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Deborah Russell - Editor/Publisher
Wednesday March 9, 2011
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Sally Price - Correspondent
Permit No. 14
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Inglis Election Results: www.thenewscaster.com/election.htm
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Squawk Box
January unemployment in
Citrus, Levy, Marion
From CLM Workforce
Joblessness for Citrus, Levy and
Marion counties during the month of Janu-
ary rose slightly since the end of 2010, but
remains under 14 percent for the second
consecutive month, according to today’s
release of unemployment data from the
Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation
(AWI).
Workforce Connection’s three-
county region posted a 13.8 percent un-
employment rate, up 0.2 percent since De-
cember 2010 but down 0.2 percent over the
year.
Kathleen Woodring, chief oper-
ating officer for Workforce Connection,
said that while the region continues to ex-
perience slight fluctuations from month to
month, the long-term trend is positive, with
unemployment down 0.2 percent over the
year.
Woodring added that January’s
numbers reflect seasonal employment
when those hired over the holidays were let
go.
AIM! ....... FIRE! A three stripe Union infantry Sargent leads the assault on a rebel position at the Nature Coast Civil
“It’s important to focus on the
War reenactment skirmish held this past weekend on the grounds of Holcim Mine north of Crystal River. Hundreds of
business cycle rather than seasonality,” she
re-enactors representing both Union and Confederate forces participated in the yearly event; more than three thousand
said.
spectators cheered on their favorite flag. TheNewscaster/Mike Moore
Florida’s unemployment rate, 11.9
Inglis Man Jailed For
percent, is the second highest in the nation
Woman arrested
and would be 20.1 percent if discouraged
workers, those working part-time involun-
Threatening IPD Officers
on charges
tarily and others marginally employed are
factored in.
Marion County’s unemployment
The fine for the citation
related to HIV
rate for January is 14.2 percent, an in-
By Deborah Russell
was documented on
crease of 0.3 percent since December 2010
Newscaster Editor
the citation as $113.00.
and the same rate as in January 2010. The
Around 10:00 a.m. that
A 39 year-old Floral City woman,
Continued on page 8 - Squawk Box
“The Newscaster” became a mi-
same Friday morning,
Yvonne Nicole Andrews,
Custom
nor player in a political game of Cat and
Mr. Peters hand-deliv-
9490 S. Clearsprings Dr.,
Mouse’ when a Political Ad titled “Inglis
ered a letter to the Inglis
was arrested by the Citrus
Passed the Crossroads” was published on
Wood Products
Police Department which
County Sheriff’s Office,
page 3 of the March 9, 2011 issue. The ad
was described in Peters’
March 4, charged with one
Peters
was authored and paid for by Inglis political
arrest report by Lt. Bal-
count of a capital felony, be-
Home - Industry - Marine
activist Michael “Mick” Peters.
lard as being a threat toward Chief James
ing infected with human im-
The most recent controversy be-
(“Steve”) Dixon, Lt. Charles (“Mack”) Bal-
munodeficiency virus (HIV)
Your plans or ours
Andrews
tween Mr. Peters and the Inglis Police De-
lard and Ofc. Shannon Goodman. On March
and having sexual inter-
partment started just around midnight, or
9, Mr. Peters placed a political ad in The
course with two males without first disclos-
minutes later, on Friday, Feb. 25, when a
Newscaster which was most critical of Inglis
ing to them that she is HIV positive. During
50 years experience
traffic stop was made on Mr. Peters because
Mayor Bill Lake, but also critical of other
the investigation, both alleged victims spoke
the lights on the trailer he was hauling were
Inglis public officials and the Inglis Police
with a detective. The first victim said that he
not operating. According to Lt. Mack Bal-
Department. According to Peters’ arrest re-
Wood Products Division
and Andrews had unprotected sex one time
lard’s report of the incident, Ofc. Shannon
port, Peters was arrested at an unspecified
in Citrus County about a year or a year and
Goodman issued a traffic citation to Mr. Pe-
time on March 9 on three felony counts of
a half ago. The second victim stated that he
Enviro Group of Florida, Inc.
ters, for failing to carry his trailer registra-
corruption by threats to a public official. Ac-
had unprotected sex with Andrews on three
tion papers with him, as well as three warn-
cording to Sally Price, correspondent with
occasions in Citrus County, approximately
352-586-9598
ings related to other unspecified violations.
Continued on page 2 -HIV Charges
Continued on page 4 -Officers Threatened