Deal: February tax revenues up 4.8 percent

From the office of Gov. Nathan Deal:  Gov. Nathan Deal announced that Georgia’s net tax collections for February totaled $1.23 billion, for an increase of nearly $55.9 million, or 4.8 percent, compared to last year…

Roadwork suspended for Spring Break travel

By: Aubrey Brown | WCTV Eyewitness News CHIPLEY, Fla. (WCTV) -- The Florida Department of Transportation is suspending construction projects on major roadways across Northwest Florida. FDOT's District Three office represents the Florida Panhandle, covering…

Florida passes bill to ban marriage of anyone…

By Associated Press By: Associated Press  March 9, 2018 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida lawmakers have approved a bill that would end most child marriages. The House voted 109-1 on Friday for the bill, which would…

Georgia Power customers to receive $1.2 billion in…

Georgia Power Press Release: ATLANTA -- Georgia Power has completed an assessment of the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for the company – including approximately $1.2 billion in benefits for customers. The benefits were confirmed…

Woman killed, man injured in Madison County shooting

  By: WCTV Eyewitness News MADISON COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) -- The Madison Police Department and Florida Department of Law Enforcement are currently investigating a shooting that left one person dead. The Madison County Sheriff's Office…

Temporary Hotel Program Helping 27,000 Florida Households

Press Release: ORLANDO, Fla. — A short-term emergency sheltering program that has paid for hotel rooms for Florida Hurricane Irma survivors will end March 10, six months after the Sept. 10, 2017 major disaster declaration. The March 10 end…

Semi-truck full of drugs stopped along I-10 in…

By: Amy Robinson | WCTV Eyewitness News MADISON COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) -- A man has been arrested after a traffic stop along Interstate 10 in Madison County led to the discovery of hundreds of pounds…