News - Topics from August, 2011

New Blountstown High School Opens

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Thursday, August 25. 2011
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The new Blountstown High School was officially dedicated Thursday morning. [Full Story »] 

Controversy brewing in Altha over Police Dept.

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Thursday, August 25. 2011
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Can the Altha Town Council legally eliminate the town’s police department? That is the question Mayor Wes Johnston is asking.
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~Loved Ones Remembered~ Victorian Lamppost Dedication

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Thursday, August 25. 2011
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Blountstown Main Street hosted a dedication ceremony Friday to celebrate the Victorian lamps placed around town in memory of loved ones. [Full Story »] 

NEWS ALERT - Jail inmates caught with meth

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Tuesday, August 23. 2011
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Two Calhoun County Jail inmates have been caught with meth behind bars. James Robert Walden, 41, and Lewis David Carson III, 35, have both been charged with introduction of contraband into a county detention facility. [Full Story »] 

Giving Our Past a Future

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Thursday, August 18. 2011
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Dedication ceremony for historic mural, Victorian lampposts
planned Friday night at Magnolia Square downtown

Historic scenes from days gone by can be spotted at the corner of SR 20 and 71 in downtown Blountstown. [Full Story »] 

Altha Council votes 3-2 to close police department

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Thursday, August 18. 2011
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The Altha Town Council voted 3-2 last week to close the Altha Police Department. However, Mayor Wes Johnston is awaiting confirmation from the Council’s attorney, Matt Fuqua, to determine if the decision is legal. [Full Story »] 

Several are sentenced

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Thursday, August 18. 2011
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Several were sentenced by Judge Allen Register during an Aug. 3 circuit court session. [Full Story »] 

New manager settles in at City Hall

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Thursday, August 11. 2011
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After just over two weeks on the job, Blountstown’s new city manager has settled in at City Hall. [Full Story »] 

Rabid fox enters local residence, woman is treated at ER

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Thursday, August 11. 2011
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A Blountstown woman sustained minor injuries after a rabid gray fox walked into her house last Tuesday night. [Full Story »] 

Family Affair

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Thursday, August 11. 2011
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These local Girl Scouts were busy hosting a booth at Saturday morning’s Family Affair. [Full Story »] 

Blountstown native injured, KY mom and son killed in crash

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Thursday, August 11. 2011
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A Blountstown native now living in Marianna was seriously injured in a crash that claimed the lives of a Kentucky woman and her son. [Full Story »] 

Free school supplies at Family Affair Saturday

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Thursday, August 4. 2011
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Saturday, August 6 is the day! The Family Affair will kick-off at 8 a.m. and last until 11 AM CT at the W.T. Neal Civic Center in Blountstown.
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Woman arrested after hit and run

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Thursday, August 4. 2011
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A local woman was arrested Monday following a hit and run accident earlier in the Piggly Wiggly parking lot in Blountstown.
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Fighter with local ties battles for title

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Thursday, August 4. 2011
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A professional boxer who once called Calhoun County home is going in the ring Friday night on a quest for a world title.
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Local man busted while cooking meth

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Thursday, August 4. 2011
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Wyatt James Newton, 30, has been charged with manufacture of meth, possession of meth and possession of listed chemicals.
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