The County Record

Mrs. Merle (Sutton) Pollock, age 89, of Okeechobee, FL passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 in Okeechobee.
Merle was born on March 14, 1924, in Bonifay, FL, and lived in Okeechobee for the past 34 years. She was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse and a member of the West Side Christian Church in Okeechobee.
Merle was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Randal Deese and Millie Lou (Spence) Deese; her husband, L.C. Sutton; a son, baby boy Sutton; a brother, Alton J. Deese; and two sisters, Ernie Whittington and Alma Lee Baggett.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Pollock, of Okeechobee; three sons, Louie Clifford Sutton and his wife, Lauralie, of Apalachicola, FL, Phillip Wayne Sutton and his wife, Carol, of Blountstown, FL, and William Buell Sutton and his wife, Cheryl, of Okeechobee, FL; two stepsons, Doug Pollock of Muskegon, MI, and Dave Pollock and his wife, Thersa of Jamestown, OH; six grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday, December 27, 2013 at 11:00 am (CST) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Pine Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, December 27, 2013 from 10:00 am (CST) until service time at 11:00 am (CST). All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (ph. 674-2266). [Full Story »] 

The County Record will be closed Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday (Dec. 23-25) to celebrate Christmas with our
families. [Full Story »] 

Students in the Blountstown High School culinary program, under the direction of Mrs. Samantha Price Taylor, hosted a reception for holiday events last Friday. [Full Story »] 

Tigers tangle with Bulldogs
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CALHOUN COUNTY
Dec. 17: Joshua Robert Sourbeck, grand theft
Dec. 18: Eric Blain Finley, out of county warrant; Anthony Jerome Pou, VOP; James Arthur Leavins, VOP
Dec. 19: Antonio Lamart Charleston, failure to appear
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James Monroe Huggins, 88, of Live Oak, Florida, passed away Monday, December 16, 2013, in Lake City, Florida. [Full Story »] 

Mr. James Roy Morris, 83, of Clarksville, FL, passed away early Thursday morning, December 19, 2013, in Panama City, FL.
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Christmas festivities continued in the river valley over the weekend. [Full Story »] 

FROM THE BAY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

The Bay County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Altha man suspected of stealing a trailer today after a pursuit through Southport into Bayou George. [Full Story »] 

Gov. honors Oglesby

During last week's meeting of the Florida Cabinet, Governor Rick Scott recognized Oglesby Plants International, of Altha for their commitment to providing opportunities to Florida families and having a long-lasting impact on the economy of their local communities. [Full Story »] 

The Altha Wildcats increased their overall record to (7-1) and district record to (4-1) this weekend by winning two tough nail biters against Vernon and the Blountstown Tigers. [Full Story »] 

Students at Tolar K-8 School in Bristol had a special treat last Wednesday when Florida’s First Lady Ann Scott paid them a visit. [Full Story »]