TheThe CountyCounty RecordRecord WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2010 ■ 103rd Year, No. 25 ■ BLOUNTSTOWN, FLORIDA 32424 ■ 50 CENTS (Including Tax) CRIME CRIME CRAZY WEATHER Suspected Couple peeping tom is caught swindles with crack SNOW DAY! man out BY KELLI PEACOCK DUNN Northwest Floridians received a rare News Editor treat Friday when snow flurries A Blountstown man came falling down. Although it was of $3390 being sought for peeping melting before it hit the ground in into a woman’s windows BY KELLI PEACOCK DUNN was found in possession our community, many Calhoun News Editor of crack cocaine. Countians headed for the state line Blountstown Police where there was plenty of accumu- A man serving time in Department Inv. prison for grand theft and Timothy Partridge and lation. At left, brothers Brady and forgery has been charged, Ofc. Gary McGee Jason Tomlinson had fun building along with his wife, for bilk- stopped Talris Brown on ing a Liberty County man his bike last Wednesday this snowman while cousin out of $3390. night about a report of Madison Conyers (below) made a Timothy him looking in a local E. McCor- woman’s windows. snow angel. For more highlights mick, 27, who When asked to empty from the snow day, turn to page 3. his pockets, Brown is serving an revealed a clear plastic 18 month sen- bag with a white powder tence at substance and stated it Okaloosa was crack cocaine. He Work Camp, T. MCCORMICK gave a recorded state- and Cristie Lessel ment that he had pur- McCormick, 32, of chased the cocaine from Hosford, have both been a guy known as “fat charged with grand theft man” and was going to from a person 65 years of exchange it with a age or older and communi- woman for sex. He cations fraud. alleged he had traded According to the Liberty $50 worth of crack with County Sheriff’s Office, a the woman earlier in the man living in the Orange day for sex. Community said he Brown was charged received a phone call last with possession of crack spring from a man who with intent to distribute identified himself as Ralph, within 1000 feet of a a close friend. The man told child care facility. him he was in Atlanta and asked if he could help his daughter, Cristie, while he ONLINE EDITION was away. Later that day, Cristie called needing money and the calls contin- The County ued almost daily with the man giving her money each Record time she asked. The man proclaiming to be Ralph called again a ONLINE week later asking for his continued help until he got www.thecountyrecord.net back into town. The calls from Cristie never stopped SEE A PHOTO YOU LIKE? and her father’s friend doled out the cash as BUY IT ONLINE! requested. Another call from “Ralph” came a week later, asking for a total on COMMUNITY SERVICE what his daughter had bor- rowed. The friend advised her balance was up to $1980. Local Rotary Club sending “shelter in a Three days later, Cristie RIVER FORECAST called and said her father had lost his job so he shouldn’t call him about box” to the victims of Haiti earthquake repaying the money. She assured him she was mak- Members of the Blountstown Rotary Club are reach- to send worth of “shelter in a box” to the victims of the ing arrangements with her ing out through Rotary International and sending $2000 earthquake in Haiti. mother to repay the loans. Starting as the brainchild of one Rotarian with the The man said Cristie support of his Rotary club in year 2000 – ShelterBox continued asking for more APALACHICOLA RIVER has grown to become the largest Rotary Club project in money and even brought the 100 year history of the organization. her children over for a visit. 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Available The Calhoun County School Board debate on ONLY district title whether or not to continue the contract of a $3000 per month lobbyist got pretty heated at $5.55 • APPLIANCES • PAINT • LUMBER The Blountstown Tigers battled it out with the last Tuesday night’s meeting. • BUILDING MATERIALS • TOOLS Graceville Tigers Saturday night for the district title. • FLOOR COVERING & MORE DINE IN OR BHS was edged in overtime, but remains in the play- Check out the video at our website: www.thecountyrecord.net CARRY OUT WALDORFF offs. Turn to page 6 for all the details. 19838 SR 20 West ACE HARDWARE Blountstown, FL 25615 N. MAIN ST., ALTHA, FLA. 674-3838 762-3228 Serving Blountstown and Calhoun County Since 1907 The County Record, FEBRUARY 17, 2010, Page 10 Military News “THE GREATEST GENERATION” Saluting Those Who Served in World War II Army Reserve Specialist Maloy is back home after deployment Army Reserve Spec. before returning to their and the Combat Action Jeremie E. Maloy is regularly assigned Army Badge for his distinguished returning to the U.S. after a Reserve or National Guard service. deployment to Iraqi or units. Maloy is a military Afghanistan in support of The specialist served in police member of the 351st Operations Iraqi Freedom support of Operation Iraqi Military Police Battalion, or Enduring Freedom, Freedom in the Iraq based in Ocala, Fla. He respectively. Theater of Operations. has four years of military The soldiers return to While deployed, he was service. He is the son of Fort Dix, N.J. for debrief- decorated with the Army Raymond W. Maloy of ing, evaluations and out- Commendation Medal, the N.W. Hanna Tower Road, processing procedures National Defense Medal, Altha, Fla. Altha School News continued MILES ELDRIDGE JOHN L. COXWELL FRANK LEE STONE STOCK yearbook. 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