Cottondale News

A Cottondale woman's attempted "hat trick" failed miserably Wednesday, when a police officer discovered she'd allegedly dropped two small bags of marijuana into his hat.

A Jackson County jury awarded a car crash victim more than $4 million Friday, in one of the highest civil action awards in the county's history.

Radcliffe Melbourne Myers is 50 years old. He is 5"08" with brown hair and brown eyes.

Comments 0 Recommend 0 December 10, 2009 10:10:00 AM S. BRADY CALHOUN / News Herald Writer For Wesley Williams, 25, the sentence almost certainly will be life in prison without the possibility of probation.

The 2009 Washington County Toys for Tots campaign is in full swing. As you know, all the toys collected will go to needy children in Washington County.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office recovered a stolen truck Wednesday that had been missing for two months.

On December 1, 2009, the Jackson County Sheriff's Department responded to a residential alarm at 3732 Jerry Ln.

A two-month old child has been critically injured in a local accident according to Florida Highway Patrol.

An owner of a Houston County nightclub says he won't reopen it until he gets legal advice on how to operate it after an accusation that it allowed too much nudity.

In an effort to save money on elections, Jackson County plans to consolidate its polling places from 25 to 14.

Tropical Storm Ida left several inches of rain across Jackson County late Monday and much of Tuesday.

A county resident was caught in the act of burglarizing his alma mater early Sunday and his partner in crime is still on the loose, according to Cottondale Police Chief William Watford.

On 11-08-09 around 12:45 A.M. a Officer from the Cottondale Police Dept. did a foot patrol of the interior halls of the Cottondale High School.

Accomplished instrumentalists in The Baptist College of Florida Jazz Band in Graceville, Florida showcased their musical abilities and eclectic compositions to hundreds of high school students at the District 2 Band Festival held in Panama City, Florida on October 24, and then at First Baptist Church Cottondale, Florida on October 25.

Authorities in Enterprise arrested Jackson County, Fla., murder suspect Toriano Decoryell "Corey" Grant on Monday.

Cottondale Police Chief William Watford confirmed that alleged robbery suspect Toriano Decoryell Grant has been arrested.

A Jackson County-based company that produces wood pellets as a renewable energy source plans to begin building a new plant this spring, said Olaf Roed, Green Circle Bio Energy Inc.

Kendrick Brown, Joshua Pullum and Willie Lloyd the third are already facing attempted felony murder and robbery charges.

A fourth man has been named as a suspect in the case of an elderly Cottondale resident who died as the result of a beating last month.

A Tallahassee woman is behind bars for causing a crash in Marianna while driving under the influence.