Jasper News

The owner of an unlicensed Hamilton County assisted living facility has been arrested on charges that she neglected the welfare and health of five disabled adults, operated the Jasper facility without a license, and engaged in the practice of nursing without a license, Attorney General Bill McCollum said today.

An arrest has been made in a Thursday morning shooting in Jasper. Cordero Latron Brister, 18, of Gainesville was apprehended by the Alachua County Sheriff's Office, according to authorities.

Local law enforcement officers conducting routine vehicle inspection and checks alongside US 129 South in Hamilton County found more than expired drivers licenses, lapsed insurance, bald tires and non-working taillights on Friday.

A Friday night crime spree in Hamilton County, including a shooting on State Road 6 West, led to a high-speed pursuit ended with an overturned getaway vehicle in Madison County, according to authorities.

It was a great day for Hayward Lodge No. 45 F & A M. Thirteen men were made master masons at a ceremony conducted May 9 at Barrett Lodge No.

David M. Valin has been selected as the Branch office "Defender of the Year - 2009 for Suwannee, Hamilton, and Lafayette counties, Florida.

A local man wants motorists to share the road... But, the request isn't for bicyclists.

A A Dogs go from bow to wow May 20: TODAY contributor Jill Rappaport and Richard Gentles from Animal Care and Control of New York City show you how doggie makeovers can make a difference for homeless pets.

The city of Live Oak is considering letting residents to ride their golf carts on city roads.

Twenty-eight arrests for drug-related offenses were made Wednesday by the sheriff's office and the county drug task force, sheriff's records show.

What began as a fun-filled afternoon on the Suwannee River turned into a free-for-all Sunday, leaving a Florida Department of Agriculture officer and a Jasper resident with head injuries after being struck by beer bottles.

A Jasper youth was charged with careless driving wheb the 2000 Ford SUV failed to negotiate a curve, struck a tree and flipped Wednesday.

An unexploded pipe bomb was discovered planted on a Jasper roadside this morning and destroyed by a Gainesville bomb squad.

Cleanup is slowly beginning in the wake of the worst flooding in Hamilton County history.

Two Statenville, Ga. residents died this morning in a single-vehicle crash just north of Jasper.

Coordinating Hamilton County flood relief efforts at the Essential Services offices temporarily housed at the Ernest Courtoy Civic Center in Jasper are members of the State Emergency Management Team.

State and local emergency management officials will open two Essential Services Centers Tuesday in Madison and Hamilton counties to help survivors of the recent severe weather and floods.

Not only has recent North Florida flooding damaged homes and businesses, it also stranded livestock.

Hamilton County Sheriff Harrell Reid said Thursday that 75 to 80 homes have been affected by flooding there and about 100 people have been rescued.

At least 50 homes have been destroyed in Hamilton County due to the fast rising floodwaters, Director of Emergency Management Henry Land said Wednesday.