Wednesday, January 7, 2026 marked an extraordinary moment for Jackson County Fire Rescue. The department was named the 2025 Rural EMS Provider of the Year for the State of Florida, an honor presented by Florida Health during its Excellence in Emergency Medical Services Awards Ceremony.

It was standing room only Tuesday night at the Marianna City Commission meeting as the public gathered to express their concerns over a possible development on Bumpnose Road.

The Jackson County Board of County Commissioners has scheduled a public hearing for two Community Development items.

 The ranking order for the six candidates applying to be the attorney for the Jackson County Board of County Commissioners has been released.

With the holidays in full swing, the Times received numerous calls asking if what they heard about sleeping in cars was illegal in Florida.

In 1933 Don Fuqua was born in Jacksonville, Florida. His father John managed an A & P Tea grocery store. After his brother Harry was born in 1936, Mr. Fuqua decided that a large city was not the ideal place to raise three boys, so with an improving American economy, the Fuqua family moved to Altha, Florida, in 1938, a small community in Calhoun County. At the Fuqua farm, Don and his brothers helped operate dairy cattle, and grow and harvest soybeans, cotton, and peanuts.

The Jackson County Board of County Commissioners will meet in a special session on Tuesday, January 6, to interview six candidates for the position of county attorney.

Several new Florida laws take effect January 1, bringing changes that affect pet owners, health care patients, and everyday consumers across the state, including here in Jackson County.

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