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The BHS Cheerleaders will be hosting an Alumni Cheer Fundraiser on January 18th. [Full Story »] 

Calhoun County’s first baby of the year was born at 7:57 PM on New Years Day! [Full Story »] 

A 79 year old Blountstown man died Monday, December 31, after being found bound and beaten lying on the floor of his home on Wrennie Moody Road south of Blountstown. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man as Frank Smith. [Full Story »] 

If you have a craving for raw oysters, shrimp, crab legs, mullet, grouper, or a good steak, Blountstown has a new restaurant you’ll enjoy. [Full Story »] 

by Rev. Nick Hughes

A few years ago, I completed a Clinical Pastoral Education unit as a part of my denomination’s ordination requirements. During this time, I worked with hospital and hospice patients. When entering the hospital or hospice center, I never knew what a day would bring, what obstacles or opportunities, joys or pains might lie ahead. When confronting tragedy, including sickness and death, the question patients and their loved ones asked the most was, “Why? Why me? Why now? Why my loved one? Why would God cause this? Why would God allow this?”
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CALHOUN COUNTY
December 27
Brandon Carpenter - failure to register as sexual offender, sex offender violation/fail to notify law enforcement office change of resident 48 hrs, possess methamphetamine, narcotic equip-possess and or use
December 28
Ashley Luetta Deal - fraud imperson/use/possess ID of another person without consent, fraud imperson/use/possess ID of another person without consent, fraud imperson/use/possess ID of another person without consent, larc/petit 1st offense
Kenneth Tollar - failure to appear for misdemeanor offense, failure to appear for misdemeanor offense
December 29
Davarrious Winbush - violation of probation, violation of probation, naracotic equip-possess and or use, possession of weapon/by convicted felon firearm or conceal weapon, possessio of methamphetamine, failure to appear/written promise to appear fel/misd/unk/nonjuv
Justin Presbitero - violation of condititional release, amphetamine-traffic/or methamphetamine 14 grams or over, cocaine-possess, public order crimes/keep pub nuisance structure for drug activity, narcotic equipment-possess.narcotic equip- possess and or use
December 30
Randy Dale Kent - contempt of court/violation injunction protection domestic violence
December 31
Stacey Ann Rudd - drugs-possess/possess methamphetamine, fleeing/eluding law enforcement officer light/sirens active, evidence-destroying/tamper with or fabricate physical, public order crimes/keep pub nuisance structure for drug activity, marijuana-possess/not more than 20 grams, narcotic equip-possess/naracotic equip-possess and or use, cocaine-possess/possess cocaine
Johnathan James Sansom - probation violation/violation of probation
Bradley Allen Trickey - drugs-possess/possess methamphetamine, evidence-destroying/tamper with or fabricate physical, marijuana-possess/not more than 20 grams, narcotic equip-possess/naracotic equip-possess and or use
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John H. “Buddy” Kent, Jr., 74 of Blountstown passed away Sunday, January 6, 2019. [Full Story »] 

Kenneth Walden, age 65, of Clarksville, FL passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018 at his home. [Full Story »] 

Shelby G. Shoemake, 79 of Bristol passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019 in Blountstown. [Full Story »] 

Sybil Plazarin, 44 of Altha passed away Monday, December 31, 2018 at her home. [Full Story »] 

Louise Hill, 90, of Bristol, passed away on December 28, 2018 in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Houston Broward Flanders, Sr. 78 of Blountstown, passed away Monday, December 31, 2018 at his home. [Full Story »]