Farm finance & succession program Feb. 23 in Marianna
Farm families face unique issues concerning retirement and succession planning (who will own and/or manage the farm when the current owner is no longer able). Farming is a business which has evolved...
View ArticleBautista, Martin join other former players at Chipola College Baseball Alumni...
MARIANNA – Professional baseball players joined more than 50 of their former Chipola College teammates for the recent annual Baseball Alumni Weekend. The event included live college baseball action, a...
View ArticleCareerSource Chipola & partners celebrate 1st anniversary of award-winning...
Marianna – The CareerSource Florida network celebrated the one-year anniversary of the launch of a unified brand. Florida became the first state in the nation on Feb. 10, 2014, to achieve aligned...
View Article‘Small Fry to Go’ kicks off at Liberty schools’ 21st Century program
The 21st Century afterschool programs at Tolar and Hosford are excited about a new project that is called “Small Fry To Go” and it will be starting Thursday, Feb. 19. That is when our rainbow trout...
View ArticleCustomer caught with stolen item also charged with meth possession
CLARESSA DEANN WILLIAMS A woman arrested for stealing a pair of panties from Family Dollar is facing additional charges after a deputy searched a bag in her purse and discovered two syringes that both...
View ArticleDriver clocked going 93 mph through curve in residential area
MATHEW HENRY WOODS A 23-year-old Altha man was arrested for reckless driving after a deputy clocked him traveling 93 mph on SR 71 as he took the curve in front of Rivertown Church. Sgt. Scotty Norris...
View ArticleBlountstown Library’s The Artist Studio to host writer & artist at March 21...
from The Blountstown Library We mourn the loss of those growing up here and moving off to the big city. It can be hard on the kids, too. Childhood memories often keep them company as they build adult...
View ArticleInmate escapes from Calhoun County Jail
Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office reports that an inmate escaped from the Calhoun County Jail in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 21, 2015. It appears that the inmate was a pod trustee (pod...
View ArticleESCAPED INMATE CAPTURED
At 5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, William L. Mercer, the inmate who escaped from the Calhoun County Jail on Saturday, was apprehended in Jackson County by the Jackson Correctional Institution and the...
View ArticleLegal Notices – Issue February 25 2015
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LIBERTY COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO.: 39-2014-CA-000009 DIVISION: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff, vs. TIMOTHY L. MCCROSKEY, JR.,...
View ArticleWoman charged with bringing Mojo into jail
LINDA HAUN A 56-year-old Bristol woman was arrested Friday when a deputy pulled her over for failing to signal before she made a left turn onto Rock Bluff Road, according to a report from the Liberty...
View ArticleHosford’s 21st CCLC students solve real world problems using technology
For the past four weeks Hosford’s 3rd grade students in the 21st Century Program have been diligently working on a technology project using 3D printing technology. A large focus of this project was to...
View ArticleCalhoun Jail escapee caught in Jackson County
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor WILLIAM MERCER An inmate is in custody and a correctional officer is out of a job following a weekend escape from the Calhoun County Jail. Three days after he slipped...
View ArticleWildcat Baseball ends the week 1-1 in matches against Franklin, Blountstown
from Derek Causseaux, Altha Wildcats Baseball Coach This past week the Altha Wildcat baseball team went 1-1 against Franklin County and Blountstown. On Thursday, Feb. 19 Altha traveled to Franklin...
View ArticleSacred Harp Sing
Singers gathered from all over to participate in the 10th Annual Sacred Harp Sing at the Panhandle Pioneer Settlement on Saturday, Feb. 14. Sacred Harp singing, also known as fasola, is a form of a...
View ArticleW.R. Tolar class is awarded $500 Florida Ag in the Classroom Grant
Erica Smith, Special Education teacher at W.R. Tolar School is pleased to announce that her students were awarded a $500 grant from Florida Ag in the Classroom. The money will be used to buy tools,...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Shane Eagleston, Martha Glory, Ruth Attaway and Jimmy Bagett
Altha Town Council members Shane Eagleston and Martha Glory, along with Ruth Attaway and Altha Police Chief Jimmy Baggett all have birthdays in February and celebrated together with a reception at...
View ArticleLiberty County’s Dixie Youth Coaches hold draft meeting and get ready for new...
Youngsters from age 3 through 13 will be taking to the field soon as Liberty County’s Dixie Youth coaches get ready for the season. Opening ceremonies will be held on the Bristol field March 21. The...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Grayson Case Crosby
Grayson Case Crosby will celebrate his third birthday today, Feb. 25. He is the son of Alan and Mandie Crosby of Bristol. His grandparents are Mark and Charlotte Crosby of Sumatra and Bubby and Melissa...
View ArticleChipola announces winners from 25th Literature/Language Festival
MARIANNA – Some 137 students from 11 area high schools competed in writing, reading, speech, oral interpretation, literature, humanities, grammar, and spanish contests at Chipola College on Feb. 13....
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