FDLE: Actions appropriate, no criminal violation found in death of woman at...
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor “I feel like a huge and heavy load has been lifted off my shoulders,” said former Blountstown Police Officer John Tadlock after learning that the FDLE investigation...
View ArticleAnother crash at Mom and Pop’s
Nine days after a man lost control of his truck and drove into the old Mom and Pop’s restaurant at the corner of SR 71 South and Chipola Road, a second vehicle found its way into the abandoned...
View ArticleMan causing disturbances around Altha facing charges
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Bond was set at $12,500 for an Altha man arrested after he created disturbances in three areas along Main Street, beginning with a convenience store and then going to...
View ArticleInmate escapes from Liberty Co. Jail Sunday; search continuing
from the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office On Sunday June 6th, 2016 at approximately 1820 hrs, Corrections Officers of the liberty County Jail discovered Inmate Everett Jedadiah Ellis, w/m dob 11/02/1984...
View ArticleIn this week’s Calhoun-Liberty Journal
•Former deputy property appraiser charged with embezzlement •Search continues for Liberty Co. Jail escapee •Dispatcher looks back on 35 years of challenging calls…and a few funny moments •Man with...
View ArticleLIBERTY JAIL ESCAPEE CAUGHT IN TALLAHASSEE WEDNESDAY MORNING
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor The man who escaped from the Liberty County Jail on Sunday by kicking out an air conditioning unit on the second floor was captured in Tallahassee Wednesday morning....
View ArticleDispatcher looks back on a career filled with challenging calls…and a few...
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Debra Grantham can sum up her career in a few words: “They pay me to tell men with guns where to go.” Throughout her 35 years working as a dispatcher and 911...
View ArticleMan with shotgun & bulldog charged in agg. assault
Man with shotgun & bulldog charged in agg. assault by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A 33-year-old Altha man was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly threatened a...
View ArticleMan hurt after trying to pass in no-passing zone
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A Panama City man was transported to Bay Medical Sacred Heart by emergency helicopter with serious injuries after he attempted to go around three vehicles in a...
View ArticleAssistant property appraiser is charged with 29 felony counts
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A former employee with the Liberty County Property Appraiser’s Office who is facing 29 felony counts turned herself in at the Liberty County Jail late Tuesday...
View ArticleSearch continues for Liberty Co. jail escapee
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A 31-year-old Hosford man serving an 11 month, 29-day sentence at the Liberty County Jail remains at large following his escape Sunday night. Everett Jedadiah Ellis...
View ArticleMonday night fire destroys structure in ‘Little New York’
Firefighters were called out to the scene of a blaze late Monday night when an unoccupied residence burned in the “Little New York” area of the Mossy Pond Community. The building was fully involved...
View ArticleCookout raises $5,833 to help with woman’s travel to rehab
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Community members raised $5,833 with a cookout to help a Bristol woman critically injured in a car accident last year. Friends gathered to cook up huge pots of chicken...
View ArticleRainy afternoon scooter accident
Two EMTs check on a woman who lost control of a scooter while traveling along Hoecake Road in Bristol late Saturday afternoon. Kelly Skinner, of Hosford, was transported to Calhoun Liberty Hospital to...
View ArticleLiberty County Jail escapee caught in Tallahassee June 8
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor The man who escaped from the Liberty County Jail on Sunday by kicking out an air conditioning unit on the second floor was captured in Tallahassee Wednesday morning....
View ArticleKing resigns to run for school superintendent
Calhoun County District 2 School Board member Kelly King officially resigned from the board and is now running for School Superintendent. Five people quickly stepped up to declare their intent to seek...
View ArticleBristol librarian killed in head-on collision Thursday
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A young woman who had recently started her duties as the librarian at Harrell Memorial Library in Bristol was killed in a head-on collision in Calhoun County last...
View ArticleMaintenance on Apalachicola River Bridge planned for June 22 and 23
Drivers will encounter intermittent lane closures Wednesday, June 22 and Thursday, June 23, on the State Road 20 Apalachicola River Bridge in Calhoun County. Lane closures will remain in effect from 8...
View ArticleFWC votes to postpone Bear Hunting in 2016
from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission EASTPOINT - On Wednesday, June 22, the seven-member Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted to postpone bear hunting...
View ArticleBristol man charged with having meth & marijuana
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A 32-year-old Bristol man was arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop in Blountstown Friday. Taken into custody was Ellis Summerlin Jr., who was charged with...
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