Blountstown News

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Apalachicola River near Blountstown affecting Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf and Liberty counties.

Joe 16-6. The Liberty County beat Blountstown in the second quarter of play 21-0. So Liberty County wins District 2 and will host South Walton High in the First round of the Regional Playoffs.

The first Apalachicola Seafood Festival was Nov. 2, 1963. I was 11. Daddy was still alive and so was President Kennedy.

" Four new members joined the board of directors of the Florida Farm Bureau Federation following the annual meeting Oct.

Legal Notice PUBLIC AUCTION Paula s Wrecker Service will hold a public auction on November 2, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. .1993 Ford Taurus Vin# 1FACP52U7PA235723 White in color Auction will be held at Paula s Wrecker Service, 19844 S.W. South Street, Suite A, Blountstown, Florida.

Today was a big day for education in Calhoun County. Local, county and state officials broke ground this morning on the new Blountstown High School project.

Army Pvt. Eric D. Register graduated with honors from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, in Lawton, Oklahoma on Friday, Oct.

The Florida Highway Patrol has released the names of four men killed in a vehicle accident on Interstate 10 in Jackson County on Oct.

Clean up on Aisle 3. There's been a pileup in the party department. Because Tallahassee basically has two settings on its weather thermostat - Nausea-Inducing Hot and Wet-Dog Cold - there's only a small window of time to stage a festival/party/shindig/clambake when the weather is actually tolerable.

About 4,600 city of Tallahassee utility customers are without power this morning following a round of severe weather, said Bill Behenna, a spokesman for the city.

Legal Notice TUPELO AVENUE PROJECT # 14.092 NOTICE TO RECEIVE SEALED BIDS The Calhoun County Board of County Commissioners will receive sealed bids from any qualified person, company or corporation interested in constructing: TUPELO AVENUE Plans and specifications can be obtained at Preble-Rish, Inc., 324 Marina Drive, Port St.

MARIANNA POLICE The Marianna Police Department listed the following incidents for Oct.

Published: Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 1:22 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 1:28 p.m. PANAMA CITY Authorities say four people were killed on a Panhandle stretch of Interstate 10 when a pickup crossed the centerline and crashed into their car.

A crash occurred on I-10 near Marianna that resulted in fatalities. We are working on confirming the number involved and the details of the crash.

Buddy Smith's Annual Bluegrass Gospel Concert will be held Saturday night, October 17th at 6:30 pm at Blountstown High School, in Blountstown.

Don and Anita Conroy celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 25, 2009 in Enterprise.

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Legal Notice NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF WATER USE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Chapter 373, Florida Statutes, the following water use permit is being recommended for revocation by the Northwest Florida Water Management District: Permit number 20030010 issued November 21, 2002 Hartford Farms, Inc.

The Apalachicola River near Blountstown, Florida will be above flood stage at least until the middle of next week.

There's hardly a day that goes by that we don't report a methamphetamine bust. But today's arrests by Blountstown Police and Holmes County Sheriff's Investigators prove that the cultivation of marijuana is still alive and well here in the Panhandle.