Candidates discuss how they would manage the sheriff’s office if elected
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Money, staffing and training. Those were the main topics discussed by four of the five candidates seeking the job of Calhoun County Sheriff as they took part in a...
View ArticleBass Pro Big Cat Quest holds first Calhoun tourney
from Kristy Terry, Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce Director BLOUNTSTOWN – They came, they fished, and they’ll be back! The Bass Pro Big Cat Quest’s (BCQ) first visit to Calhoun County was a...
View ArticleFATAL CRASH
Grand Ridge woman dies in collision with log truck near Hosford by Teresa Eubanks, Editor The Calhoun-Liberty Journal A Grand Ridge woman was killed Wednesday when she drove into the path of an...
View ArticleUnity of Community
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Kenneth Speights wanted to do something to bring community members together with those who answer our calls for help - the deputies, police officers, FWC officers, FHP...
View ArticleJail & Bail
Major Brian Langston of the Liberty County Sheriff’s Department leads an unremorseful Jordan Chaney from his patrol vehicle following his arrest for “trespassing while playing Pokémon Go” on Friday....
View ArticleNew LCHS construction ranked #1 on Special Facility Committee list
The Liberty County School District is pleased to announce the Special Facility Construction Committee’s #1 ranking of the Liberty County High School Project. In a letter addressed to Liberty County...
View ArticleTraffic light goes up at SR 71 & 69 in Blountstown Tuesday
Traffic patterns along SR 71 in Blountstown will change a bit with the installation on Tuesday of a new signal light at the intersection with SR 69 (Pear Street). The new light will give motorists a...
View ArticleCalhoun Elections Supervisor candidates take questions on Thursday
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Two of the three people seeking the job of Calhoun County Supervisor of Elections met with interested voters for a debate in the Heritage Room of the Blountstown...
View ArticleMan caught with key to stolen truck arrested after breaking into house
A Marianna man was arrested Tuesday morning after being caught inside a residence on 21st Street in Blountstown with the key to a truck that had just been stolen from Blountstown Middle School. William...
View ArticleWoman killed in collision with log truck
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A Grand Ridge woman was killed last Wednesday when she drove into the path of an oncoming log truck on SR 65, approximately nine miles south of Hosford. Lee Ann Wilk,...
View ArticleWewa drowning victim had previous falls from Chipola River houseboat
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor The body of a Wewahitchka man was found 10 feet under a houseboat on the Chipola River Sunday afternoon, several hours after his brother had reported him missing. The...
View ArticleBristol man charged with sexual battery of a child
Bristol man charged with sexual battery of a child by Teresa Eubanks, Editor Calhoun-Liberty Journal A Bristol man is being held without bond at the Franklin County Jail after being charged with...
View ArticleTwo seriously hurt, three escape with minor injuries Aug. 2
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Five people from Altha, including three children, received injuries ranging from serious to minor in an Aug. 2 crash in Jackson County. According to the FHP report,...
View ArticleMan charged with exposing himself at courthouse
A Blountstown man charged with battery, indecent exposure and a probation violation after he allegedly made obscene gestures to a woman who was performing community service hours at the Calhoun County...
View ArticleGrantham charged with kidnapping and attempted sexual battery Aug. 4
A Blountstown man was charged with kidnapping, battery and attempted sexual battery after he allegedly attacked a woman at his home. According to the victim, Donnie Ray Grantham, 36, beat her and held...
View ArticleMan arrested 17 years after warrant first issued
An Altha man who is accused of leaving child pornography inside a travel trailer that was repossessed back in 1991 was arrested Aug. 7 for possession of obscene material. Floyd Michael Hughes, 62, was...
View ArticleTow truck driver frees man pinned beneath wreckage
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A 43-year-old Fountain man is lucky to be alive after he was ejected and then pinned underneath his 2001 Ford F250 when he lost control of the truck Saturday night in...
View ArticleDriver arrested with meth, marijuana & over $3,000
A man pulled over after a deputy noticed one of his headlights was out and that his tag was obscured by chains and wires was arrested Aug. 7. Calhoun County Sheriff’s Deputy Nic Keller’s report noted...
View ArticleMan charged after attack on girlfriend results in accident
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Bond was set at $7,500 for a Wewahitchka man whose car rolled into a ditch and overturned while he was attacking his girlfriend, according to a report from the Calhoun...
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