The County Record

If you're getting hungry, BHS Tiger Booster Chef Garry Futch is cookin' tonight! Serving begins at 6 p.m. at Bowles Field before the Tigers v. Liberty County football game. The menu includes:

Fried fish or chicken fingers
Cheese grits
Baked beans
Hush puppies
Ice tea

Plates are $5 each with all proceeds benefiting the Tiger Boosters.

Eunice M. Messer of Altha passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011, in Altha at the age of 79.

She was born July 30, 1932, in Altha to the late Elonzo B. and Claudie (Burke) Messer. She was a homemaker and was a member of Page Pond Assembly of God Church.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, J. B. Messer and Howell “Dick” Messer; and a sister, Helen Chason.

She is survived by a sister, Edna Earl Laramore, of Altha; a sister-in-law, Erlene Messer, also of Altha; and several nieces, nephews, and other extended family.

Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 22, in the chapel at Adams Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Page Pond Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, October 21 at Adams Funeral Home.

Adams Funeral Home in Blountstown is in charge of the arrangements (phone 674-5449). On-line condolences may be made at adamsfh.com

Erma Kate Cobb of Hosford passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2011, in Blountstown at the age of 89.
She was born in Glennville, Georgia, February 6, 1922, to the late William and Mary Lena (Sapp) Sykes. She was a homemaker and was a member of Corinth Baptist Church in Hosford.
She was preceded in death by her husband, B. T. Cobb, and a son, Jerry Cobb.
She is survived by her grandsons, Phil Cobb and his wife, Angie, and Ben Cobb and his wife, Tonia, all of Hosford.
Graveside services will be held at 4 p.m. ET, Friday, October 21, in Hosford Cemetery with Dick Stanley and Harold Brown officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, Friday, October 21, at Adams Funeral Home in Bristol .
Adams Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements (phone 674-5449. On-line condolences may be made at adamsfh.com

Linda Duncan of Pinson, Alabama, passed away Monday, October 17, 2011, at the age of 68.
She was born in Quincy, Florida, September 21, 1943, to the late Forehand and Eunice Hazel (Bateman) Rankin. She was a graduate of Florida State University and taught school in Helena and Mobile, Alabama.
She is survived by her husband, Daniel Duncan; three sons, John Duncan and his wife, Susan, of Odenville, Alabama, Marc Duncan and his wife, Michele, of Lakeland, Florida, and Scott Duncan and his wife, Heather, of Lincoln, Alabama; five grandchildren, Erin, Kathleen, Cameron, Ethan, and Kate.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. ET, Wednesday, October 19, in Lake Mystic Cemetery in Bristol with Reverend Alan McManus officiating.
Adams Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements (phone 674-5449). On-line condolences may be made at adamsfh.com

The football bounced perfectly off the tee for Blountstown on the opening kickoff and the Tigers recovered an onside kick at the Marianna 49 yard line to open the game Friday night at Bowles Field. On first down, quarterback Hunter Jordan threw a long pass to Marquel Thomas who pulled the ball in at the 10 yard line and strolled into the endzone for a touchdown. Corin Peterson missed the extra point, but the Tigers were ahead 6-0 before fans had settled in their seats.
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The Blountstown High School Cross Country Team participated in the Mosley Dolphin Dash Oct. 15 in Panama City.
The team has shown great improvement over the course of the season with many team members setting personal best times. They are continuing to work hard over the next couple of weeks preparing for the district race on October 25.
Results from the Dolphin Dash are as follows: [Full Story »] 

Four Blountstown women are behind bars and eight children have been removed from a home after a meth lab raid in the Pine Island subdivision Wednesday night.

Samantha Michelle White, 41, Maria R. Thurman, 34, Violet Virginia Manning, 37, and Amy Michelle Johnston, 30, have each been charged with manufacture of methamphetamine, possession of meth and child abuse.

According to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, several members of the Calhoun-Liberty Drug Task Force served a search warrant just before 11 p.m. on a residence at 19054 NE Elm Street where White, Johnston and Thurman all reside. After knocking and announcing, "Sheriff's Office, search warrant!" several times, Sgt. Jared Nichols had to force the south door open as no one inside would respond.

Once inside the home, various components of a "shake and bake" meth lab were found in plain view with meth in the process of being manufactured in a back bedroom. A hot plate was turned off to reduce the risk of explosion and potential fire hazard as chemicals were being heated.

Investigators learned Manning had an outstanding felony warrant and was immediately apprehended. She surrendered an estimated half gram of meth as she was taken into custody.

The search of the home revealed a reaction vessel with meth residue, stripped lithium batteries and a variety of chemicals used to manufacture meth. Several pieces of tin foil with burnt meth residue, as well as meth that had not yet been smoked, were also recovered.

Thurman, White and Johnston allegedly admitted that Thurman's six children and White's two children had been present while meth was being manufactured. During interviews, each of the women reportedly confessed to her own role in the meth preparation or "cook" process occurring in the home.

A Florida Department of Children and Families investigator was contacted and consented to the children being turned over to family and friends of the parents.

The search team included Lt. Mark Mallory, Sgt. Todd Wheetley, Sgt. Jared Nichols, Deputies Scotty Norris, Gary McGhee and Jail Deputy Christian Smith.

By Calen Masai
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The annual Hosford PTO Fall Festival will be held Saturday, October 22nd, at the Hosford School Athletic Complex. [Full Story »]