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Students Hear "Life Lesson" on Inglis Visioning Process Gets Help

Tuesday May 31 The Inglis Town commission and the Town Planning commission

On May 25, the Levy County Sheriff’s Office and the Levy County School Board met in joint session. The guest speaker was Assistant Professor of Urban & Regional Plan-

sponsored a program to teach students not to drink and drive that was presented by Renee ning Christopher Hawkins from the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

Napier, the founder of The Meagan Napier Foundation.

He is teaching a summer graduate course that is focusing on Town and County

Ms. Napier spoke to Bronson High School students about her daughter, Megan, Growth issues. His class has agreed to use the Town of Inglis as their subject and will have

who was killed by a drunk driver on May 11, 2002. She told students that her mission in their final report available to Inglis sometime in September.

life is to share the message of the seriousness and consequences of drinking and driving.

Shenley Neely Levy County Planning Director showed up, not County commissioner

She presented a short video about the tragic event that changed so many lives. To rein- Ryan Bell who had been invited by Planning commission member Darryl Diamond.

force her message, Napier brought with her the car her daughter and her daughter’s friend,

Some discussion was centered around the anticipated potential growth that may

Lisa Dickson, were riding in, the night they were killed by drunk driver, Eric Smallridge, come to Inglis in the next few years. Diamond said it was obvious to the people that attended

whose blood alcohol level was 0.202 on

that more intergovernmental cooperation such as this would be beneficial in order to be

that fateful night he decided to drive home

ready to accept and handle the expected growth issues resulting from the possible 3,000 plus

after drinking. Not only were two lives

power plant workers coming to this area in the next two years. Diamond said, “all indicators

lost, Eric Smallridge was arrested for DUI

are that the power plants are still on line to come to Levy County. We need to be ready for

manslaughter and sentenced to 22 years in

this potential hyper fast growth.” Listen to the entire meeting at www.thenewscaster.com.

the Florida Department of Corrections.

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After Ms. Napier spoke with the

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students, Eric Smallridge was escorted

vehicle. Mr. Cobb’s vehicle came to rest in the northeast corner of the intersection, facing

into the room by deputies, wearing his

  shackleshand-        and Ms. French’s vehicle came to rest on the east shoulder and northbound land

inmate uniform, ankle   and 

ufftalked about  while hewas        of S. Highland Ave. facing northwest. Mr. Cobb received critical injuries and was taken

c  s. He   his life   

to Citrus Memorial where he later expired from his injuries. Ms. French and her two pas-

growing up and how     

 he never expected

sengers, two three year-old children, a boy and a girl, Hayden and Layla French, also of

this      

could happen to him. He stressed to

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Inverness, were all taken to Citrus Memorial with serious injuries.

the students, if they choose and 

Ms. French and her two passengers were all properly restrained, but Mr. Cobb was

drive, this could happen to them, too.

not wearing a seatbelt, the report stated.

 presentation   

   by Napier and Smallridge & Napier

Smallridgetouching,” said    

 was extremely 

Major Evan Sullivan with the LCSO. “In twenty-six years of law enforcement, I have never

seen a more heartfelt and compelling presentation. It not only drove home the consequences

of drinking and driving, but also the healing power of forgiveness.”

Sullivan reminded the students, with graduation upon them, to be wise and do not

drink and drive, and to remember, “Friends do not let friends drink and drive.”

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Safety First - During Awards Day at Yankeetown School (YTS), Inglis Police Officer Maria

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Brown and retired firefighter Brian Rutherford made a presentation of Community Safety Net

(CSN) “Personal Safety” booklets to be distributed to the YTS students. The CSN is a partner-

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ship of producing, funding and distributing these educational booklets to “Protect Kids For

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Life. Funding through the generous donations of businesses and promotions of organizations

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then distributed by the Inglis police dept. will profoundly impact the safety and health of

young people in our community. If your child brings home one of these booklets, Principal

Ann Jensen, Rutherford and Officer Brown strongly recommended you take the time to read

and go over all the worthwhile information to teach and protect your child from many ob-

stacles they might encounter. More on page 4.

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