By doing special things for others Lunchroom manager whips up a recipe for...
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor There’s a photo of her at the age of five in front of a big pan of just-baked cupcakes. To her left is a metal bowl full of icing. She waves a spoonful of the topping...
View ArticleBlountstown mill closes; equipment to be auctioned
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Big River Cypress and Hardwood of Blountstown is in the final stages of shutting down operations, according to the company’s president, Harry Rogers. The business,...
View ArticleHunter is killed when tree falls on tripod stand
The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man killed by a falling tree Tuesday as 61-year-old Benny Hollis. Hollis had been sitting on a 12-foot-high tripod hunting stand when strong storm...
View ArticleCourt date set for Dawson wrongful death lawsuit
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A trial date has been set for the wrongful death suit brought by the Barbara Dawson estate against Calhoun Liberty Hospital, a former Blountstown Police Officer and...
View ArticleCalhoun County’s 2017 Teacher of the Year gets an education in small town life
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor It took him a little while to discover what he really wanted to do in life but now that he’s found it, his motto has become, “I’m livin’ the dream.” But before he...
View ArticleCalhoun County School District honors top teacher and employee of the year...
from the Calhoun Co. School District Calhoun County Superintendent of Schools Ralph Yoder announced that the Calhoun County School District (CCSD) named the 2017 Teacher and School-Related Employee of...
View ArticleFive-year-old boy found wandering alone along CR 73 just before storm last week
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A five-year-old boy found wandering alone along CR 73A last week was picked up by a Calhoun County deputy for safekeeping until his family could be located. The child,...
View ArticlePedestrian hit by car on SR 20 Tues. night
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A Liberty County man was rushed by ambulance to Bay Medical Hospital after he was hit by a car on SR 20 Tuesday evening in Blountstown. The injured man was identified...
View ArticleMarianna teen killed in Sunday crash
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A Marianna teenager driving home from Tallahassee Sunday evening died after her car went off the road and struck a tree. Sydney Holland, 18, was southbound on CR 269...
View ArticleSeeing America, one veteran at a time Man on a tractor raising funds to help...
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor At the age of 69, you’d think C. Ivan Stoltzfus would like to take it easy for awhile. After all, he’s taken time off from his work as an auctioneer and real estate...
View ArticleVietnam vet presented with Quilt of Valor in Saturday ceremony
from VFW Post #12010 BRISTOL - Vietnam veteran Army Spec 4 Charlie Brake was honored Saturday afternoon at the Veterans Memorial Civic Center with the Quilt of Valor. On hand for the award were...
View ArticleCalhoun County Sheriff’s Office ***Missing Person Alert***
The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, are investigating a missing/endangered person complaint. On Feb. 14 an extended relative of Anthony Curtis York,...
View ArticleWoman critically injured in SR 12 N crash Monday night
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A Panama City woman was Life Flighted to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital after being critically injured in a wreck on SR 12 N in Liberty County Monday night. Emergency...
View ArticleMission trip an eye-opening experience for Blountstown woman
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor They live in poverty, have few if any possessions and what they do own, they’ve scrounged from the town dump. Yet what made the biggest impression on Adronna Kombrinck...
View ArticleMotorcyclist seriously injured when car turns into his path
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A 60-year-old Destin resident suffered serious injuries after his motorcycle collided with a car Saturday in Clarksville. According to the FHP report, David Patrick...
View ArticlePassenger injured when vehicle starter flies through windshield
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A passenger in a westbound Jeep was badly injured when an automotive starter believed to have fallen from a passing vehicle crashed through the front windshield and...
View ArticleSadie Mae Paul
BLOUNTSTOWN - Sadie Mae Paul, 83, of Blountstown, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 in Blountstown. She was born Sept. 26, 1933 in Bonifay, and had lived in Blountstown since 1969. She worked for the...
View ArticlePassenger hurt when vehicle starter crashes through windshield
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A Panama City man has undergone two surgeries and is facing more after suffering a severe arm injury in a freak accident Friday in Calhoun County. John David Bush, 45,...
View ArticleCracking down at ‘The Cut’
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Seven people have been arrested on drug charges and warrants have been issued for six others following the Calhoun-Liberty Drug Task Force’s latest effort, “Operation...
View ArticleFederal appeals court rules that state was wrong to demand Ocheesee Creamery...
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor After five years of battling the State of Florida over their skim milk, Calhoun County’s Ocheesee Creamery finally got some good news. On March 20, three federal...
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