News - Topics from May, 2018

Alberto leaves its mark in county

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Thursday, May 31. 2018
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Subtropical Storm Alberto made landfall Monday just west of Panama City Beach with winds gusting to 60 mph and dumping several inches of rain. [Full Story »] 

4-H Tropicana Speech County Wide Winners

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Thursday, May 31. 2018
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Calhoun County 4-H is extremely proud of every 4th, 5th, and 6th grade 4-H Tropicana speech competitor and is pleased to announce the winners of the 4-H Tropicana County Wide Speech Competition which was held on May 14th at the Extension Office. Before competing county wide, competitors first competed and placed in their classroom and then competed and placed in their school wide competition. First place winners also receive a scholarship to 4-H Camp Timpoochee. [Full Story »] 

Blountstown Woman’s Club installs 2018-20 Administration

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Thursday, May 31. 2018
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“What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn’t have any doubt – it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn’t want to go anywhere else.” This quote by Hal Boyle, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and WWII correspondent, captured the vision of the Blountstown Woman’s Club on May 17th. As the 2018-2020 administration was installed, Club members have no doubt that the organization’s volunteer spirit will continue to flow. [Full Story »] 

Alberta Outage Recap

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Tuesday, May 29. 2018
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GRACEVILLE – As a result of Subtropical Storm Alberto passing over our area on Memorial Day, West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) experienced outages across its four-county service area. [Full Story »] 

Employee Appreciation Barbeque

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Thursday, May 24. 2018
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On Friday, May 18 Calhoun Liberty Hospital held their Employee Appreciation and Medical Scholarship Fund Barbeque. [Full Story »] 

Memorial Day Program Monday, May 28th 9:00 a.m. CT

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Thursday, May 24. 2018
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The annual Calhoun/Liberty Memorial Day service will take place in front of the Calhoun County Courthouse on Monday, May 28th, at 9 O'Clock central time. This year's guest speaker is Amy Johnson, whose father and husband have served in combat. She will share the perspective of a person on the homefront while a loved one is deployed to war. As always, we will honor our Fallen by reading aloud the names of those Calhoun and Liberty County Veterans inscribed on our Memorials and a bell will toll for each one. [Full Story »] 

Catfish Crawl 5K & Fun Run

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Thursday, May 24. 2018
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On Saturday, May 19th runners from throughout the Tri-States area came to Blountstown to run the 7th Annual Blountstown Fire Department Catfish Crawl 5K & Kid's Fun Run. Over 130 crossed the finish line on the Blountstown Greenway Bike Path, with Chance Logan of Liberty County first across the line in a time of just 19:07. Tallahasse's Kat Sack was the first overall female for the second year in a row with a time of 20:59. Complete results can be found online at http://catfishcrawl.itsyourrace.com/. [Full Story »] 

State leaders visit our county; discuss economic development Florida Dept. of Economic Opportunity Director and Florida Secretary of State were in attendance

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Thursday, May 17. 2018
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CALHOUN COUNTY, FL – More than 50 individuals, including Florida Dept. of Economic Opportunity (DEO) Executive Director Cissy Proctor and Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner, gathered in the Calhoun County Extension Building Thursday, May 10th to discuss local economic development challenges. [Full Story »] 

Chamber’s Business Bounce

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Thursday, May 17. 2018
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Shoppers converged at five local businesses Thursday for the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce Spring Business Bounce where they found great deals for Mother’s Day and Graduation. [Full Story »] 

BFD Catfish Crawl set for Saturday

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Thursday, May 17. 2018
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This Saturday, May 19th, is the 7th Annual Blountstown Fire Department Catfish Crawl 5K & Kid's Fun Run! More than 200 runners will descend on the M&B Train Depot in Blountstown to run the scenic Blountstown Greenway Bike Path. [Full Story »] 

Phillip Hill, Jr. faces federal wire and tax fraud charges

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Thursday, May 10. 2018
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Blountstown Police Chief Mark Mallory announced in a release Thursday, May 2, at approximately 7:00 a.m. an investigator from the Blountstown Police Department assigned to the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force along with Special Agents from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigations Division, arressted Phillip E. Hill, Jr. at his residence located in Altha, Florida. Hill has been charged with 24 counts of wire fraud and 4 counts of filing false tax returns in Federal Court. [Full Story »] 

Annual Oglesby plant sale

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Thursday, May 10. 2018
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On Saturday, May 5 Oglesby Plants International held their annual Spring Plant Sale. [Full Story »] 

National Day of Prayer

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Thursday, May 10. 2018
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The Annual National Day of Prayer was held on Saturday, May 5. Christians all of the country joined in their communities to raise them up in prayer. [Full Story »] 

Scenes from the North Florida Wildflower Festival

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Thursday, May 3. 2018
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Pear Street was poppin’ Saturday as the North Florida Wildflower Festival was underway! Vendors offering everything from garden items to handmade gifts, as well as homebaked treats and funnel cakes, lined the street. [Full Story »] 

Altha Public School Prom 2018

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Thursday, May 3. 2018
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The Altha Public School Junior Class presented the seniors with their last prom Friday night at the W.T. Neal Civic Center.
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