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The Marianna City Commission held a called meeting Wednesday to finalize plans for replacing the contractor originally selected to build the M.E.R.E. Project Facility
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Creed Whitworth made it official last week in front of family, friends, and supporters from both Marianna and Sneads.
The Marianna Bulldogs are off to a flawless start, three games into the season and still unbeaten.
The Lady Bulldogs are still searching for their first win of the season, but no one can question their determination.
Grand Ridge had its hands full last week when the Bonifay Blue Devils came to town, bringing plenty of energy and leaving with two solid wins.
The Marianna High girls and boys cross-country teams qualified for the regional meet.
One team is left standing as I am writing this week’s Cupboard.
The Chipola Indians entered the weekend’s games at Gulf Coast State College with one win on the season and left Saturday night with two more, extending their early streak to three straight victories.
The Marianna High Bulldogs boys’ soccer team kicked off their 2025–26 season in strong fashion, earning a 2–0 shutout victory on the road against the Port St. Joe Sharks.
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Sneads High School’s culinary students are stepping into a kitchen that finally matches their ambition.
The Jackson County Times joined forces with IFAS and our friends in Marianna who accepted the Peanut Butter Challenge.
Talk to anyone who knows even a little about trees, and they’ll tell you that it’s never too early to start learning about them
Two-year-old Charli Taylor has had quite the busy life for someone who just celebrated her second birthday on October 26.
The Jackson County Cattlemen’s Association held its annual meeting at the Ag Extension Office on Penn Avenue. Attendees enjoyed a hearty meal of smoked steaks, baked potatoes, salad, rolls, and dessert.
The halls of the Chipola Apartments, located inside the historic Chipola Hotel, are filled once again with color, sparkle, and the spirit of the season.
At 4408 Lafayette Street in downtown Marianna, there’s a little shop that holds a lot of history.
When Kaboodles Boutique opened its doors on October 2, 2022, at 2899 Orange Street in Marianna, owner Pamela Shack wasn’t just launching a business, she was continuing a legacy of love and generosity deeply rooted in her family and faith.
Petoberfest celebrated its sixth anniversary last Friday at Madison Street Park, and the scene couldn’t have been more perfect.
Rivertown Community Church was the setting for the sixth annual Ladies First event on October 8.
Fall is definitely in the air, and festivals, pumpkin patches, and other seasonal events are popping up all over Jackson County.
Jackson County can count on many things, and one of them is that the First Ladies of Sneads will always show up for their community.
Malone Volunteer Fire Department is getting closer and closer to a brand-new fire station. And everyone knows it’s not a minute too soon.
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Sneads High School’s culinary students are stepping into a kitchen that finally matches their ambition.
The Times last reported on this project in August, and there’s been steady progress since then.
Talk to anyone who knows even a little about trees, and they’ll tell you that it’s never too early to start learning about them
The Panhandle Gator Club is calling on Jackson Countians to join in supporting one of the University of Florida’s most inspiring causes, the Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars Program.
Opinion
Christmas is a time of joy, celebration, and giving. For many, it’s a season marked by an overwhelming desire to show love and appreciation to family, friends, and even strangers.
"If we walk in the light as he is in the light we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin." 1 John 1:7.
As you all know, I have tons to say about my dad.
Nothing like a week with minimal (two to three games) of rec ball across Jackson County to regroup, revive, and get ready for the next round of sports.
"After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and people and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands."
Sometimes, there are three sides, yours, the other party and the truth. But that’s a story for a different day.
There is a chilling efficiency to hate. It does not need to be taught—only permitted.
Football, volleyball and golf are winding down with most finishing up this month. Basketball is getting ready and anxiously awaiting their start time.
Lee Greenwood didn’t write and sing God Bless ‘Merica.
In recent years, a phrase has become almost toxic in the public square and on social media: “thoughts and prayers.”
Walk through any town after a hurricane, or any neighborhood after a fire, and you will see a sight that Scripture knows well: ruins. Shattered windows, toppled walls, twisted beams—the remains of what once promised shelter and safety. In the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, these are images this town knows all too well. The ruin is not only material. It is spiritual. To stand in the rubble of what was once home or sanctuary is to feel disoriented, even abandoned.
"Of course, there is great gain with godliness combined with contentment; for we brought nothing into the world so that we can take nothing out of it; but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these." 1 Timothy 6:6-8.
This is one time I really don’t know where to begin, but as you probably know, I usually figure it out, even if it means going all the way around the block just to walk back through my front door.
"But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day. The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:8-9.