Graceville News

A father of nine and grandfather of 23, the 2009 Father of the Year is Willie D. McClain, who was honored at an Association of United Professionals event June 20 at The Art Center at Chipola College.

ESTO A car accident involving two Graceville residents, Brandon Pelham, 17, and Brandon Sadler, 21, occurred just north of Bonifay around noon.

Boca Raton-based GEO Group has announced that the 384-bed expansion of the 1,500-bed Graceville Correctional Facility in Graceville, Fla., is now expected to open Wednesday.

My friend Dave and I were exercising our God-given rights as proud Americans the other day by having lunch at the Chick-fil-A. I'm an unabashed fan of the Southern-fried chicken chain - even if the church-going Chick-fil-A is closed every Sunday, the day a man most desires waffle fries and a diet lemonade.

I am so against law enforcement being allowed to use taser when the situation clearly don't call for it.

A Graceville woman is dead after a traffic crash near Dothan. It happened about 11:30 Friday morning on Alabama State Road 109, about 5-miles south of Dothan.

A Florida woman was killed after a one-vehicle accident near the intersection of County Road 109 and McCallister Road, near Southern Junction.

Reports of an irritated, gun-toting husband, an angry, elderly man wielding a stick, and other types of mayhem kept deputies busy all over the county early Thursday afternoon.

Most people outside of Jackson County haven't heard of Jerrell Lee. But that may be changing.

The Jackson County Health Department wants you to protect yourself against mosquitoes.

Due to a recently confirmed horse case of Eastern equine encephalitis , located on Danford Bay Rd., South of Graceville, the Jackson County Health Department is encouraging residents and visitors to take a number of steps to protect themselves against mosquitoes.

The Jackson County School District has released its proposed administrative staffing plans, which will be presented to the school board on Tuesday, June 16.

She is a 2004 graduate of Cypress Lake High School and plans to teach and continue her education to pursue a graduate degree.

All that stands between a criminal who's willing to kill hostages to get what he wants and a law enforcement tactical team prepared to kill to save as many lives as possible is a crisis negotiator.

Laura-Leigh Clements received a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education from The Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Fla.

From left, Jackson County Sheriff Lou Roberts, Malone High School secretary and senior parent Gloria Smith, home-school liaison Eva Griffin, Cottondale High School principal Don Wilson, Graceville High School volunteer parent Teresa Horton, Sneads High School parent volunteer Shelia Blount, GHS parent volunteer Buford Cox, CHS school project ...

An alleged incident of battery involving a Graceville Elementary School teacher is under investigation by the Graceville Police Department, the Department of Children and Families and Jackson County School District officials.

The man who allegedly ran from deputies and held them at bay with a suicide threat for two hours now faces additional charges and is being held without bond in the Bay County Jail.

Port St. Joe's Kayla Parker had help. Plenty of it, but it wasn't quite enough for the Tiger Sharks to successfully defend their girls Class 1A track and field state championship Friday at Showalter Field.

Jackson County School District officials have announced how many positions they plan to eliminate through attrition and layoffs for the 2009-2010 school year.