volunteers/104022/</link>
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When we think of health care breakthroughs, we usually think of new surgical procedures or miracle drugs, not hospice care. Hospice&#8217;s story, however, is unique and remarkable.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:30:01 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Police roundup for Oct. 26</title>
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The Marianna Police Department  listed the following incidents for Oct. 26, the latest available report           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:33:35 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Marijuana plants seized Monday</title>
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The Jackson County Drug Task force seized about 121 mature marijuana plants Monday off Bateau Pond Road near Dellwood.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:30:04 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Two arrested on drug warrants</title>
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Three Jackson County residents were arrested Saturday, two of them for alleged drug offenses and one for resisting an officer.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:30:13 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Weekend fire destroys home</title>
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The home of a Jackson County couple was destroyed by fire Saturday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:30:11 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Alford man dies in wreck</title>
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An Alford man died in a one-vehicle crash early Sunday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:30:23 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>After decades, a dream comes true</title>
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Francis Epton will celebrate his 90th birthday Saturday &#8212; and will realize a dream he&#8217;s been working on for the past 70 years.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:30:17 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Front to bring storms</title>
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Some bad weather may persist in the area most of today, warns Jackson County Emergency Management Director Rodney Andreasen.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:30:47 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Police roundup for Oct. 25</title>
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The Marianna Police Department  listed the following incidents for Oct. 25, the latest available report           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:50:56 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Symposium on breast cancer educates</title>
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The Breast Cancer Symposium hosted by Jackson Hospital, the Florida Department of Health and other partners drew hundreds of women to the Jackson County ag center on Penn Avenue Thursday night.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:30:35 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Veterans Parade moved to Saturday</title>
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A Veterans Parade will be held in Marianna at 10 a.m. on Nov. 7, a Saturday. The parade  will travel down U.S. Highway 90 (Lafayette Street). 
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          <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:00:33 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>A few  glimmers appear</title>
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Despite the continuing gloom on the economic front, there may be a few glimmers that, at least, locally, things might be about to improve.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:30:52 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Habitat event features steak and treasures</title>
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A vintage Lionel electric train set, a football autographed by University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, and an antique rocking chair are just a few of the items up for grabs at this year&#8217;s Habitat for Humanity Smoked Steak Dinner and Auction.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:00:38 CST</pubDate>
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Police Roundup for Oct. 22 and 23           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:31:10 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Chattahoochee cop commits suicide</title>
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A Chattahoochee police officer shot himself to death Friday as police were discovering the body of his long-time mistress buried in a shallow grave near his home east of Chattahoochee, according to Chattahoochee Police Chief Vann Pullen.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:55:51 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Contractor charged with Medicaid fraud</title>
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A Holmes County contractor has been accused of Medicaid fraud, according to a press release from Attorney General Bill McCollum.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:00:41 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Festival declared a success</title>
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Cold, windy weather last weekend didn&#8217;t keep the crowds away from the Graceville Harvest Day Festival, a good sign for the many upcoming local events.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:00:06 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Reaction to Southwest plans positive</title>
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Local travelers will soon have another option when they start shopping for tickets to certain domestic destinations.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:00:03 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Judge hears retrial motion</title>
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Judge Bill Wright made no immediate ruling Friday on whether Wesley Jonathan Williams will get a new trial.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:56:24 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Volunteers sought to ring bells</title>
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Salvation Army&#8217;s bell-ringer campaign begins the day before Thanksgiving and will run until Christmas Eve.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:00:28 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Missing man found</title>
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The 29-year-old Grand Ridge man reported missing Wednesday was located at a friend&#8217;s home in Calhoun County Thursday morning and is doing fine, according to a news release from the Jackson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:00:26 CST</pubDate>
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The Florida Highway Patrol has released the names of four people who died in an Oct. 10 traffic crash on Interstate 10 in Jackson County.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:00:14 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Police Roundup for Oct. 21</title>
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Police Roundup for Oct. 21           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:36:02 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>County to accept unwanted stuff</title>
          <link>http://www2.jcfloridan.com/jcf/news/local/article/county_to_accept_unwanted_stuff/102481/</link>
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Jackson County accepts unwanted appliances and somewhat hazardous materials year-round during the week, and free of charge.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:30:33 CST</pubDate>
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Murder and robbery suspect Toriano Grant was returned to Jackson County Tuesday evening to face charges.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:30:24 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Healthy Start to try again with insurance campaign</title>
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Chipola Healthy Start is trying to get more parents involved in Florida KidCare, a low-cost insurance for children 19 years of age and younger. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:40 CST</pubDate>
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Circuit Judge Bill Wright is scheduled on Friday morning to hear the motion for retrial filed by Wesley Jonathan Williams&#8217; defense attorney, Walter Smith.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:00:19 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Police Roundup for Oct. 20</title>
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Police Roundup for Oct. 20           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:39:11 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Bellamy bride may make Caverns appearance</title>
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Anyone who has spent any time at all in Jackson County has probably heard some version of this area&#8217;s most famous ghost story. 
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          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:22 CST</pubDate>
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A juvenile was arrested Tuesday and charged with burglary and theft after police were called out to investigate suspicious activity.
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This is a letter I sent to the Florida Public Service Commission dated Oct. 19, and I would like to encourage all FPU customers to get involved.           ]]></description>
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The Marianna resident was working in building maintenance several decades ago at Sunland, back when recycling was just getting traction as a good idea for the planet. 
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A cast of more than 50 members of the Jackson County community has been assembled to present the Charles Dickens classic, &#8220;A Christmas Carol.&#8221; 
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Police Roundup for Oct. 19           ]]></description>
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A year after he allegedly gunned down a Williamsburg, Va. teenager in possible self-defense, fled his rental home in New Kent County, Va., and then surrendered to federal agents in Alabama, John Steven Carter is still off the radar of the county prosecutor.
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The Chipola Regional Workforce Board reports unemployment in the five-county area it serves fell again in September.
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Jackson County residents will walk easier as county leaders start up plans for more pedestrian-friendly roads.
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The Jackson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office has retrieved some videotape investigators hope will help them catch a pair of thieves who were very specific about what they stole. 
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A scam artist recently turned a local woman&#8217;s love of family against her in order to bilk her out of $300. The Jackson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is warning others not to fall victim to the ruse.
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Authorities in Alabama arrested Jackson County murder suspect Toriano Decoryell &#8220;Corey&#8221; Grant last Friday afternoon. 
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The FluMist form of the swine flu vaccine has arrived in Jackson County. Health department officials said Monday the injectable form is expected to be here in a few weeks.
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Police Roundup for Oct. 18           ]]></description>
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The boil water notice issued Friday for some portions of Marianna was lifted around noon Monday.           ]]></description>
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The Jackson County Commission extended the development order for a new subdivision just off U.S. Highway 90 between Marianna and Cottondale.
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Jackson County and several other nearby communities are seeking a second extension of their status as &#8220;Rural Areas of Critical Economic Concern.&#8221;
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Sneads town council members are once again trying something new to deal with the town&#8217;s ongoing problem of noise issues with the local bar.
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The company providing electrical service to Marianna and a number of other surrounding communities is expected to merge with another utility by the end of the month.
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The Jackson County Commission agreed to help a property owner deal with a problem created by the county&#8217;s attempt to correct a drainage concern.
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Police Roundup for Oct. 15 and 16           ]]></description>
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A Washington County woman was charged with drug offenses after a methamphetamine lab was discovered in her home, according to a press release from the Washington County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.
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The Marianna Department of Public Works issued a boil water notice Friday after a vehicle struck a fire hydrant, causing a drop in water pressure.           ]]></description>
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