Pike County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Sextortion Threat

By Harold Smith on December 9, 2025 at 9:37am

An area law enforcement agency has issued a warning about a rising threat to children and teenagers. It’s called sextortion, and Pike County Chief Deputy Sheriff Zack Orr is urging parents, guardians and educators to take steps to protect children from a rising wave of online sextortion cases impacting minors across the country. Orr says […]

Homelessness Takes Center Stage for the Council

By Gary Scott on November 13, 2025 at 6:26am

The Jacksonville city council last night wrestled with the elephant that is in the big room of the city..homlessness. A packed commission room greeted 9 of the 10 aldermen as the council heard from several people. The list included Jada Lutzke, who is trying to organize a low barrier shelter in the city to be […]