Liberty 4-H teams bring home ribbons from North Florida Fair
Liberty County 4-H youth competed at the North Florida Fair in Tallahassee on Saturday, Nov. 14. The Liberty County 4-H Rabbit Club, with leader Melissa Wilkinson, had their first showmanship...
View ArticleBlountstown Christmas Parade
Calhoun-Liberty Hospital took top honors in the 2015 Calhoun County Christmas parade Saturday night, earning a first place trophy for their float. Blountstown Community Church came in second, followed...
View ArticleAltha Christmas Parade
Families gathered to celebrate the season with the annual Altha Christmas Parade Saturday, this year enjoying a rare nighttime procession of vehicles, floats and horses. Santa rode through town on the...
View ArticleQueens visit Capitol, joined by reigning Miss NW Florida
Several area queens joined the reigning Miss Northwest Florida Queens in Tallahassee to tour the Capitol and meet with various state officials on Dec. 4. While in Tallahassee the ladies had the...
View ArticleWalking with the Cross
Mitchell Manning admits he’s not much of a talker, but he doesn’t have to be. That 12-foot wooden crucifix he’s carrying on a cross-country walk is enough of a conversation-starter. The 27-year-old...
View ArticleBreakfast with Santa
Families flocked to the Panhandle Pioneer Settlement Saturday to enjoy breakfast and take photos with Santa. Pancakes and sausage plates were sold to help out with the expenses of maintaining the...
View ArticleA night of holiday music at the Pioneer Settlement
Carolers gather on the porch of the Frink Gym at the Panhandle Pioneer Settlement after Saturday night’s annual Blountstown Christmas Parade. Neil Alday, shown at right, strums a guitar and glances at...
View ArticleLiberty County’s Polar Bear Express
A corral of reindeer, spirited elves, inflatable cartoon characters and lots of lights lit up the rails as the Polar Bear Express took visitors for rides at Veterans Memorial Railroad Saturday night....
View ArticleLibrary marks Liberty County’s 160th birthday
The Liberty County Libraries invited the community to come celebrate the 160th birthday of Liberty County with cake, coffee and snacks on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Pat Miller, a clerk at the library, is shown...
View ArticleKiss Banquet
The Kiss Banquet honors independent senior citizens and strives to keep them safe in the community
View ArticleLiberty County Christmas Parade
Lights, sirens and well wishes for a Merry Christmas filled the air in Bristol on Saturday, Dec. 12 as the parade rolled through town. Farrell Wahlquist was this year’s Grand Marshal. First place...
View ArticleFirst female Liberty School Board member becomes first chairwoman
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Three years after making Liberty County history by being the first woman elected to the school board, Tina Tharpe has done it again. Her fellow board members...
View ArticleVolunteers create a memorable holiday experience for park visitors
It is with heartfelt gratitude that Veterans Memorial Railroad would like to thank those who worked diligently to create, construct and bring to life the sixteen scenes for the 2015 “Polar Bear...
View ArticleBlue Springs Society studies industry with visits to Southern Craft Creamery,...
The members of Blue Springs Society of the Children of the American Revolution and the Chipola Junior American Citizens Club have been learning about the history of American industry. The first study...
View ArticleRex Lumber awarded 2015 Business Partner of the Year by FL Project Learning Tree
Gainesville – Florida Project Learning Tree awarded Rex Lumber Business Partner of the Year at its annual professional development conference, “Planet Diversity: Trees Gone Wild!” held in Melbourne in...
View ArticleEntertainers sought for Feb. 13 Magnolia Square Gazebo Complex dedication
Keep Calhoun County Beautiful, Inc. is seeking entertainment for the dedication of the Magnolia Square Gazebo Complex scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 13 at 10 a.m.CT If you, your church, school, or other...
View ArticleBlountstown City Council members sworn in Tues.
Blountstown City Attorney David House is pictured above right as he gives the oath of office to newly-elected Council member Clifford Jackson and recently re-elected Council member Janie Boyd at...
View ArticleComing Together
There were many hugs of greeting as friends came together for Monday’s march honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Pastor Claude McGill (above at left with microphone) addresses the group as they gathered...
View ArticleNAACP gathering held at St. Mary Church Friday
A rally planned outside the Calhoun County Courthouse was moved to St. Mary Church Friday as representatives from the NAACP spoke with community members in the wake of the death of Barbara Dawson at...
View ArticleHonoring Dr. King
Community members came together Monday to honor the memory of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by taking part in the annual march along East Central Avenue in Blountstown. The group started across...
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