BREAKING NEWS: Fisherman Missing off Port Panama City
According to Capt. Ken Paramore of FWC, a shrimp boat capsized around 3 a.m. this morning off the Port of Panama City, near an area known locally as Bird Island.
BREAKING NEWS: Judge Albritton Resigns Citing Medical Reasons
Circuit court Judge Richard Albritton has announced his resignation, according to a letter he sent to Governor Charlie Crist’s office on March 9th.
Fisherman Missing off Port Panama City
Source: WMBB News Department
Judge Albritton Resigns Citing Medical Reasons
By: Mary Scott Speigner
Seniors Prepare for Elections by Hosting Candidate Forum
By: Kevin Character
Going Back To High School
By: Marc McAfee
Bay County Sheriff’s Office Searching for Sexual Offender
Source: Bay County Sheriff Office
Mail Carriers Arrested for Stealing Mail on Their Routes
Source: Bay County Sheriff Office
Food Labels Can Mislead
By: Jessi Chapin
Boyd Seeks to Reduce and Cap Federal Spending
Source: Congressman Allen Boyd’s Office
Bay Point Signs Agreement with Knology
Source: Knology
Pair Arrested for Growing Marijuana
Source: Bay County Sheriff Office
For Additional Headlines - go to our News Section »
- Boyd Seeks to Reduce and Cap Federal Spending
made by retired one - Boyd Seeks to Reduce and Cap Federal Spending
made by amaes - Boyd Seeks to Reduce and Cap Federal Spending
made by firecraker - Boyd Seeks to Reduce and Cap Federal Spending
made by amaes - Boyd Seeks to Reduce and Cap Federal Spending
made by firecraker
- Inmate Beaten at Graceville Correctional Facility Dies
- Enforcement Cracks Down on Spring Breakers; 126 Arrested
- Pot Bust on Panama City Beach
- St. Joe Company Moving to New Airport Site
- Second Victim Identified in Traffic Fatality on I-10 in Walton County
- Wewahitchka Woman Hit and Killed
- ABT Arrests 125 on the First Night of Spring Break Enforcement
- La Vela Numbers
- Driver Crashes Into Home
- Mail Carriers Arrested for Stealing Mail on Their Routes
05/13/09 - 08:26 PM
RSS Feed
Jackson County, Fla:
Malone town council member Randy Ward was fired from his position as a special education instructor at Apalachee Correctional Institution Tuesday, according to a Department of Corrections representative.
Ward was arrested on methamphetamine-related charges Friday by investigators with the Jackson County Drug Task Force.
A regular meeting of the Malone Town Council was held Tuesday evening, but no one representing the town returned calls Tuesday or Wednesday regarding the status of Ward’s seat on the council.
“Randall Ward was fired yesterday. The termination was because of recent charges against him,” Florida Department of Corrections public information director Gretl Plessinger said Wednesday.
Ward was released from the Jackson County Correctional Facility on a $3,000 bond Sunday, according to jail records.
As of Wednesday, the State Attorney’s Office had not filed any court dates in the case.
According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, investigators with the Jackson County Drug Task Force conducted a traffic stop on Highway 73 South in Marianna, identifying Ward as the driver of the vehicle.
A narcotics detection canine was deployed and alerted to the odor of narcotics being emitted from the driver’s door of the vehicle, a report from the sheriff’s office said.
During a search of the vehicle, officers discovered a box of pseudoephedrine cold pills and three bottles of iodine tincture, a small amount of methamphetamine and a straw used to ingest methamphetamine, the sheriff’s office report said.
Ward was charged with possession of listed chemicals used in the manufacture of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
He has served on the Malone town council since 2005. In the 2005 election, Ward collected the highest number of votes in the council election, garnering 94 votes.
He has also served as a coach to the Hope School Falcons, and Malone baseball and basketball teams.
What a shame - LOL! Maybe the DOC needs to build more prisons for the increase of Correctinal Officers gone “bad”! Another one bites the dust!!! :-)
WMBB.com requires that you be a registered site member to post comments and content.
First, we are not being sneaky and gathering your email or other information to sell to telemarketers or e-mail spam companies.
Registration on this site is required simply to allow us to keep people who would post discriminatory, threatening and harassing messages and comments from doing it again.
By having user registration, we hope to provide you with a better user experience. Please view WMBB.com's full Terms & Conditions
This only proves again that a lot of people from various ethnic, social and economic backgrounds need help. How many times have we heard in the news media about people who have done positive things in the community only to discover that they have a drug and/or alcohol addiction that has gone undetected and untreated? Wake up leaders and those who are decision makers. This epidemic reaches into every class structure and can affect and infect anyone. The days of the lone town drunk are gone. Grandma’s on the loose now and she’s packing a stash of pills. Watch for the warning signs. Help her before it’s too late!