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Altha native honored for terrorist attack response

January 26, 2012
Altha native honored for terrorist attack response

by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Altha native Lamar Conner, 53, was taking a quick smoke break from his job as a customer service agent at Frankfurt airport in Germany last March when he heard shots and turned to see a man stumbling out of a U.S. Air Force bus with a gun in his hand. The man was in a hurry but showed no emotion as he shoved the pistol in his backpack, pulled out a survival knife and walked rapidly in Conner’s direction. He was only about five feet away when he walked past Conner, who could not...

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ID sought for pedestrian killed in collision with truck in Quincy

January 20, 2012

The Florida Highway Patrol is seeking help in identifying a man killed in Quincy Monday night when he was hit by a truck. William Larimore, 30, of Carrabelle, was eastbound on US 90 at 10:05 p.m., approaching Ben Bostick Road, when his 2000 Ford...

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Company planning to build five solar farms in Liberty County

January 20, 2012
Company planning to build five solar farms in Liberty County

by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Liberty County’s economic future just got a little brighter with the news that a Melbourne-based company plans to build five 200-acre solar farms here. National Solar Power CEO James Scrivener made the announcement at Monday night’s Liberty County Chamber...

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Florida High School grades announced

January 13, 2012

TALLAHASSEE – Florida’s high schools increased in the number and percent of schools achieving high marks for the 2010-11 school year, according to results just released from the Florida Department of Education. Results show that 78 percent of the state’s high schools earned either...

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Paramedic injured in wreck on way to work Tuesday

January 13, 2012
Paramedic injured in wreck on way to work Tuesday

by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A Liberty County paramedic didn’t make it to work but her co-workers came to her aid after she lost control of her car and hit a tree Tuesday morning in Bristol. Melissa Brown, 42, of Bristol was traveling east...

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Clarkville resident dies in Friday night accident

January 12, 2012
Clarkville resident dies in Friday night accident

by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A Clarksville man died on the way to the hospital after he was injured in a single-vehicle accident on Newsome Road in Calhoun County Friday night. Forensic Investigator Becki Fejes with the Bay County Medical Examiner’s Office said John...

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National Solar Power CEO to speak at Liberty Chamber banquet

January 6, 2012
National Solar Power CEO to speak at Liberty Chamber banquet

James Scrivener, CEO of National Solar Power, will be the guest speaker at the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce annual banquet on Monday, Jan. 16. The banquet, which will be followed by the general membership meeting, will begin at 7 p.m. and is being...

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Liberty Co. inmate escapes through unlocked jail door

January 6, 2012
Liberty Co. inmate escapes through unlocked jail door

by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor BRISTOL — A 25-year-old man arrested last month for manufacturing methamphetamine had a few hours of freedom when he escaped from the Liberty County Jail after discovering an unsecured door. Daniel M. Brown of Vermilion, LA, was downstairs with...

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Two Liberty Co. men charged with stealing boat, stove & copper wiring

January 6, 2012
Two Liberty Co. men charged with stealing boat, stove & copper wiring

by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor BRISTOL — Two 19-year-old Liberty County residents were arrested Dec. 29 for the theft of an aluminum boat, a four-burner wood stove and an estimated $3,000 worth of copper wiring. James Tipton and Jessie William Hobby were charged with...

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Liberty County kids find something extra under the Christmas tree

December 30, 2011
Liberty County kids find something extra under the Christmas tree

Liberty County Sheriff Donnie Conyers and Phillip Jones, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Bristol, are shown just before packing up a roomful of toys collected for children in the community who might not otherwise find anything under the Christmas tree this year....

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Assisted living operator, 75, arrested for grand theft and exploitation of an elderly/disabled adult

December 30, 2011
Assisted living operator, 75, arrested for grand theft and exploitation of an elderly/disabled adult

Joyce Daughtrey, 75, of Bristol was arrested last week for grand theft and exploitation of an elderly and disabled adult, according to a news release from the Attorney General’s office. She is charged with stealing $9,500 by withholding the victim’s Social Security funds and...

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Evicted tenant arrested for rental trailer destruction

December 30, 2011
Evicted tenant arrested for rental trailer destruction

A problem tenant who had been evicted from a residence at Junction Trailer Park but allowed to return for a night has been charged with criminal mischief for destroying the kitchen, according to a report from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office...

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Man arrested after witnesses confirm he knocked down wife and took phone

December 30, 2011
Man arrested after witnesses confirm he knocked down wife and took phone

A 29-year-old Blountstown man is charged with domestic battery after his estranged wife said he threw her on the ground and then dragged her into the house by her feet when she tried to get away from him, according to a report from the...

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House guest steals host’s pickup truck

December 30, 2011

A man who showed up uninvited asking for a place to stay for the night didn’t leave empty handed. The next morning, he stole his host’s truck, according to a report from the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office. Chet Geiger said he let Daniel Brown,...

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Man charged after hitting wall and resisting arrest

December 30, 2011
Man charged after hitting wall and resisting arrest

A 34-year-old man found in the midst of a loud argument with a woman at a residence on River Street was taken into custody after refusing to comply with a police officer and resisting arrest. Octavio Torres Garcia was charged with disorderly intoxication and...

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Man charged with retail theft for taking $4.99 item from store

December 30, 2011
Man charged with retail theft for taking $4.99 item from store

A Blountstown man is charged with retail theft after a store surveillance camera caught him taking an item valued as less than $5, according to a report from the Blountstown Police Department. Shane Tolliver Whitfield, 43, of Blountstown, was sitting at the counter at...

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