During the latest meeting of the Jackson County Board of County Commissioners, Chief Jammie Jeter of the Jackson County Correctional Facility presented a proposal to enhance inmate services and bolster digital security at the jail.

Cottondale Police Chief Richard Carley requested $900 in opioid settlement funds to support officer participation in a certification program at the University of Miami.

After decades of planning, the long-awaited Convention Center at Endeavor officially opens its doors this July.

Y’all asked for it and Sam and the City of Marianna public works guys delivered!New Steps from Madison Street Park to adjacent parking lot (Winn Dixie). Thank you for making it happen.

In a decision drawing both praise and concern, the Jackson County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 to offer a key county position to Jim Dean, a seasoned public servant with deep experience in city and county management. The vote, taken in a called meeting Monday afternoon, reflects a growing sense of urgency among commissioners ahead of the upcoming budget season — but also sparked debate about the bypassing of traditional hiring procedures.

City Manager William Long updated the Times on the status of Marianna’s Public Safety Building.

With a critical June 1 deadline looming, Jackson County Tax Collector Mary Carol Murdock appeared before the Board of County Commissioners this week to address the fate of 281 tax certificates set to expire.

At the Board’s regular May meeting of the Jackson County Board of County Commissioners, representing Opportunity Florida, Roy Baker appeared before the Board to request the adoption of a resolution in support of the Redesignation of a Rural Area of Opportunity in Northwest Florida.

After 18 years of dedicated public service, including seven years as County Administrator, Wilanne Daniels officially announced her resignation Tuesday at the Board meeting, effective June 3, 2025.

In the rolling pines of Jackson County, Florida, where the courthouse clock kept time for both justice and tradition, Judge Robert L. McCrary, Jr. presided with quiet dignity. By the time Clarence Earl Gideon stood before him in 1961, McCrary was already a seasoned presence in Florida’s legal world.

Jeffrey Pittman, president of the Jackson County Farm Bureau, urged the Jackson County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday night to preserve agricultural lands and rural values amid increasing development pressure.

The Jackson County Board of County Commissioners voted to dedicate their board room as the Ernie Padgett Board Room on April 22, 2025.