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Special session wraps up; Bill Montford stays focused on District Three...
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Legislature reconvened this month for a Special Legislative Session in order to pass a budget. Amid serious budget shortfalls and disagreements about spending, Senator Bill...
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Giants win first place in AAA Tourney
The Giants had the opportunity to play in the 1st place tournament in the Port St. Joe Dixie Youth baseball tournament May 30th & June 1st. They played 3 games, defeating Franklin County 9-6 and...
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Fire destroys Clarksville home; benefit dinner Thurs.
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A family of four lost their home and all of its contents in an early-morning fire last week in Clarksville. Chris and Rebecca Roy, along with her daughter, Morgan,...
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Barber completes basic training at Great Lakes Naval Station
Keith A. Barber , 23, of Clarksville has completed his Basic Training at Great Lakes Naval Station, North Chicago, IL. He is due to report to ship in August to be stationed in Tokyo, Japan. His parents...
View ArticleFlorida Forest Service sends crews to battle California wildfires
TALLAHASSEE – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced that the Florida Forest Service, a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, has sent 40...
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Altha & BHS students receive Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative Awards Scholarships
WEWAHITCHKA – Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative recently awarded nine scholarships. Each of these students received a $250 scholarship: •Santana Lee, Blountstown High School •Logan Sweares, Altha Public...
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Blountstown Belles ready for State Tourney
The Blountstown Belles 15 and under All-Stars team are the District II champions. They will travel to Bristol to compete in the Dixie Youth State Tournament this weekend that kicks off on Friday, July...
View ArticleExercise caution during summer storms
TALLAHASSEE—The summer months are here and for many Floridians this means spending time outdoors enjoying the weather. Summer can also mean spontaneous showers, which can be severe with heavy rains and...
View ArticlePvt. Middlebrooks graduates from basic combat training
Army Pvt. Bryan T. Middlebrooks has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and...
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Passenger charged after pills found in traffic stop
SHAWN M. CRYDER A St. Petersburg man was charged with possession of Schedule 2 narcotics following a June 22 traffic stop on SR 20 near Kid’s Kingdom in Blountstown. When Calhoun County Sheriff’s...
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Blasters 12 and under win Grand Slam World Series
The Blaster Baseball 12 & under Travel Ball team won the Grand Slam Tournaments World Series this past week, going undefeated 6 and 0! They played teams from Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Alabama and...
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Shooting suspect sought in Blountstown
Helicopters are up, tracking dogs are on the ground and a SWAT team from Bay County has joined the search for a man who allegedly shot and wounded another man Tuesday afternoon in...
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Alleged shooter in custody
Christopher Melton by Teresa Eubanks, Editor Calhoun-Liberty Journal After a night on the run, the man wanted in connection with a Tuesday afternoon shooting at a Blountstown home is behind bars at...
View ArticleLegal Notice July 15, 2015
NOTICE OF VOTE IN QUESTION Notice is hereby given: MAURICE CURRY Last known address of: 12580 NW Owens Loop Bristol, FL 32321 You are hereby notified that your eligibility to vote is in question. You...
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One seriously injured, two others hurt in Hoecake Rd. crash
Emergency workers are shown at the scene of Friday’s accident, which left a vehicle on its side. by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor One woman was seriously injured and two others were hurt in a...
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CCSO uproots 167 pot plants
A phone tip from a man who said he stumbled across approximately 30 marijuana plants while walking through the woods resulted in the discovery of many more in the Sandy Acres area of Altha on Friday....
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Kidney donor reflects on life after surgery and urges others not to miss a...
Alicia Kitchen and Bryson Hatcher by Alicia Kitchen July 16th is a very special day to a little boy who is very near and dear to my heart! I remember sitting at my house two years ago reading about...
View ArticleLiberty County residents getting calls for Jamaican lottery scam
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A Liberty County man who suspected he was being conned after buying a $250 money order to send to a New York address to claim the Mercedes and $2,000,000 in lottery...
View ArticleTorreya Park camper struck by copperhead Saturday evening
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Bryce O’Neal was still being treated at Calhoun Liberty Hospital Saturday night when a second snakebite victim across the river called for help. A Tallahassee man,...
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Bristol man, 22, facing charges after deputies catch him tending illegal crop
Willie Smith, II by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor BRISTOL – Acting on a tip that a local man was growing marijuana near his home, the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office staked out the man’s property,...
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