Cottondale News

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.

A Tallahassee woman was charged with DUI following a traffic crash at the intersection of Lafayette Street and Penn Avenue last Saturday.

Testimony concluded late Wednesday in the quadruple murder trial of Wesley Jonathan Williams, with his girlfriend Bridgette Kelly the last witness called.

The Chipley Tigers won their first game since 2007 by going on the road and beating the Cottondale Hornets 20-0 Friday night.

MARIANNA - The highly anticipated meeting regarding the Florida High School Athletic Association's inquiry into urban and rural athletics took place here at Marianna High School Thursday evening.

The defense is close to wrapping up it's case in the Marianna Quad Murders trial, but not before calling more than a dozen witnesses today.

Defense witness Skylar Keys, an admitted suspect in a quadruple murder in Marianna, explained to jurors Wednesday why he was in Danielle Baker's apartment complex the morning she was killed and why he had been searching for duct tape a few hours earlier.

The elderly Cottondale man assaulted outside his home in an alleged robbery last week has died.

Testimony is underway in the Wesley Williams Marianna Quad Murders trial. The state began presenting it's case this morning, calling almost ten witnesses.