PAGE 3 - August 27, 2008
The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
T.S. Fay - Continued from page 1
August 26 Primary Election Results
coastal flooding were seen. Marion County closed public schools on Thurs.
STATE:
Bold Denotes Winner
Several sandbag sites were opened: Crystal River - C.R. Fire Station, 650 N.W. on 3rd
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 5: Ginny Brown-Waite(R) 11,293 (78.0%), Jim King(R)
Ave. and 7490 W. Gulf to Lake Highway near Dan's Clam Stand; Homosassa - S. Grandmarch
3,176 (21.9%), John
Russell(D) 3,623 (50.9%),Carol Castagnero(D)2,690 (37.8%),H. David
Ave. off W. Grover Cleveland Blvd.; Inverness - E. Citrus Community Center, 9907 E. Gulf to
Werder(D)791 (11.1%)
Lake Hwy.; Dunnellon - Dunnellon Airport off Hwy. 484; Inglis - Inglis Police Department,
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 10: Leonard L. Bembry (D) 16,065 57.7%, Julie Conley
Hwy. 40W; Yankeetown - Yankeetown Water Plant, Hwy 40W; Cedar Key/Rosewood - vacant
(D) 11,791 42.3%, Don
Curtis (R)-3517 51.3% Mike Williams (R) 3338 38.7%.
lot across from grocery store; Fowlers Bluff - Fowlers Bluff Fire Dept.
LEVY COUNTY:
During the storm, several areas in Crystal River were closed due to standing water:
COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 1: Tony
Parker(D)2,691 51.53%,John Meeks(D)1,835
Cutler Spur, between N.E. 1st St. and King's Bay Dr., Paradise Rd. near Paradise Ave., Citrus
35.14%,Dave Bibby(D) 696 13.33%, Abraham Blitch (R)*(GE)
Avenue, south of N.E. 3rd Ave. and N.E. 2nd Ct., just south of N.E. 3rd Ave. There were power
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3: Sammy Yearty(D) 4,980 61.96%,Al Macri(D)3,013
outages and temporary road closures in several areas, due to trees and debris on the lines and
38.4%
roads, but power companies and tree services restored power and traffic as quickly as pos-
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5: Danny Stevens(D) 3,243 62.34%,Cal Byrd 1,959
sible. Some areas of S. Levy County were without power for over 6 hours.
38% Jerry Robinson (R)*(GE).
Area storm predictions were fairly accurate. Sustained winds in the area measured
PROPERTYAPPRAISER: Francis Akins(D)3,580 67.93%,Anthony T. Phillips(D) 1,690 32.07%
between 38-39 mph, with gusts at 47-48 mph. Official rainfall in Crystal River was measured at
Osborne "Oz" Barker (R)*(GE)
8.53" and in Inverness, 8.43." T.J. Harrison, on the north side of Lk. Rousseau, measured 10"
SHERIFF: Johnny Smith 4,155 51.15%,Bobby McCallum 3,958 48.85%
of rainfall at his residence, while Jo Hatton measured 7" (until her measuring device was
CLERK OF COURT: Danny J. Shipp(D)5,216 61.63%,Bruce A. Greenlee(D)2,867 35.47%
knocked over) at Lk. Rousseau RV Resort on the south side of the lake. A tornado watch for
CITRUS COUNTY:
Levy County on Sat. was lifted, mid-afternoon.
SHERIFF: Jeffrey Dawsy (D)*(GE),Hank
Hemrick(R) 9,696 (76.6%), 'Big' Mike Eyes(R) 2,958
Worst-hit by the storm was Melbourne, on the east coast of Florida, with between
(23.3%).
25" to 30" of rain. Ft. Myers received 7", Ocala received 7.8" and 0.72" was recorded at the
PROPERTYAPPRAISER: Geoff Greene(R) 7,709 (53.3%), Melanie J. Hensley(R) 6,742 (46.6%),
Tampa airport.
Leonard Navickas (D)*(GE).
The Florida Fish and Wildlife conservation Commission (FWC) asked boaters to
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1: Dennis Damato(R) 7,714 (53.9%), Renee
travel at idle speed (the lowest speed at which the boat will move forward and maintain
McPheeters(R) 6,597 (46.0%)Bernie Leven (D)*(GE).
steering) on the Suwannee and Santa Fe rivers due to elevated water levels. They also report
COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 3: Joe
Meek(R) 9,676 (67.0%), Vicki Phillips(R) 4,751
statewide complaints of alligators and snakes in yards of residences. The FWC cautions
(32.9%), Bud Sasada (R).
people to not attempt to capture or kill the animals, because they will return to their natural
COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 5: Winn
Webb(R) 9,823 (68.1%),Joyce Valentino(R)
habitats without assistance.
4,590 (31.8%),Kenneth Heimann (D)*(GE)
Citrus County emergency management officials are asking any citizens who may
Circuit Judge C-5, G11: Richard A. Howard(R) 14,073 (61.0%),Rhonda Portwood 8,976 (38.9%)
have received property damage as a result of Tropical Storm Fay to please call 352-746-6555 to
Circuit Judge C-5, G-3:Denise Lyn 9,961 (44.8%),Sandy Hawkins 6,899 (31.0%),Michael
file a report as soon as possible. State and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Lamberti 5,336 (24.0%) *(GE) Will compete in the Nov. 4 General Election against the pri-
officials will be in Citrus County starting Thursday morning, August 28, to assess any dam-
mary winner.
age related to the storm. When you call, please be prepared to provide your name, contact
Levy County Fair "lets get involved" Schedule
phone number and numerical address of where the damage may be viewed for the purposes of
Karaoke pre-qualifying events are as follows: September 1st contest will be held in Bronson
assessment and possible reimbursement.
at the Levy County Farm Bureau building (State Farm Insurance) at 1:00 pm, September 20th
in Chiefland at the Tommy Usher Center at 11.00 am, October 4th during the Peanut Festival
outside of Levy Insurance Company at 1:00 pm, and October 11th in Cedar Key on the deck
at Coconuts at 1:00 pm. Organized and run by Sound Quality Entertainment. Call Tina for
details 528-0591. See you there! Food and refreshments will be available at each event.
Squawk Box
from page 1
drop out of the race? Has anything Joe Biden ever done stick in your memory to the point of
remembering... ever? Oh, in case you might need a little help, he is a senior senator on the
Foreign Affairs Committee and specializes in middle eastern and IRAQI issues. A disaster the
scale of Iraq might be pretty easy to remember.
My guys at breakfast haven't had so much fun for a long, long time. The group
opinion is that everyone should at least be glad that Delaware now has a flag to raise because
their man has weaseled his way into a prime time seat without so much of a three round bout.
Months ago, the guys were split between O and John McCain. The tide is turning though,
odds over bacon and eggs are now 3:5 against Obama and Joe "what's he ever done" Biden.
Wait until the BBC gets a hold of this one...
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