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Wednesday October 5, 2011
Inglis, FL 34449
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Permit No. 14
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Sally Price - Correspondent
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Squawk Box
Recycle Bins are
Not Dumpsters
With Doug Johnston
Among the many
good deeds Food Ranch Su-
permarket has provided the
good citizens of Inglis and
Yankeetown there is one do-
nation that stands out and is
perpetual. Food Ranch rec-
ognized the need for recycling containers
in the city and agreed to allow Levy Coun-
ty to place two units on the Food Ranch
Plaza property several years ago. They are
still there.
Recycling is something that all
Americans should take very seriously if we
are to have any chance of preserving this
planet for our future generations. People
my age didn’t worry about recycling when
we were younger, but as the population
has exploded in the United States and the
world we see that resources are being used
at an alarming rate. Finite resources, such
as water, are even in danger of becoming
dangerously close to disappearing or being
Sheriff Jeff Dawsy administering the oath of duty to Fire Chief Larry Morabito (L) and more than 50 other firefighters as County Commissioner Joe
reduced or contaminated to a point where
Meeks (C) and Sheriff’s Office command staff look on during the “One Team, One Mission” swearing in ceremony Saturday in Lecanto. The historic
they become inadequate or unusable.
occasion now unifies the two previously separate departments under the sheriff department. On Monday, Oct. 3, Dawsy invited area residents to
In Bronson, the county seat of
celebrate the reopening of two previously vacant fire stations in Homosassa and Floral City. TheNewscaster/Mike Moore.
CCSO Looking Sixteen Year Old Charged
Levy County, recycling bins are placed on
the court house lawn. Unsightly, yes, but
it does put an exclamation point on the
For Missing
counties dedication to recycle. Bravo Levy
With Shooting Death
County!
The recycling bins adjacent to
Krugerrands
Food Ranch serve a noble cause and en-
From the Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
able each of us to do our part to preserve
this earth, but they have been and still are
a.m., charged with non-premeditated mur-
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office 911
der. The youth asked for an attorney and
From the Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
dispatchers received a call around 1:00 a.m.
Continued on page 3 Squawk Box
questioning ceased. Upon his arrival to the
on Sunday morning, Oct. 2, that a white
Sometime in August or early Sep-
Citrus County Detention Facility, arrange-
male had been shot in the chest near Citrus
Are You Ready
tember, fifty 14K gold Krugerrand coins
ments were made for him to be transported
Springs Blvd. and E. Noah Lane in Citrus
were removed without force from the trunk
to the Juvenile Assessment Center in Ocala.
For Some
Springs. Deputies responded to find the vic-
of a man’s car in Hernando where his wife
According to the Citrus County
tim, Fredrick Drew, 18, of Inverness, non-
had placed them for safekeeping.
School District, counselors were available
responsive. He was transported to a local
Football?
The 58-year-old male victim told
at local schools on Monday.
hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
detectives that his wife had asked to inspect
Detectives are interviewing wit-
Drew was a 2011 graduate of Citrus High
the coins after watching a TV program that
Pigskin
nesses to the incident and asking for the
School where he was active in sports.
featured the South African investment coins.
public’s help in gathering information.
The preliminary investigation re-
For safekeeping, she temporarily
Predictors
Please call Det. Gary Atchison at 352-249-
vealed that a large gathering had occurred
placed the coins in the trunk of their 2002
2720 if you have any information related to
at the area near Citrus Springs Blvd. and E.
silver Mercedes SLK230 until they could
the incident. You may also call the Sheriff’s
Noah Ln. A fight involving many people had
is Back,
be returned to the safety deposit box where
Office at 352-726-1121, or you can remain
broken out, and shots were fired. Detectives
they’re usually housed.
anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers of
quickly identified a suspect, a sixteen year-
The victim is offering a $5,000 re-
go to page 8
Citrus County at 1-888-ANY-TIPS.
old Crystal River boy who is a student at the
ward for information leading to the arrest
A candlelight vigil was held for
Renaissance Center. Deputies searched for
and prosecution of the person/s who stole
Drew at 7:00 p.m. Sunday night at Corner-
the boy and found him at his home, early
the coins.
stone Baptist Church in Inverness.
Sunday morning. He was arrested at 5:30
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