Liberty County News

Florida's unemployment is continuing to rise, with 11.5 percent of the workforce jobless in November.The ranks of unemployed in Monroe County also rose, to 7.3 percent.The statewide unemployment rate released Friday is 0.3 percentage points higher than the October rate, the state labor department reported.

There's little holiday cheer in the latest unemployment figures, which show Florida lost more jobs in November than any state in the nation.

Florida's students are now required to declare a college major when they enter the 8th grade.

A tornado warning for southwestern Leon County is in effect until 10:30 a.m. The warning also extends to Liberty County and western Wakulla County.

MARIANNA POLICE The Marianna Police Department listed the following incidents for Nov.

It might come as a surprise to most, but Jackson County is tied for 6th place among Florida counties with the total number of AIDS cases.

Good news for Pinellas County. The latest figures from the Agency for Workforce Innovation show a slight decline in the unemployment rate.

For October 2009, Liberty County once again has the states lowest unemployment rate of 5.4 percent, with Flagler County having the highest unemployment rate of 16.1 percent.

Walton County had the largest unemployment jump in Florida in October, according to statewide jobless figures released Friday.

An Altha woman who was at the center of a Calhoun County sex scandal last year has settled her two million dollar federal lawsuit for just 15-thousand dollars.

Joe 16-6. The Liberty County beat Blountstown in the second quarter of play 21-0. So Liberty County wins District 2 and will host South Walton High in the First round of the Regional Playoffs.

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Kathy Garner's future as a Gadsden County judge and her potentially historic appointment is in limbo.

I first knew him as a tall, Bible-and-classical-wise Bristol lawyer typing terse and wise essays on politics and moral issues on an ancient Underwood that Florida newspaper editors loved.

After years of trekking around Liberty County to use other schools' baseball and softball fields and equipment, the young athletes at Hosford Elementary and Junior High finally have facilities of their own.

Hillsborough and Florida's other most populous counties may face a challenge getting people to undergo swine flu vaccinations if their success with seasonal flu shots is any indication.

A Florida teen is accused of holding a knife to his mother's throat, leading police on a high speed chase and ramming a deputy's vehicle.

Governor Charlie Crist and the state Cabinet added two more projects in Hendry and Okeechobee counties to the Florida Forever land-buying program's priority list.

The three women charged in the July 19th home invasion robbery that resulted in the death of their accomplice, are all pleading 'not guilty.' Authorities say Mandy Allen, Heather Ammons and Jessica Long , along with 24-year-old Octavius Barnes, tried to rob Slip-and-Slide bar owner Bradley Harvell at his home, which is next to the bar in Bristol.

Bristol resident Joseph Hardy's car crash on Wednesday in Liberty County has led to his death, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.