April 8-14 is National Public Safety Telecommunications Week and during that week, the Sheriff’s Office will be recognizing the diligence and professionalism of our Telecommunicators. We would like to encourage others to recognize them as well.
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Big Dog Rodeo Company entertained an estimated 400 rodeo fans at the Tri-County Ag Park arena on SR 71 North of Blountstown Saturday night.
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A Calhoun County man is behind bars in the Calhoun County Jail and faces one count of 1st Degree Pre-Meditated Murder after to confessing to the shooting death of his estranged wife, 49 year old Judy Yoder Belc.
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Blountstown Fire Chief Ben Hall, members of the Blountstown Fire Department, the Mayor and City Council were all excited to learn last week that the State Budget had been finalized and $225,000 had been earmarked for a new fire station in Blountstown.
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CALHOUN COUNTY, FL – Today, Calhoun County Superintendent of Schools Ralph Yoder announced that Calhoun County School Board Member Ray Howell was recognized for earning the Certified Board Member (CBM). This distinction was awarded by Andrea Messina, executive director of the Florida School Boards Association (FSBA), at the Calhoun County School Board meeting on March 8, 2018.
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BLOUNTSTOWN – The Annual Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce Membership & Awards Banquet was held Monday, March 5, 2018 at the W.T. Neal Civic Center. More than 250 people attend the 71st general meeting. [Full Story »]
Since the tragic shooting of 17 people at Parkland, our state and federal governments have been working to develop a solution prevent any further occurrences. In Calhoun County, we find that our School Board has been hard at work on security measures since before the school year began. “We with our local law enforcement and took some extraordinary measures over the summer to ensure all five of our schools would have a School Resource Officer present”, recalled Superintendent Ralph Yoder.
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The Office of State Attorney Glenn Hess announces that on February 13, 2018, former Circuit Judge William “Bill” Wright joined the State Attorney’s Office. Judge Wright will serve as the Chief Assistant State Attorney in the Calhoun County office.
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Assistant Coach Beau Johnson has been selected and approved unanimously by the Calhoun County School Board as the next Head Football Coach and Athletic Director at Blountstown High School. Johnson will replace Greg Jordan who resigned in January and accepted the head coach and athletic director position at Port St. Joe High School.
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CALHOUN COUNTY, FL – Today, Calhoun County Superintendent of Schools Ralph Yoder announced that the Calhoun County School District (CCSD) has named the 2018 Teacher and School-Related Employee of the Year during a luncheon held at the Blountstown High School (BHS) Tiger’s Table.
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After posting a record of 105-39 in twelve seasons as Blountstown’s Head Football Coach and Athletic Director, Greg Jordan turned in his resignation last Tuesday morning. A few days after closing this chapter of his coaching career, a new one opened. Jordan was named Port St. Joe’s new Head Football Coach and AD following a Friday morning School Board meeting in Port St. Joe.
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Danny Hassig became the first candidate to file his letter of intent to seek office in the 2018 election. Hassig will be be seeking re-election to the Calhoun County District 5 School Board position he currently holds. [Full Story »]
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