Marianna News

Now that Florida's House and Senate have approved new maps for their own districts, the plans move on to the attorney general and Florida Supreme Court for review.

Marianna, FL- "It's a blessing to be here. I thank the Lord that I'm here every day," said store clerk Troy Groth.

Services for The Rev. John Milton Dickson Jr., who passed away Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Gulf Breeze, Fla., will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Feb.

A private graveside interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery near Chattahoochee, Fla.

Guns, jewelry and electronics were taken from four homes near Marianna on Wednesday, according to a news release from Jackson County Sheriff's Office.

Anthony Edward Cory Hinds worked his shift at the Hardee's along U.S. 231 near Youngstown on Wednesday.

Marianna- The economy appears to be in recovery mode in Jackson County. New businesses are opening, others expanding, and unemployment is decreasing.

Marianna- The Better Business Bureau is warning tax filers about refund anticipation loans.

Best remembered for his 1968 chart-topper, "Honey," singer/songwriter Bobby Goldsboro was born January 18, 1941 in Marianna, FL.

Marianna- Crews were busy Wednesday in Marianna reconstructing several of the city's roads.

Telephone services to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office in Marianna have been disrupted because of a fiber optic cable, which was cut by construction workers Tuesday afternoon.

EYE ON THE FORECAST A mild and humid Saturday morning with fog, then mostly cloudy and warm in the afternoon, but with only isolated showers.

Marianna- "We have a fixed income, my husband's disabled. I have four children at home that are disabled," said Jackson County resident Joanie Garrison.

Best remembered for his 1968 chart-topper, "Honey," singer/songwriter Bobby Goldsboro was born January 18, 1941 in Marianna, FL.

Mitt Romney's never-supported boast to have created more than 100,000 jobs as a venture capitalist has been countered by an attack film so flawed that the Republican presidential rival it was meant to help, Newt Gingrich, has asked the sponsoring political action committee to correct it or take it out of circulation.

The workers' charges of inaccuracy involve "When Mitt Romney Came to Town," a 28-minute film also known as "King of Bain." The film has become a focal point of the Republican presidential race in the past week.