Two veterans of public service on Monday attended what will likely be their last county commission meeting in their official capacities.

Jackson County Commissioners are looking to pave some dirt roads in 2009 and beyond.

Tuesday night’s local election totals revealed big losses for some incumbents and landslide victories for others, while the hotly contested Jackson County Sheriff’s race was narrowed from 10 to just four candidates.

The Jackson County Supervisor of Elections Office announced unofficial absentee and early voting totals at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The town of Grand Ridge has almost finished installing the sewer collection lines that will help get citizens on a central wastewater treatment system and abandon their individual septic tanks.

Jackson County Commissioners want their administrator to negotiate with the city of Marianna to figure out an equitable cost-sharing plan for fire service issues that currently have the two governing bodies at odds.

Jackson County Commissioners will seek bids on fuel station project.

Jackson County Commissioners continued budget talks in a workshop Tuesday.

Jackson County Commissioners set a tentative ad valorem tax rate at 7.289 percent on Thursday, the same millage as last year.

Jackson County residents who live within five miles of Marianna could wonder who will help protect them in an emergency after next October.
Jackson County administration and the City of Marianna are currently negotiating their interlocal fire coverage contract, in which the county pays the city to provide fire and emergency medical services to Jackson County residents living within five miles of the Marianna city limits.

A new liquor store is on tap for Jackson County, with the development approved Tuesday by the Jackson County Commissioners in a 4-1 vote, with board member Milton Pittman casting the lone opposing vote.

In a split vote Tuesday, Jackson County Commissioners decided to increase the per-mile charge for ambulance service from $8 to $10 a mile.

Jackson County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the Compass Lake in the Hills Municipal Special Taxing Unit assessment of $135 per parcel in the 6,344-lot subdivision, the same amount as last year.

Commissioners continue budget talks, try to trim more than $3 million from proposed budget.

The Board of County Commissioners and Marianna City Commission are negotiating its interlocal agreement for fire and EMS services.
On Thursday,  BOCC rejected the city’s request for the county to pay a $40,000 increase in the contract.