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Wednesday January 21, 2009
Permit No. 14
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
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Sally Price Correspondent
Squawk Box
With Osborn Barker,
Levy Co. Property Appraiser
"For the Record"
It has now become
necessary that I make this state-
ment concerning my decision to
terminate Mrs. Mary Golding.
My hope was that this situation
would not have to be aired out
in the media, for the sake of how this situa-
tion can damage the reputations of myself,
the office and Mrs. Golding. I, myself, have
worked hard, over the past years, to be in-
volved in the community and to lead a life
that I hope will draw honor and glory to my
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, because he is
Worthy.
By law, I do not have to give a rea-
son for termination of any employee, and in
this particular situation, I have chosen not to
respond, other than exactly what I told Mrs.
Golding, and that was that I did not have con-
fidence or trust in her.
I regret that Mr. Carnegie and Mr.
Sanders, as resresentatives of the NAACP,
have chosen to have a press conference and
make statements that are absolutely false and
Ellen Klee, President of the Friends of the Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve, talks to the group of 18 volunteers about the needs of the upcoming
slanderous. These actions, on their behalf,
Open House for the 413 acre preserve. The screened in down stairs under the double octagon structure is a great place for meetings like this
have placed a cloud over my reputation with
one. With the help of the Felburn Foundation, the former home is being transformed into a museum and environmental center. Ellen is an
some of the youth in the Chiefland commu-
outstanding dedicated organizer and the group is charged by her enthusiasm. Volunteers will be needed in many areas for the official debut of
Continued on page 3 - Squawk Box
the park. It is the chance for the citizens and guest to view the open marshes from a lookout tower, walk on a boardwalk thru natural Florida,
appreciate the butterfly garden and kiosks Yankeetown teacher Genie Sturtevant's classes created and to get back to nature in a truly
remarkable setting.
Man arrested after two county chase
Mail Theft
by four law enforcement agencies
Suspect
A 20-year-old Lake Panasoffkee man, Sergio Miranda Cuevas,
Arrested
was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Jan. 17, following a
car chase that started in Marion County.
According to the arrest report, the sheriff's office received a
A 20-year-old
call from the Marion County Sheriff's Office, that they were attempting
youth was arrested by
to stop a black GMC pickup truck that was traveling south on U.S. Hwy.
the Citrus County
41, heading into Citrus County from Marion County. The Ocala Police
Sheriff's Office, Jan. 12,
Department, the Marion County Sheriff's Office and the Dunnellon Po-
on arrest warrants re-
Homosassa Hippo To
lice Department had been attempting to stop the truck, after an Ocala
lated to multiple reports
police officer had encountered the truck on S.R. 40, traveling west on
Celebrate 49th Birthday
of mail theft from mail-
eastbound lanes at speeds up to 90 mph, nearly striking other vehicles
Sergio Cuevas
boxes in the Green
head-on.
Long time resident to celebrate with
Acres
area
of
The truck entered Citrus County at a high rate of speed, "driving erratically and on
two birthday parties at state park-
Homosassa during
the wrong side of the roadway," the report stated. A Citrus deputy awaited the truck in
HOMOSASSA SPRINGS – The Florida De-
mid-December, accord-
Dunnellon, at the intersection of C.R. 486 and U.S. Hwy. 41 (N. Florida Ave.) in Dunnellon. The
partment of Environmental Protection’s
ing to Public Informa-
John Lumpkin
deputy was blocking the intersection, in an attempt to keep other drivers from being hurt.
Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park will
tion Officer, Gail
Cuevas' truck passed the officer's location, shortly before 2:00 a.m., driving 86 mph in a 35 mph
celebrate the 49th birthday of Lu, resident hip-
Tierney.
zone, with no headlights on.
popotamus, with park staff and visitors.
John Benjamin Ian Lumpkin IV, 228
The officer followed Cuevas' truck through Holder and Hernando and witnessed as
The Wildlife Care Department will
S. Lincoln Ave., Beverly Hills, was charged
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Continued on page 3 - Mail Theft Suspect
Continued on page 4 - Chase