Fred “Freddie” Hillman Lindsey
SUMATRA – Fred “Freddie” Hillman Lindsey, 75, of Sumatra passed away Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 in Blountstown. Freddie was born on Oct, 27, 1945 in Sumatra to Melvin and Ludy Mae Keel Lindsey and had lived...
View ArticleFormer Chipola player helps Braves win World Series
Former Chipola player Adam Duvall helped the Braves to a 7-0 win to capture the 2021 World Series title Tuesday night, Nov. 2. Duvall hit a grand slam in the first inning of Game 4; the first 1st...
View ArticleWoman, two children hurt in Tues. morning collision
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor CALHOUN COUNTY – A woman and two children were injured when their vehicle ran into the back of dump truck that slowed down to pull off the road early Tuesday morning....
View ArticleTwo charged with drive-by shooting at Bristol home
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor BRISTOL – Two Blountstown men are facing attempted felony murder charges for a drive-by shooting that left four bullet holes in the front of a Bristol home on June 28....
View ArticleVictim’s condition upgraded from critical to stable Man shot in chest outside...
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor ***Victim’s condition upgraded from critical to stable. SUMATRA – A shooting that sent one man to the hospital with critical injuries is being investigated by the...
View ArticleBlountstown woman is charged with fraud, bringing in contraband into jail
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A Blountstown woman taken into custody for fraud is facing additional charges after she was found to be concealing a glass pipe with methamphetamine residue in a body...
View ArticleShandsCair sets up home base at Calhoun Co. Airport
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor ALTHA – The Calhoun County Airport is now home to the ShandsCair Critical Transport Program, which is operating out of a hanger that houses both the Bell 407 GX...
View ArticleThree area solar projects to produce clean energy for Talquin Electric Co-op
BRISTOL – Three utility solar projects are taking shape for Talquin Electric Cooperative members, with one under construction on Hoecake Road in Bristol with two others being built in Gadsden and...
View ArticleNew monoclonal antibody infusion available at CLH
BLOUNTSTOWN – A limited number of the newest preventative monoclonal antibody infusions are now available at Calhoun-Liberty Hospital in Blountstown. A total of 3,000 doses were given to Florida and...
View ArticleCalhoun EMS on a roll with training and new equipment
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor BLOUNTSTOWN – It’s always a challenge to keep an ambulance service up and running in a small community, but add a COVID-19 pandemic and it might seem impossible. But...
View ArticleFour killed in 3-vehicle crash on SR 20
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor CALHOUN COUNTY – Four people were killed in a three-vehicle collision Monday evening in Calhoun County, including a man who was looking forward to the birth of his...
View ArticleBlountstown man is charged with sexual battery on a child, along with...
BLOUNTSTOWN – FDLE agents arrested Colby Matthew Godwin, 28, of Blountstown, on four counts of sexual battery on a child 12 years of age but less than 18, two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation,...
View ArticleMarianna family killed in head-on crash identified
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Family members have identified the three Marianna people killed in last week’s fatal crash that left four dead. The Jan. 31 wreck claimed the life of a Panama City...
View ArticleCalhoun County will get $119,235 for permanent generators for fire stations
Nearly $17.5 million being awarded to area counties for disaster prevention TALLAHASSEE – The governor’s office announced nearly $17.5 million in awards through the Florida Department of Economic...
View ArticleMeth, cocaine and bath salts found in Turkey Creek camper
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor BRISTOL – A Crawfordville man living on Turkey Creek Road in Bristol is facing a long list of drug charges after deputies from the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleChipola Complex morning update – Tuesday, March 8
TALLAHASSEE – This morning, the Florida Forest Service (FFS) announced the Chipola Complex, which encompasses three wildfires, has grown to more than 29,200 acres as dry, windy weather persists in the...
View ArticleFormer BHS Homecoming Queen elected Miss FAMU
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Aliya Everette, 21, of Blountstown knows there’s a lot more to becoming Miss FAMU than wearing a nice dress and a big smile. The 2019 Blountstown High School...
View ArticleWoman caught bringing meth, Fentanyl & marijuana to prison
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A 31-year-old woman from Deland is facing a long list of charges after she fled from a drug interdiction operation at Liberty Correctional Institution last week and...
View ArticlePrison visitor trying to flee drug check nearly runs down officers
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor “I messed up…I shouldn’t have done that,” admitted a Ft. Pierce man after he nearly ran down two Liberty Correctional Officers after trying to speed away from a drug...
View Article9-year-old hurt, driver leaves
Nine-year-old critically injured FHP seeks info on hit and run vehicle today WAKULLA COUNTY, FL...
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