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Have a Safe and Happy New Year

Sally Price Correspondent

Squawk Box Sheriff

With Doug Johnston

Department

My Christmas Wish List

Investigating

Dear Santa,

This year I have been really

Double

good, except for a few minor

missteps that I hardly think are

worth mentioning. With that in mind, I submit

to you my wish list.

Homicide

1) Please bring all of the Levy County and

Inglis political leaders who are giddy about

Fanning Springs-On December 21, 2007 at 9:19

the prospect of a population explosion in the

P.M. the Levy County Sheriff's Office received

Inglis area giant erector sets. Some folks want

a 9-1-1 call at 9210 NW 178 Lane. The caller

our city to become a regular metropolis with

A White Christmas - It's snowing in Inverness! In fact it's been snowing for days and

stated that a vehicle crashed in the McDougal

restaurants, a grocery store,(gee, that hurts),

Mobile Home Park and the vehicle was on

new roads and the whole nine yards. I think if

days now. Yes, it's true, right on the front lawn of Avanti nursing facility and rehabilitation

fire.

they had a good erector set they could build

center on Highland Ave., Inverness. Nevermind the green grass! Pay no attention to the

Upon deputies arriving on the scene two

all of these things without disturbing the

flowering bushes! After all, snow is snow! Hope you had a wonderful (white) Christmas and

adults were discovered in the burning

peaceful, small town atmosphere that the ma-

wishing you a Happy New Year from all of us at The Newscaster. Photo by Mike Moore

Mitsubishi Mirage. The driver, Hugo Devalle

jority of us here love and cherish.

Two Hospitalized In

28 years of age was air lifted by ShandsCair

2) Bring a lot of children to join South Levy

helicopter for a gunshot wound and also burns

Little League this year. Because of the hard

from the car fire. Devalle was later pronounced

work of a few people there are lights on the

Yankeetown Wreck

deceased at Shands Hospital in Gainesville,

fields now and that should create a lot of ex-

Florida.

citement for the parents of our little leaguers.

The passenger, Elfego Cano 34

Bring the teachers in our great state a

Two men were critically in-

years of age was pronounced deceased at the

special present: The end of FCAT as it is be-

jured Saturday night in a single-

scene and he also had a gunshot wound and

ing used today. Most of the Bushies are out

car crash on rain slicked Hwy

burns on his body. An autopsy will be com-

of Tallahassee now and it would be a good

40 at 63rd St. in Yankeetown.

pleted to determine the cause of death.

time to quit using a standardized test to pun-

Paul

Shearer,

The victims resided at McDougal

ish our schools and children. Most of us trust

Yankeetown fire chief said the

Mobile Home Park and pulled up to there resi-

our teachers to determine who should pass

driver of the 1996 Mercury appar-

dence when an unknown person(s) shot the

or fail rather than a test approved by a bunch

ently failed to negotiate the curve

victims with a handgun.

of politicians that I seriously doubt the ma-

at the intersection and went air-

Continued on page 3 - Squawk Box

The victims attempted leave the

borne clipping off a tree about

property and drove through two fences and

eight feet off the ground. The car

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over an oak tree and their vehicle caught on

came to rest upside down in the

fire. Witnesses observed a newer model

wooded area near Allen Park Rd.

For the

Toyota truck extended cab park in the mobile

Florida Highway Patrol

home before this incident and was seen leav-

reported that John Champion, 18,

ing at a high rate of speed.

Holidays

of Gulf Hammock was headed

Anyone with information is asked

west on the road at a high rate of Paul Shearer, Yankeetown fire chief,inspects the wreck-

to call the Levy County Sheriff's Office for

speed in foggy conditions about age of a one car crash on rain-slicked Hwy C-40 at 63rd

Investigator Joe Sabbag or you can remain

St. Saturday night.-Photo by Sally Price

11 p.m.

anonymous and call Crime Stoppers at 1-877-

Both Champion and passenger Michael Morgan, 23, of Ocala were transported to Shands

349-8477.

at the University of Florida by ground. Shearer said heavy fog prevented a helicopter from

The Victims: Hugo Devalle and

landing in the area. Shearer said both men had to be extricated from the wreckage and both

Elfego Cano,9210 NW 178 Lane Lot # 11,Fan-

were wearing seatbelts. Yankeetown fire/rescue responded along with Inglis PD, and Levy

ning Springs, Fl.

County Sheriff Dept., two emt units and the Florida Highway Patrol.

See page 2

Both men are from Guatamala.