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Wednesday November 9, 2011
Inglis, FL 34449
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Permit No. 14
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Sally Price - Correspondent
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Squawk Box
The Truth - The Whole Truth and
Nothing But The Truth
By Noel Desmond
You may have become aware of
Public Notices requesting information on
the Florida Panther, posted in the area of
Yankeetown/Inglis. The sole purposes of
the request is to document the existence
of this endangered animal and to protect
it’s habitat from the probable destructive
operation of the Kings Road Mining (Tar-
mac) operation. Someone is passing the
false story that the purpose for gathering
this documentation is to stop hunting.
That folks is a total falsehood
or in common terms, a lie. The people
involved in this survey are long term, lo-
cal citizens who many of you may know.
Every one of the people involved in this
operation, is a hunter, woodsman and out-
doorsman. I have hunted my property for
the past thirty years and Mr. Hugh (Son-
ny) Arnold has been a life long hunter.
Furthermore, in every habitat where there
is a population of panther, hunting is al-
lowed and that includes south Florida.
Never has the presents of this endangered
animal stopped the hunting of game ani-
mals, such as deer or hog. To date we
A weekend for browsing, with hundreds of yard/garage sales in the area. And visitors to the 40th Annual Citrus County Festival of the Arts grab
have seven written, notarized reports, in-
a second look at the unique cup and saucer birdbath art produced by Ocala artist Brenda Coulter; according to the artist, the unusual works
cluding one photograph from citizens in
combine recycling, functionality, and decorative creativity and got the attention of many passers-by. TheNewscaster/Mike Moore
Morriston Plane
your area who have had encounters with
Marijuana Growing Operation
this endangered animal but we need ad-
ditional physical evidence. That physical
Crash Kills Two
Dismantled in Pine Ridge
evidence needs to be clear, identifiable
photographs of the animal, its scat, pho-
tos of paw prints and or casts and hair
From Levy County Sheriff Dept.
charges. The Tomahawk
samples. The Kings Road (Tarmac) min-
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
The Levy County Sheriff’s Office
home was not utilized
Members of the Citrus County
Continued on page 5 - Squawk Box
initiated an investigation into the crash of
as a grow house, but in-
Sheriffís Office Tactical Impact Unit served
a fixed-wing, single engine airplane crash
stead held the finished,
four search warrants and made one arrest,
in the Morriston area, Nov. 5, that resulted
processed cannabis prod-
It’s Almost Window
Nov. 4, at separate, yet related, residences
in two fatalities. The aircraft was a 1956
uct.
Painting Time!
in the Pine Ridge development of Beverly
Beech Craft T-34, registered to Ralph Ken
The Hacienda
Hills. After a year-long investigation, de-
Terry, 74, of Daytona Beach, Florida, who
house included plants in
Saturday, December 10
tectives discovered three sophisticated grow
was a passenger in his plane that was pi-
every stage of growth.
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operations housing over 725 marijuana
loted by Mike Fuller, 47, of Port Orange,
The master bedroom uti-
Collins
from 8 am to 12 noon
plants in all stages of growth. The fourth
Florida. Both men were killed; no one else
lized unique lighting to
house contained the cut and ready-to-sell
Kick Off the Holidays
was aboard the plane when the fatal crash
protect and nourish several mother plants,
marijuana product. Detectives hit the four
occurred. Mr. Terry was retired from North-
which are used to produce clones, along with
& Compete for
houses, all within a two-mile radius, after
west Airlines with approximately 30 years
several trays of clones. Optimal conditions
Prize Money!
being alerted by Crime Stoppers and other
of service and over 60,000 hours of flight
must exist for mother plants to produce.
Watch Pg 12
anonymous tips.
time. Mr. Fuller was a manager at Yelving-
Other rooms contained the plants in varying
Inglis Super Stop
The first house, at 3355 W. Bird's
ton Aviation.
stages of growth. The great room held plants
Bobbalu's Deli
Nest Dr., yielded 110 plants. 5135 W. Ha-
A witness with more than 50 years’
less than two feet tall. Another bedroom
cienda Drive housed 462 plants and 4647
experience as a pilot told investigators that
held plants around three to four feet high,
The Newscaster
W. Bonanza Dr., contained 153 plants. Gor-
the aircraft taxied down the Wing Field pri-
Food Ranch
and another room contained the mature bud-
17th-Annual Holiday
don Collins, 36, was arrested at 4537 W.
vate air strip shortly after 4:30 p.m., and as
Window Painting Contest!
Continued on page 4 - Marijuana Bust
Tomahawk Dr. , his residence, on numerous
Continued on page 2 - Plane Crash