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Funeral mass for Harry Hagan at 4 p.m. Tuesday Harry S. Hagan, 77, of Blountstown, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2014 in Marianna. Born on June 6, 1936 in Young Harris, Georgia, he had lived in...
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Blind dispatcher retires after 35 years of service
Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A playground accident cost him the vision in his right eye when he was just six years old. Just before his...
View ArticleMan killed in shooting at father’s Turkey Creek home Wednesday
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A Liberty County man is dead after a shooting in his father’s Turkey Creek Road residence Wednesday afternoon. Roy Brian Stewart, 29, was killed by a single gunshot to...
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Altha woman dies after fall from pickup
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 53-year-old Altha woman who fell out of the cab of a truck late Sunday night. The fatality was...
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Woman walking in traffic arrested
A 29-year-old Altha woman was arrested around 1 a.m. Saturday after a Blountstown Police Officer responded to a call about an intoxicated woman wandering in and out of traffic at Cooper’s Park. The...
View ArticleMan killed in shooting at father’s home in dispute with brother
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor BRISTOL – “My son is dead and my other son has got to live with it, which is probably harder,” said Randy Stewart about an argument that ended with the shooting death...
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Tony Anderson withdraws from superintendent’s race
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Liberty County School Superintendent Tony Anderson announced Thursday morning that he is ending his campaign for superintendent. Anderson, 60, of Bristol, took on the...
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Storm Damage
Several days of heavy rain left its mark in Calhoun County, causing an estimated $10 million in damages, according to the Calhoun County Emergency Management Office. ABOVE, left: A hole opened up...
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Blaze destroys VW on Hoecake Road
An electrical short is thought to be the cause of a fire that destroyed a 2002 Volkswagen Beetle traveling on Hoecake Road in Bristol Monday night. Garnette Pullam told firefighters he heard crackling...
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Twin Oaks case manager arrested for fraud, larceny
Investigation shows employee altered papers, took $84,348 by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A woman whose job it was to oversee youthful offenders’ transition back into society while working with the...
View ArticleTwo file for superintendent’s job; more declare intent to run in Calhoun
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor LIBERTY COUNTY The Liberty County elections office has received several calls from citizens indicating interest in the School Superintendent’s job following incumbent...
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Man caught coming out of bank window at 2:40 a.m.
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A man who triggered a motion alarm at Cadence Bank in Altha was arrested after he was spotted inside the bank around 2:40 a.m. Saturday. When...
View ArticleCommission moves female inmates to Jackson County Jail
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor The Calhoun County Commission voted unanimously to turn over the housing of female inmates to the Jackson County Jail at their May 6 meeting. The next day, the Jackson...
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Bristol man dies in 40-ft. fall installing billboard
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A Bristol man was killed when he fell from the bucket of a crane suspended 40 feet in the air during a billboard installation in Orlando last week. The fatality...
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Truck overturns three times, trapping driver
A Bristol man was cut from the wreckage of his truck after a crash about 10 miles south of Blountstown on SR 71 Tuesday. Kenneth Ivey Walden, 41, suffered non-incapacitating injuries in the...
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Child thrown from car during Saturday wreck
A three-year-old child was reportedly unhurt after being ejected from a car that overturned along SR 12 North in Bristol on Saturday. Witnesses reported seeing the vehicle run off the road around 11...
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Catfish Crawl 5K draws over 100 entries
Runners of all ages took on the challenge to run the Blountstown Greenway during Saturday’s annual Catfish Crawl 5K. Entry fees collected provide scholarships for firefighter training. Organizer Ben...
View ArticleEx-superintendent’s son seeks spot on Liberty County School Board Five...
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Five candidates are vying for the office of Liberty County School Superintendent in a special election for the two-year term following Monday’s deadline to qualify by...
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Blountstown City Manager tells council he’s leaving
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Blountstown City Council members were surprised to learn that the city manager is leaving his job at the end of July. Just before the conclusion of last week’s...
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