Judy E. Maloy Harper
ALTHA - Judy E. Maloy Harper, 62, of Altha, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at her home in Altha. Born in Altha, Nov. 14, 1954, she was the daughter of Clarence William Maloy and Lodean Williams...
View ArticleMollie Branton receives April’s ‘Make Their Day Better’ Award
Calhoun County Superintendent of Schools Ralph Yoder announced that Mollie Branton was recently recognized as the recipient of the “Make Their Day Better” award. This monthly award was instituted by...
View ArticleFrom typewriters to megabytes — Social Security’s evolution
Social Security Administration The first typewriter to be commercially successful was invented on June 23, 1868. One hundred years later, Social Security still used the same technology to type Social...
View ArticleGathering to mark Ruby Eberly’s 80th birthday
Ruby Eberly will celebrate her 80th birthday on Saturday, June 6. She and her husband, John Eberly have seven children. They and their spouses include Charla Eberly, Conda Eberly Schellenger, Bob and...
View ArticleSt. Joe announces agreement to sell 382,834 acres of timberland
WATERSOUND - The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE) (the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into a sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with AgReserves, Inc., a Utah corporation, to sell...
View ArticleState will drop charges if she meets ALL conditions Uzzell signs deferred...
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor If she resigns as Liberty County School Superintendent and follows the other terms of her agreement with the state attorney’s office, Gloria “Gay” Uzzell, 51, won’t...
View ArticleFirefighters respond to blaze in Pine Island
Fighters responding to a Sunday morning call in Pine Island quickly extinguished a trailer and kept the blaze from spreading to nearby structures. The Nettle Ridge Fire Department was paged out at 5:35...
View ArticleBristol man charged with DUI after late night crash on SR 20
A Bristol man has been charged with driving under the influence and property damage following a single-vehicle crash early last week. Kareem E. Walker, 27, was arrested after losing control of his 2012...
View ArticleSt. Pete man sentenced to 15 years for fatal crash in Clarksville
A St. Petersburg man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the Aug. 22, 2015 crash that killed a Clarksville woman and injured her husband. Circuit Judge Shonna Gay handed down the sentence in...
View ArticleDriver hospitalized after being ejected in crash on Tuesday
An 88-year-old Blountstown man was ejected from his car in a single vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon. Quinn Ray Dennis was traveling on Charlie Johns Street shortly after 4 p.m. CT when he lost...
View ArticleMan walking off SR 20 struck by car and killed
He may not have had any relatives or close friends here, but when the staff at the Calhoun County Jail learned that 45-year-old Victor Sandoval Rivera was killed last week shortly after he was released...
View ArticleSemi to take trailer full of supplies to Texas from Liberty & Calhoun
A local effort is in the works by the citizens of Liberty and Calhoun counties to send a shipment of supplies to those affected by the massive flooding in Texas. An area business has offered the use of...
View ArticleFountain woman dies after attack by pit bull
A 76-year-old woman died after being attacked by a pit bull she was looking after for her daughter and son-in-law early Saturday morning. After being injured sometime around 1 a.m., Alicia Malagon...
View ArticleFormer Bristol residents riding out the storm in Texas
Two former Liberty County residents are among those caught in the Texas flooding brought on by Hurricane Harvey. As of press time, both were well - one taking cover at her home about 45 miles outside...
View ArticleFamily of four lose everything when home burns
A single mom and her three young daughters lost everything when their rental home in Liberty County was leveled by fire around 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon. The family lived on CR 333 and had been in the...
View ArticleHurricane Irma creates traffic jam
A steady stream of traffic is passing through Liberty and Calhoun counties as South Florida residents flee Hurricane Irma Friday morning.
View ArticleState of emergency declared for Calhoun & Liberty Counties
The Liberty County Emergency Management (LCEM) declared a local state of emergency last night (Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017) to gain access to extra resources needed to address high winds and water levels...
View ArticleTheron Ashley Shiver
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC - Theron Ashley Shiver, 91, of North Charleston, SC, passed away Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 in Ft. Walton Beach. He was born on May 20, 1926 in Altha to Ashley Shiver and Mary...
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