What started as a broken shark tooth in the Chipola River has evolved into one of the most significant fossil discoveries in the world, thanks to Marianna native and longtime Alabama biology teacher, Ashley Allen.

Merritt’s Millpond is to Jackson County what Disney World is to Orlando. 

A special blood drive was held Thursday, July 3, at the Wells Fargo Bank in Marianna in honor of Jazmina Matias, a vibrant little girl whose life was cut tragically short by leukemia. The event, organized by her mother, Rebecca Matias, commemorates what would have been Jazmina’s third birthday.

The Cottondale Darlings were a special group from the time they took the field opening night of rec ball in April.

In a historic moment for Jackson County, Jenel D'Alessandro was officially installed as the new Commander of Ted Walt VFW Post 12046 last Thursday evening. D'Alessandro is notably the first female commander for any veteran organization in Jackson County, Florida.

The Jackson County Board of County Commissioners proudly recognized Breanna Booker as the Employee of the Month for July 2025 during their recent meeting.

Marianna High School is welcoming a familiar face to a new role this year as Joy Hand steps in to lead both the court and beach volleyball programs.

In a moment of quiet but powerful history, Sara Applewhite Hughes recently became the first woman president of the Marianna Rotary Club, marking a new chapter in the organization’s proud legacy of service. While she is the first to hold the gavel, she is quick to point out she was not the first woman inducted. That honor belongs to Carmen Smith, who joined in October 2015. Hughes followed just a few months later in January 2016.

Two young women from Jackson County recently wrapped up a year of service that reached every corner of Florida agriculture.

The Jackson County Board of County Commissioners honored Timothy Perry for a decade of dedicated service Tuesday at their regularly scheduled county commission meeting.

It was a happy day at the school board office Monday when the announcement was made that Jackson County had three schools that scored an A. Out of the other six schools reporting, three were a B school and three were a C school. The district maintained their B grade from the 2024 testing period.