LIBERTY COUNTY 50¢ UNOFFICIAL THE CALHOUN-LIBERTY INCLUDES NOV. 6 GENERAL TAX ELECTION RESULTS PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT Romney, Ryan (REP) .........2298 OURNAL Obama, Biden (DEM) .........0939 CLJNews.comJ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012 Vol. 32, No. 44 Thomas Robert Stevens, Alden Link (OBJ) ...006 Gary Johnson, James P. Gray (LBT) .............009 Virgil H. Goode, Jr., James N. Clymer (CPF) .....003 Jill Stein, Cheri Honkala (GRE) .......................002 Finch elected Liberty County Sheriff; Andre Barnett, Kenneth Cross (REF) ..............000 Stewart Alexander, Alex Mendoza (SOC) ....002 Peta Lindsay, Yari Osori (PSL) ...................000 Roseanne Barr, Cindy Sheehan (PFP) .......016 Calhoun voters put Kimbrel in office Tom Hoefling, Jonathan D. Ellis (AIP) ..........002 Ross C. Anderson, Luis J. Rodriguez (JPF) ..001 There were some close races and anx- ious moments Tuesday night as big UNITED STATES SENATOR Connie Mack (REP).......................1536 changes were made in the sheriff’s of- Bill Nelson (DEM) ........................1584 fice on both sides of the Apalachicola Bill Gaylor (NPA) ............................069 River. Nick Finch, shown at left, was vot- Chris Borgia (NPA) ........................042 ed in as the new Liberty County Sheriff REP. IN CONGRESS after beating incumbent Donnie Conyers DISTRICT 2 by 177 votes. Calhoun County voted in Steve Southerland (REP) ...........2081 retired Blountstown Police Chief Glenn Al Lawson (DEM) ..........................1185 Kimbrel, right, as the new Sheriff. He STATE ATTORNEY garnered 45% of the vote from a field of 2ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT seven candidates. See more on page 3. Pete Williams (REP)......................1504 William N. (Willie) Meggs (DEM)...1641 STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 3 John Shaw (REP)............................751 Bill Montford (DEM)....................2391 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 7 Halsey Beshears (REP)..............1203 Robert Hill (DEM).......................2051 SHERIFF Donnie Conyers (DEM).................1519 Nick Finch (NPA)........................1696 TAX COLLECTOR Marie Goodman (DEM)...............2816 Teddy Eubanks (NPA)......................470 CIRCUIT JUDGE, 2ND CIRCUIT GROUP 2 Barbara Hobbs ............................1698 Josefina M. Tamayo ....................1281 Daniel Williams SCHOOL BOARD DIST. 1 photos Logan Kever ................................1756 Michael Wright ............................1409 Judge Ken Hosford and Liberty County Election Supervisor Marcia Wood count absentees ballots Tuesday night. UNOFFICIAL CALHOUN COUNTY STATE REPRESENTATIVE SUPERINTENDENT NOV. 6 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS DISTRICT 7 OF SCHOOLS Halsey Beshears (REP).....................3390 Tommy McClellan (DEM).................2135 PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT Robert Hill (DEM)...............................2497 Ralph Yoder (NPA)............................2987 UNITED STATES SENATOR CLERK OF THE Logan Barbee (NPA)...........................720 Mitt Romney, Connie Mack (REP).......................3006 CIRCUIT COURT SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS Paul Ryan (REP) ......................4334 Bill Nelson (DEM) ...........................2720 Reneé Attaway Crawford (DEM).....2684 Sharon A. Chason (DEM)..................2021 Barack Obama, Bill Gaylor (NPA) ............................179 Carla Hand (NPA)............................3261 Sheila Harrell Blackburn (NPA).......1769 Joe Biden (DEM) .......................1644 Chris Borgia (NPA) ........................080 SHERIFF Margie Laramore (NPA)...................2259 Thomas Robert Stevens, Alden Link (OBJ) ...013 Poney Adams (REP)..........................133 Gary Johnson, James P. Gray (LBT) .............048 REP. IN CONGRESS Glenn Kimbrel (DEM).........................2750 COUNTY COMMISSIONER Virgil H. Goode, Jr., James N. Clymer (CPF) .....005 DISTRICT 2 Ken Futch (NPA)..................................393 DISTRICT 1 Jill Stein, Cheri Honkala (GRE) .......................008 Steve Southerland (REP) .................4086 James ‘Jimmy’ Baggett (NPA)............933 Jerry Guilford (REP).............................505 Andre Barnett, Kenneth Cross (REF) ..............004 Al Lawson (DEM) ...............................1955 Earl Hunt (NPA)..................................179 Lee Lee Brown (DEM)..........................673 Stewart Alexander, Alex Mendoza (SOC) ....001 Adam Terry (NPA).............................1247 James Grover (NPA)...........................228 Peta Lindsay, Yari Osori (PSL) ...................001 STATE SENATOR Tomasi F. Matautia (NPA)...................474 COUNTY COMMISSIONER Roseanne Barr, Cindy Sheehan (PFP) .......033 DISTRICT 3 TAX COLLECTOR DISTRICT 3 Tom Hoefling, Jonathan D. Ellis (AIP) ..........003 John Shaw (REP)..............................1675 Ross C. Anderson, Luis J. Rodriguez (JPF) ..006 Becky Trickey-Smith (DEM)..............4843 Lee Shelton (DEM)..............................758 Bill Montford (DEM).......................4245 Richmond Pitts (NPA).......................1157 Nick Stone (NPA)...................................619 Liberty Co. Woman gets Lady Dawgs Bulldogs win brother’s win VB District by one Purple Regional point in OT Heart Semi-finals PAGE 19 PAGE 9 PAGE 12 Sheriff's Log...2 Trunk or Treat in Bristol...7 Veterans Day events...9 4-H Top Shots...10 News from the Pews...11 Birthday & a birth...6 A day with the Osprey.....13 Outdoors Down South...15 Obituaries....17 BHS Fooball...24 Page 2 THE CALHOUN-LIBERTY JOURNAL NOVEMBER 7, 2012 Brown begins Clerk of Court duties As her hus- band, Ricky Brown, holds the Bible, HANK OU new Liberty T Y County Clerk of Court Kathy Brown is sworn into office Monday afternoon by Judge Ken Hosford. JOHNNY EUBANKS PHOTO Gay Uzzell starts interim term as Liberty Co. School Superintendent TALLAHASSEE – Gov- SHERIFF’S LOG ernor Rick Scott has an- CALHOUN COUNTY November 4 nounced the appointment of •Kenneth Shaw, VOSS, Gloria “Gay” Uzzell as Liber- October 29 CCSO. ty County Superintendent of •Steven Nelson, VOCP, •Cynthia Keiser, burglary Schools Wednesday, Oct. 31. CCSO. of a conveyance, indecent Uzzell, 50, of Bristol, is •Elisa Couch, suspended exposure in public, disorderly currently the Superintendent- sentence violation, CCSO. intoxication, APD. elect and Director of Ad- •Brandon Webb, suspended •Tyler Ray Womble, battery, ministration for the Liberty sentence violation, CCSO. BPD. County School Board. She October 30 •Cody Schaffer, trespass, succeeds Dr. Sue Summers •William Black, VOSP, and is appointed for a term BPD. CCSO. beginning Nov. 1, 2012 and •Delaine Loomis, VOP, ending November 19, 2012. LIBERTY COUNTY CCSO. Judge Ken Hosford ad- Uzzell will be formally sworn in to October 29 ministered the Oath of Office to Uzzell her elected four year term as Superinten- •Kenneth Walden, DUI, •Williams T. Johnson, do- on Nov. 1 for her interim term. dent of Schools on Nov. 20. CCSO. mestic battery, LCSO. October 31 •Elisa Couch, holding for •Stephen Roberts, driving CCSO, CCSO. with license suspended or re- October 31 voked (2nd offense), CCSO. •Bridgett Stewart, VOSP, November 1 LCSO. •Dionne Smith, non support, November 1 CCSO. •Dionne Smith, holding for November 2 CCSO, CCSO. •Kenneth Walden, VOCC, •Cynthia Keiser, holding for CCSO. CCSO, CCSO. •Steve Manuel, burglary of a dwelling, grand theft over $300 Listings include name followed by charge AT and identification of arresting agency. The BLOUNTSTOWN DRUGS and less than $5,000, criminal names above represent those charged. We mischief over $200 and under remind our readers that all are presumed $1,000, CCSO. innocent until proven guilty. •John Sangster, fleeing, at- Thursday, Nov. 15 tempting to elude, reckless BLOUNTSTOWN Door Prizes 3-6 p.m. • Refreshments driving, APD. Police Dept. November 3 Oct. 29 ~ Nov. 4, 2012 •Michael Paul Farmer, tres- Citations ISSUED: ALL DA Y pass, larceny with relation to Accidents...................................03 A Sneak utilities (Panama City warrant), Traffic Citations.........................16 CCSO. Special details (business EV E RYTHING Peek •Jason Michael Fensen, escorts, traffic details).................73 principal to burglary of a con- Business alarms.......................02 at new veyance, APD. Residential alarms....................00 Christmas Complaints................................42 % items. 30 OFF Thanksgiving Decorations % 40 OFF 20370 Central Ave. W. • BlountstoWn • 674-2222 NOVEMBER 7, 2012 THE CALHOUN-LIBERTY JOURNAL Page 3 ELECTION DAY LEFT: Liberty County election watchers gathered in the courtroom as the absen- tee ballots were counted Tuesday night. BELOW: A group gathers outside the courthouse in Blountstown to wait for the final count to be announced. PHOTOS BY TONY SHOEMAKE AND DANIEL WILLIAMS Candidates and their supporters staked out the entrance to the W.T. Neal Civic Center in Blountstown where they greeted voters as they came to cast their ballots Tuesday. 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