Ebro News

The recent rains have been a blessing to most people in the area however those around the local rivers are looking at it from a different perspective.

The river at Ebro was at 13.8 feet at 7 a.m. this morning and continuing to rise with a projected crest early tomorrow, December 8 at 15.6 feet.

Power lines are reported down on Clayton Road...Chipley VFD responded and workers are on the scene.. Official rain fall in Washington County 2.83 inches as of 7:30 a.m., although citizens reported up to 5 inches in rain gauges No roads closed yet but water on Ledger Road in the county and water at State 77 and Glenwood Road in Chipley According to ...

A Tallahassee man is at Bay Medical Center recovering from a gun shot wound he received early Sunday morning while visiting an Ebro motel.

On Friday night, September 4, 2009, the Marianna office of the Florida Highway Patrol, in conjunction with other local agencies, will conduct a DUI Roadside Sobriety Checkpoint.

On Friday night, September 4, 2009, the Marianna office of the Florida Highway Patrol, in conjunction with other local agencies, will conduct a DUI Roadside Sobriety Checkpoint.

One group believes alcohol sales could help the county bring in more tax dollars in Washington County, but another group doesn't agree.

CHIPLEY Chairman of the Washington County Board of County Commissioners Bill Howell advocated for the residents of Crystal Village that all roads in that area need to get maintenance and get it soon.

Vernon, Fla: Work is beginning on the expansion of Hwy 79, but could progress destroy one small town? The Florida Department of Transportation is starting Phase 1 of a four-laning project in Ebro, but the long-term plan runs the highway through the small town of Vernon, where residents are already concerned.

Weather permitting, construction will begin August 12, 2009 on State Road 79 through the town of Ebro, from just north of Environmental Road to Strickland Road, in southern Washington County.

State 20 is now open following what appears to be two different accidents at the intersection of State 20 and State 79 early Friday morning.

The Cove's celebrity pig made world news, more than tripled its popularity on Facebook and managed to elude animal control for another week.

In response to increasing interest in the fate of a feral swine living in a Panama City park, the Humane Society of Bay County and local animal philanthropists Debbie and Allen Jelks have partnered to provide safe passage to the Jelks' 90-acre property in Ebro -- once the wily swine has been trapped.

Proponents of changes to the Washington County wet-dry laws kicked off their campaign Thursday night at the Ebro Dog Track, with opponents planning a rally next week.

Proponents of changes to the Washington County wet-dry laws opened their campaign Thursday night at the Ebro Dog Track, with opponents planning a rally next week.

CHIPLEY The wet-dry referendum backed by a Washington County organization is already drawing both support and opposition.

Transactions At A Glance Bay Broadcasting, LLC.'s WBPC-FM/Ebro, Fla., to Beach Radio, Inc.

EBRO The Washington County Board of County Commissions unanimously approved Board Member Eddie Holman's motion that unless volunteer firefighters become certified with the proper EVOC certification within the next 30 days, they will not be allowed to operate emergency vehicles.

The Choctawhatchee River will crest near 12.9 feet at Caryville, FL by Thursday May 28 .

Washington County Sheriff's Office and the Bay County Drug Task Force arrested a man Wednesday in connection to a meth lab operation in the Ebro area.