Holmes Council on Aging celebrates busy holiday season
The Holmes County Council on Aging (COA) has had an exciting and busy month of December.
Hard freeze warning in effect until Christmas Day
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a hard freeze warning for portions of Southeast Alabama, Big Bend, Panhandle Florida and South Central and Southwest Georgia.
Sub freezing
Social media operation lands sex offender in jail
A 30-year-old sex offender is behind bars after he attempted to meet what he believed to be a 15-year-old child for the purpose of a sexual encounter.
Multi-agency chase brings 50-mile pursuit to end in Ponce de Leon
A 50-mile pursuit through multiple counties ended in the arrest of a Tennessee man early Friday morning.
Alabama man charged with burglary and grand theft
The Holmes County Sheriffs Office arrested a Hartford man for a crime committed in October.
Ponce de Leon Elementary School Honor Roll
The following students made the honor roll for the 1st nine weeks at Ponce de Leon Elementary School.
Two Geneva County men arrested in covert Facebook operation
Two Geneva County men were arrested in two separate investigations after each one exchanged inappropriate communications with a Holmes County Sheriffs investigator they believed to be a 15-year-old female.
Crash causes child fatality
A vehicle accident has left a seven-year-old girl dead and two others with serious injuries, according to a Florida Highway Patrol press release. FHP is actively seeking who they believe to be the driver of the vehicles involved. A Hispanic male, approximately 17-years-old, walked away from the hospital in Bonifay after being transported from…
Tropical Storm Nicole could bring rainfall, wind gusts
Tropical Storm Nicole may bring up to an inch-and-a-half of rain and maximum wind gusts up to 35 mph to Holmes and Washington Counties.
Social media sting operation lands one on multiple charges
A covert sting operation on social media landed a Ponce de Leon man jailed for multiple charges. The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office arrested William Thomas Bell, 48, of Ponce de Leon on November 8, after Bell made contact with who he believed to be a 15-year-old female through a covert Facebook account that was being…