Bonifay City Council and staff were the recipients of ongoing criticisms from the community during a public meeting on Monday, Sept. 11. Tensions have run high in town following the termination of former Police Chief Jimmy Macon’s contract, as announced by Mayor Larry Cook during a Sept. 5 meeting. The announcement during a Sept. 7…
Howard “Rusty” Williams has always wanted to serve his community so when he got the call that he had been appointed as the new Holmes County Supervisor of Elections (SOE) he knew he had accomplished his goal. Williams served multiple terms on the Bonifay City Council and two terms on the Holmes County School…
Bonifay City Council Attorney Michelle Jordan submitted her 60 days resignation notice when the council met in regular session on Sep. 11. Jordan did not cite a reason for her resignation. The council approved moving ahead with the process to hire a new attorney. A public hearing was held for former Police…
An attempted traffic stop in Bonifay turned into a vehicle pursuit by the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office that went across Highway 90 and ended in an arrest. Bobby Swisher of Pensacola was charged with attempted burglary, trespassing, and resisting an officer without violence. HCSO deputies went to stop a vehicle Fisher was traveling…
Former State Representative Brad Drake was appointed to the Walton County Board of County Commissioners by Gov. Ron DeSantis, last week. Drake represented Holmes and Washington counties during his time in the Capitol. Drake, of DeFuniak Springs, is the Director of Rural and Community Affairs for the Florida Department of Transportation. He served as a…
A Bonifay man has been charged in the death of another man on Labor Day. Matthew Ryan Peoples, 33, is facing an open count of murder after he shot a neighbor in the chest. According to the Bonifay Police Department report, several 911 calls came into dispatch regarding an altercation at a residence…
Bonifay City Council met in special session Sep. 7, to set the tentative millage and budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. For the first time in more than five decades, Bonifay City Council set a millage rate to collect Ad Valorem taxes. The tentative millage rate was set at 3 mils which will bring…
The Bonifay City Council held an emergency meeting on Tuesday, September 5, to address the resignation of Mayor Dr. Emily McCann and the termination of Police Chief Jimmy Macon. McCann resigned on Tuesday afternoon in a brief letter citing safety concerns. “The constant and recent threats against the safety of my council, employees and…
One man is dead, and another is in custody after a fatal shooting in Bonifay Monday night. Few details were confirmed as of Tuesday morning; however, Bonifay Police Chief Jimmy Macon has confirmed the victim, a 30-year-old Bonifay man, was fatally shot at a residence on East Pennsylvania Avenue around 9:43 p.m. According to…
A Holmes County Sheriff’s Office ongoing narcotics investigation nets five individuals on drug charges. Those arrested and their individual charges are as follows: Whitney Sullivan – possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia. Catherine Willford – sale of a controlled substance. Jessica Robertson – possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana less than 20 grams, possession…
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