Rent-A-Center Opens at Winn Dixie Plaza on May 23; Leaves Jackson Square with Three Tenants Left (out of 15)

Jackson Square, formerly known as Marianna's Carol Plaza, 4154 West Lafayette St., is becoming almost vacant. Former tenant Classic Cabinetry is moving out, according to a sign on the door this week, and Rent-A-Center will complete its move to the Winn Dixie shopping center downtown next week, on... Read more...

Tis The Political Season

With the Primaries of August and the Final Elections of November looming into the not too distant future, it is increasingly becoming the "Political Season". This is evidenced by the eager emergence of political candidates for all scheduled functions which promise to draw a crowd. This phenomenon... Read more...

Washington is "Maddening" to Steve Southerland

But the Congressman plans to "keep fighting"

Steve Southerland's frustration with Washington, D.C. was palpable last Friday at the congressman's "town hall" meeting in Marianna.(May 11) About 50 generally supportive people turned out at the Penn Avenue-Ag Center Conference Room to hear th... Read more...

Teaching Icon, Becky Grimsley, Is Honored

After 37 years of dedicated service Mrs. Becky Grimsley is retiring from the Jackson County School system. Mrs. Grimsley is originally from Bainbridge Georgia and is a Graduate of the University of Georgia. She moved to Marianna in 1974 as a result of her husband, Owen Grimsley, relocating to Mar... Read more...

Concerned American Patriots Meets This Monday

Concerned American Patriots of Jackson County, FL, Inc. will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, May 21st, at 6:00 PM CDST, at The Ag Center on Highway 90 West (next to the National Guard Armory). Guests will be School Board Candidates for Districts 2 and 3 and County Commission Candidates for Di... Read more...

A Call For Support!

State School Systems Are In a State of Uproar and Rebellion Jackson County Schools are no exception.....

In what some people would consider to be typical bureaucratic fashion, the Florida Department of Education has drastically changed procedures relating to the state testing an... Read more...

Dispute Over Sneads Chief McAlpin Continues

Sneads City Government Vs. State Criminal Justice

Just as a constant battle is waged at the national level over jurisdiction and control between the Federal Government and States Rights, a similar battle is currently being waged in the City of Sneads over the rights of the Municipal Gover... Read more...

Daniele McDaniel Declares for School Board Seat, District 2

Jeanette "Daniele" McDaniel has declared her intent to seek the School Board seat for District 2. McDaniel was born in Marianna, Florida in 1976. Her parents are Mary Patricia "Pat" and the late Richard Allen Burnett. Daniele's siblings are Kathryn "Kathy" Sue Carter, Karen Lynn Obregon and Dougl... Read more...

Press Release: Theft of River Rd.

On 5/11/2012, Deputies from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a theft in the 4500 block of River Road. Deputies found that the property's perimeter fence had been cut allowing the suspects to access the property

Business is Up down on Marianna's Green Street

It hasn't been this lively on the South Green Street hill in downtown Marianna since the 1980s, back when the Monitor newspaper, Rene Jordan's original hair salon and Dr. Jon Kisner's dental office had the place hopping. To get to the Green Street Plaza during that era, one only needed to turn so... Read more...