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Real Estate Today
Fay Go Away
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were open and continuously ringing-up pur-
“Deep In The Woods”
chases. By mid-day Monday, the store had
young.
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
already sold two half-pallets of water. The
Anyway, along the way I sold 10
most-purchased items were water, batteries
In 1969 at the age of 19, I purchased
acres to a man that later became
and canned goods. Manager Doug Johnston
11 acres, with a small home in the South Or-
a county commissioner. In 2004
said the store is well-stocked, and additional
lando area of Kissimmee Florida. At the time,
this commissioner told me that
water would be supplied to the store on Tues-
it was just a shack home deep in the woods 5
the county school system
day. Next door at Dollar General, the same
miles west of the city limits, but it was all mine.
wanted to put a high school on
scenario was repeated with shoppers pur-
The road was and still is called Oren Brown
the 70 acres behind my home.
chasing items in preparation for the storm.
Rd which is an unpaved two mile drive way
Rats, I had my tree stand in
Terry Meyer, of Inglis, started out her
going to the 7,000 acre Brown cattle ranch. I
that field. Deer and turkey ran all over the
shopping Monday at the Food Ranch with
convinced my dad to let me sell the family
place, and with a gun collection, I really did
two cartons of bottled water. By the time she
business up north in 1985 , and I immediately
not want to be within 1,000 feet of a school.
checked out, Terry's shopping cart was filled
moved to Kissimmee. Every thing was great.
So I ran down to see my long time
to overflowing. She was shopping not only
I loved the cute little rural town I
rancher friend Eppes Brown who owned this
for herself, but for her parents and a neigh-
lived in. I activated my real estate license, and
parcel, and together we quickly sold the land
bor. Terry lives at Village Oaks Resort where
hooked up with the US Government to sell
to a developer. There are now 187 homes be-
she tends bar at the campground's lounge/
their FHA (HUD) homes, and VA homes. At
ing built in that 70 acres field that used to be
general store. In preparation for the storm,
that time I was the only foreclosure broker in
for cattle and other wildlife.
she said, the resort was pulling boats out of
Osceola County, and since I was willing share
Now that I have come to Inglis,
the river and throwing loose items into the
my knowledge to co-broke with every other
Terry Meyer, of Inglis stocks up with bottled
guess what? It's quiet and rural now, but
swimming pool.
real estate agency in the county, my business
water - Photo by Debbie Russell
growth in the form of housing for up to 5,000
After crossing the Florida Keys with-
grew.
workmen is likely coming in a few short years.
out causing major damage Monday, Fay came ashore about 5 a.m. Tuesday at Cape Romano,
More importantly I got to hunt and
I feel for the people from north Inglis all the
just south of Naples, with sustained winds of about 60 mph. That's well below hurricane
fish on the Brown ranch with the six Brown
way to Otter creek. Many of you guys who
threshold of 74 mph. Cape Romano is the same spot where Hurricane Wilma, a Category 3
kids. I remember back in 1998 while shooting
are now "deep in the woods" now stand to be
storm, made landfall in October 2005. At 5 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Fay was moving north-north-
my newly acquired AK-47 deep in the woods,
impacted more than you realize.
east near 9 mph. All hurricane warnings had been discontinued. As Fay headed toward the
along comes Bo Jess Brown in an old pickup.
The money and jobs will start to de-
peninsula, schools and many businesses closed Monday, even miles to the east in the Miami
We say hello, I give Him some quick instruc-
velop, but I fear that there will be a price. I just
and Fort Lauderdale areas.
tions, and then give him a 30 round clip. After
listed a small chalet home 3 miles north of 40A
Inglis Not Happy With Attorney Charges
going through the clip in short order he hands
on Butler Rd that has that deep woods feel.
me the gun back, barrel smoking, and says
Give me a call if you wish to see this
Town Attorney Norm Fugate has been receiving communications from Progress Energy
"Thanks Darryl, I've always wanted to shoot
home which is rural, and reasonably priced.
regarding their proposed nuclear plants. Fugate has also been charging the town for handling
an AK" I say "Bo you are only 11 years old.
Darryl and Vicki Diamond and the entire "Dia-
these communications.
How long have you been dreaming about an
mond Team" have the many years of experi-
Commissioner Bill Lake said, “I question Mr. Fugate’s bill and question what he spent on
AK, 10 years?".
ence required to handle all of your profes-
the Progress Energy information. Our involvement is minimal and we should not spend money
I hope you know that pickup trucks
sional real estate needs. Please call us any-
on an attorney to review our position when we don’t have one. Our Planning and Zoning man
are considered "Farm machinery" on a ranch
time at 352-447-4442. I'll see you around "The
can pursue the same interest on Town salary. I’d like to see Mr. Fugate replaced by Mr. O’Bier
which allows kids to start driving pretty
Campus".
to be named the person of interest and to pursue it.”
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Dick Streeter of the Planning Commission said, “Bruce Day (WRPC) said that Inglis does
not have any standing in the issue. Levy County is required to respond and have public
his mother might be dead, and her throat had been cut.
hearings. Commissioner Lake said, “We get the documents because we are in a certain radius.
Detectives with the Citrus and Tift County Sheriff's Offices and the Georgia Bureau
A motion was made and passed to replace Fugate as the person of interest for information to
of Investigation searched Wing's motel room and vehicle. They also searched for trace evi-
be given to O’Bier to disseminate the information to the Planning Commission.
dence on Wing at the Thomas County Jail. Secret Service agents questioned Wing, as well.
The Thomas County Sheriff’s Office charged Wing with murder and fugitive from justice, but
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he was returned to Southwestern State Hospital because he would not take his medication.
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