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Driver accused in slaying: a I didn't know'
The way Joshua Sourbeck tells it, he just gave the wrong people a ride. Sourbeck, 20, of Altha, took a call Thursday from his friend, Amy Beth Cucco, who told him that she needed to get to Sylvia's Grocery in ...
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Six arrested in Fountain slaying
Vishnukumar "Vish" Patel was the kind of store owner that every town needs. He let his customers borrow milk when the babies were hungry, gas when they had to get to work and offered soothing words for the ...
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Arrests Made in Fatal Robbery Attempt
Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen announced the arrest of six individuals in connection to an attempted robbery and homicide at Sylviaa TMs Grocery at 18441 Hwy.
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Vish Patel Murder
Five players on the FSU Football team have been suspended for this weeks game against Boston College.
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Popular Store Owner Murdered - 6 Arrested
A well liked member of the Fountain community was murdered Thursday night. Bay County sheriff's investigators have arrested three suspects in the slaying.
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A friend of animals needs help herself
All of us have experienced chance encounters that change our lives. And more often than not we are unaware of the exact moment when the connection is made.
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One dies, another seriously injured in crash
A Blountstown woman was killed and an Altha man seriously injured in a Calhoun County traffic crash late Tuesday afternoon.
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Meet Candidates for Calhoun County Sheriff
Residents across the country will head to the polls in just a few weeks to elect a new president.
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Peter Baronoff resigns from Boca city council to care for severely ill wife
Boca Raton City Councilman Peter Baronoff, re-elected in March to his second term, former chairman of the Community Redevelopment Agency and the city's current deputy mayor, will step down from the city's ...
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Navy SEALS sail into Blountstown High
BLOUNTSTOWN ---Youth met experience Tuesday in Blountstown when a trio of active and retired Navy SEALS spoke to students in the auditorium at Blountstown High School during 5th period.
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House burglars nabbed
Two men were arrested on Wednesday just a few streets down from the house they allegedly burglarized twice in one week.
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Altha senior Chew says little; his lifts say plenty
Gary Chew is an athlete of few words. Ask him what he would say to youngsters considering boys' weightlifting at Altha High, and the Tallahassee Democrat 2008 All-Big Bend Weightlifter of the Year responds: 'It ...
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Calhoun County High School Consolidation
People are still reacting to yesterday's surprise move by the Calhoun County School Board to scrap a three-year-old high school consolidation plan.
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No Decision in Calhoun County
There's still no decision on where the new Calhoun County High School will be built. via WMBB-TV Panama City
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Horse Cruelty Charges
An Altha man is in jail accused of neglecting a number of animals, including horses. via WJHG-TV Panama City
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2 fires in Calhoun County; arson arrest in one
"Officer Strawn participated in this negotiation and may have initiated it; however, it was ended when family members interrupted." Two Calhoun County homes were heavily damaged by fire late Wednesday night, including a trailer on Northwest Willow Bend Road in Altha where Lisa Vaughn lived until recently. via Jackson County Floridan
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Woman enlists attorney in wake of accused Calhoun officer's firing, arrest
"Officer Strawn participated in this negotiation and may have initiated it; however, it was ended when family members interrupted." An attorney is now advising the woman who appeared in a videotape which had a role in the firing and subsequent arrest of former Calhoun County correctional officer William "Billy" Strawn. via Jackson County Floridan
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Deputy Misconduct Investigation
"Officer Strawn participated in this negotiation and may have initiated it, however, it was ended when family members interrupted." Calhoun County Sheriff David Tatum said it could take several days or weeks to interview all the former or current female inmates that had contact with former correctional officer William "Billy" Strawn. via WMBB-TV Panama City
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Calhoun Corrections Officer Arrested
"Officer Strawn participated in this negotiation and may have initiated it, however, it was ended when family members interrupted." A Calhoun County correctional officer was fired from his post and jailed Friday evening on charges of bribery and solicitation of prostitution. via WMBB-TV Panama City
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Correctional Officer Jail on Bribery and Sex Charges
A Correctional Officer from the Calhoun County Jail in Blountstown, who negotiated sexual favors from a woman for privileges for her husband who was in jail, has been fired just moments after the alleged ... via WJHG-TV Panama City
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