LCI Sgt. killed when truck pulls into motorcycle’s path
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor GADSDEN COUNTY – A Sunday evening collision between a truck and a motorcycle claimed the life of a Chattahoochee man who had worked with Liberty Correctional...
View ArticleMan electrocuted when dump truck snags power line
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor MARIANNA – 73-year-old Marianna man was electrocuted Friday when a truck snapped a power line, which then fell on him. The fatality was identified as Larry Brock, who...
View ArticleStudent facing charges after shooting threat
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor BRISTOL – A Liberty County High School student who allegedly said he was going to “shoot up the school” has been sent for a mental health evaluation and is facing...
View ArticleReward offered for information on whereabouts of missing man
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor KINARD – After unsuccessful searches by law enforcement, friends and family members, a $6,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the location of Terry...
View ArticleNo charges in shooting that severed front leg of puppy
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor BRISTOL – The person believed to have shot off a puppy’s front leg and left him with other life-threatening injuries will not be charged, according to Capt. John...
View ArticleFlorida AHCA Secretary meets with Calhoun Liberty Hospital Board
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor BLOUNTSTOWN – Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Secretary Mary C. Mayhew toured Calhoun Liberty Hospital and met with its board of directors as...
View ArticleSecond suspect charged with killing Frank Smith
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Information provided from the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of a Bristol man for the Dec. 30 murder of 79-year-old Frank Smith in Calhoun...
View ArticleFormer Jackson County Deputy charged
FDLE ARRESTS WESTERFOR FABRICATING EVIDENCEand FALSE IMPRISONMENT MARIANNA – FDLE agents arrested Zachary Wester, 26, on felony charges of racketeering, official misconduct, fabricating evidence,...
View ArticleIn 2019 League of Southeastern Credit Unions awards Calhoun Liberty Credit...
BLOUNTSTOWN – Calhoun Liberty Employees Credit Union announced recently they have been named Credit Union...
View ArticleTwo of 19 communities in Florida to get funding Calhoun & Liberty counties...
TALLAHASSEE – Governor Ron DeSantis awarded more than $750,000 in Community Planning Technical Assistance grants...
View ArticleFlorida makes monumental improvement in school grades
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) issued 2018-19 school and district grades on...
View ArticleAfter tough post-hurricane year Liberty School District holds on to ‘A’,...
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Despite the disruption of the academic year by Hurricane Michael...
View Article17 Liberty County cases are dropped WESTER CHARGED
from the Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement MARIANNA – FDLE agents have arrested Zachary Wester,...
View ArticleThrough a Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Calhoun...
TALLAHASSEE – Governor Ron DeSantis announced $16.2 million in awards for 24 small and rural communities across the state through the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)...
View ArticleMore than $2 million in FEMA Public Assistance Grants awarded
Over $231,000 going to Calhoun Co. for emergency measures & repairs to tower & airport TALLAHASSEE – FEMA has approved $2,055,271 to the State of Florida to assist 22 eligible applicants with...
View ArticleAfter taking phone from man he found with his girlfriend at gas station...
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor PANAMA CITY – A Hosford man was arrested on charges of robbery and victim tampering after an incident Saturday night in Panama City, according to a report from the Bay...
View ArticleAfter collecting $125,000 cashier’s check from buyer Woman charged with grand...
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor ALTHA – The person who paid $125,000 for a 2015 Tiger Cat 720G Felier Buncher listed for sale on Facebook has lost the money as well as the equipment after finding out...
View ArticleHurricane damage creates new challenges for loggers
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A unique piece of equipment poised to change the logging industry in the panhandle was put through its paces Tuesday morning in the woods of Scotts Ferry as nearly 80...
View ArticleLCSO deputy put on administrative leave following hit & run accident
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor An investigation into a hit and run accident on Freeman Road in Bristol has resulted in a 21-year-old Liberty County Sheriff’s Deputy being placed on administrative...
View ArticleHosford teen critically injured in Friday crash
Hosford teen critically injured in Friday crash
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