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A Publication of

Wednesday June 27, 2007

Permit No. 4

Mike Moore - Photojournalist

Newscaster Publishing

Hometown News for the Nature Coast

Hometown

Squawk Box

Area Fireworks Displays & Celebrations, See Page 3

With Doug Johnston

Father-Son

Stories I tell my

grandchildren

Fist Fight

The Whippoorwill

Ends in

Way back in the deepest

parts of the hammock, there lived a boy named

Will. Will lived with his loving parents.

Death of

Will grew up in the woodlands and

learned to love the forest. He was so fond of

the birds and animals that a strong kinship

Former

developed between Will and all of the crea-

tures of the hammock. He would go to the

edge of the forest and communicate with the

Yankeetown

birds, rabbits, squirrels and other animals. His

parents only allowed Will to go a few feet

into the woods because they were afraid that

Man

he would get lost.

One afternoon when Will was at the

edge of the forest he was enraptured by the

Lee Marcus (Marc) Davis of South-

conversation the animals were having among

ern Pines NC passed away on June 13, 2007.

themselves. Will heard the birds chirping and

Marc, a contractor in the construction busi-

the squirrels calling and their chorus was so

ness, was a former Yankeetown resident

interesting he moved farther into the

where he lived with his family.

woods....and farther....and farther.

According to the Fayetteville Ob-

Red,white, & bluce kayaking - Ossie and Rita Perala of Crystal River pull into the beach at the

After a time the sun began to wane

server, a front porch fight that turned deadly

county park at the end of Hwy 40 in their red, white and blue kayaks. Perala said they kayaked about

in the western sky and Will realized he was

resulted in the police charging Lee's son,

5 miles around the spoil banks and islands south of 40. This couple said they started their adventures

lost. Despite the mighty efforts of his animal

Joshua Lee Davis, 21, with second degree

with canoes but eventually switched to sit on kayaks. Rita said they see so much more wildlife with

friends to guide him back he was unable to

murder. On June 12th the father and son ar-

the quiet travel instead of a loud boat. Some of the wildlife they see, referring to alligators is not

find his way home. Night fell and he was

gued and then got into a fistfight on the porch

what we really look for, said Rita but the other side of this hobby is that it keeps you in shape. She

scared and hungry despite the presence of

of the Lee Davis' home said Southern Pines

said they have kayaked most of the rivers and creeks on the Nature Coast and love their hobby.

his animal friends.

police Lt. Rodney Hardy.

Newscaster Photo by Sally Price

After a time Will heard the voice of

Police found Lee Davis unconscious

Inglis Police Offer Reward

his father calling for him. "Will! Will! Where

on the walkway leading up to the house about

are you Will"? He was so happy to hear his

7 PM. He was taken to First Health Moore

Continued on page 3- Squawk Box

Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, where he died

Wednesday, Hardy said Lee suffered head

The Inglis police dept. is offering a

Adopt Douglas

injuries and was on life support. Joshua was

 a reward for information leading to the

originally charged with assault with a deadly

arrest and conviction of the person or per-

weapon with intent to kill and inflict serious

see page 2

sons responsible for slashing tires on two

injury. He was taken to the same hospital with

vehicles, one was a car belonging to the Town

injuries to his hand. A window was broken

of Inglis, a car used for Town Hall business,

shortly after the fight. "There is indication at

and the other was a Levy County Sheriff's

this time that his injuries were self-inflicted,"

Office VOICE Crime Watch vehicle. The inci-

Hardy said.

dent occured sometime between 5:00 p.m. on

Joshua Davis is scheduled to appear

Monday, June 18 and 6:50 a.m. on Tuesday,

in court June 28. This year he has been con-

June 19. If you have any information regard-

victed of two misdemeanors: forgery and driv-

ing this incident, please call the Inglis Police

Continued on page 10 - Father-Son Fight

Department at (352) 447-0303. (see pg. 4)