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Calhoun County Election Results

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Thursday, August 26. 2010
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Calhoun County Election Results [Full Story »] 

Education Commissioner recognizes Oglesby for partnering with schools

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Thursday, August 19. 2010
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The Calhoun County School Board meeting opened last Tuesday with an award presentation. [Full Story »] 

Woman arrested for theft, forgery

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Thursday, August 12. 2010
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A woman hired as a caregiver was arrested last week after allegedly stealing thousands from an elderly couple. [Full Story »] 

Early voting begins Monday

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Thursday, August 5. 2010
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Election time is here! The polls officially open at 8 a.m. Monday, August 9, for early voting. All those registered to vote in Calhoun County can make their way to the Supervisor of Elections office in the basement of the courthouse to cast their ballot. [Full Story »] 

Killer On The Loose

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Thursday, July 29. 2010
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That was the scenario at Blountstown Elementary School last Wednesday when law enforcement officials and emergency workers took part in a training exercise. [Full Story »] 

Two men indicted in prison computer scheme

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Thursday, July 22. 2010
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From the U.S. Department of Justice

A former federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employee and a former BOP contractor were arrested Thursday on charges that they conspired to manipulate for their personal gain the sale of surplus equipment from the UNICOR factory at the Marianna, Florida federal prison facility, announced United States Attorney Pamela C. Marsh, Northern District of Florida. [Full Story »] 

Local man is busted for meth

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Thursday, July 15. 2010
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A disturbance call ended in the arrest of a local man after the makings of a meth lab were found in his vehicle. [Full Story »] 

Welcome Home!

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Thursday, July 8. 2010
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Anyone driving through Marianna last Thursday could feel the patriotism. Folks lined Hwy. 90 as the 144th Transportation Company - including several Calhoun County soldiers - returned home from a year in Iraq. [Full Story »] 

Over 200 Volunteers at Altha School Workday

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Thursday, July 1. 2010
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Over 200 folks from around the region came out to spruce up Altha School for the upcoming school year. [Full Story »] 

Mural Masterpiece

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Thursday, June 24. 2010
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Motorists traveling through downtown Blountstown have been doing a double take over the past week. Local artist Jeff Vickery has put his paint and imagination on the side of the Snowden Surveying building on North Pear Street and created a work of art that is garnering loads of attention. [Full Story »] 

Welcome home, Jaz!

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Thursday, June 17. 2010
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This is Sergeant Jazmin Torres with her grandpa, Wayne Sutton, taking down her yellow ribbon. [Full Story »] 

School Board members respond to BHS issues

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Thursday, June 10. 2010
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Last week, The County Record presented the first in a two-part series about Blountstown High School Principal Duane Barber being terminated by Superintendent Tommy McClellan. Barber shared a letter he sent to McClellan describing several situations in which he followed school board policy on code of conduct and discipline, but had his decisions overturned. [Full Story »] 

Who’s in Charge?

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Thursday, June 3. 2010
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The County Record investigates the real story behind the termination of BHS Principal Duane Barber.


After three years at Blountstown High School, Duane Barber is packing up his office after being terminated. His stint at the school was longer than most in recent years, with the average stay two years for various reasons. [Full Story »] 

Calhoun-Liberty Drug Task Force Nets Two Drug Arrests

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Thursday, May 27. 2010
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The Calhoun-Liberty Drug Task Force netted two drug arrests last Tuesday.
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Driver caught with five pounds of marijuana

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Thursday, May 20. 2010
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A suspicious driver wound up behind bars in Liberty County after being caught with five pounds of pot. [Full Story »] 
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