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modem that connects to your computer. The NFBA network, when commercial Internet

service providers connect with it, will provide broadband Internet to approximately 154,000

households, 26,890 businesses, 1,570 critical facilities and 265 healthcare entities.

Another partner fell in the planned middle mile network chain that is the North

Florida Broadband Authority (NFBA) as the City of Perry, Fla. voted to withdraw from the

organization, citing the authority’s lack of action as well as the availability of broadband to

the city through multiple wireline and wireless service providers, according to a report in the

Columbia County Observer.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Grants Office

which is administering the grant received allegations of improper management and has

opted to review whether the grant can continue to be awarded. The city of Tallahassee has

already had to return $1.2 million in grant funding after it faced similar allegations.

The Authority (NFBA) says that they will be able to start providing access in Janu-

ary of 2013, as long as everything goes according to the current plan. The Authority is work-

ing with technology companies Level 3 and Calix to complete the work.

Moe is a tiny, scrappy, year old

On Wednesday, August 1, North Florida Broadband Authority (NFBA) was in-

purebred Chihuahua. Moe’s life has not

formed one of the authority’s retail providers, Main Street Broadband, would immediately

been a happy one up until June of this year

cease service to their 80,000 customers in Georgia and Florida. In April 2012, Mains Street

when he was rescued from abuse, neglect

Broadband partnered with NFBA as a “last mile” provider of high-speed wireless internet

and starvation. Rescued from his abusers by

Oh What a face. This is Daisy Mae. She is

service to customers residing in the 15-county NFBA region.

a young college girl, Moe lived with her fa-

a precious 13 week old Beagle puppy. She

Last week The Newscaster reported: No commissioner, other than Merritt, was

ther until just recently when he was given to

is purebred and a smaller 12 inch beagle .

for pursuing the project at this time. Sherry Ely cited a report on broadband operation she

Adopt A Rescued Pet Inc. Moe is suffering

She is very affectionate and lovable and of

obtained from FCC and said everyone should read it. She didn’t go into any details but

from a condition called patellar luxation,

course playful. She already knows sit and

brought up that there could be some safety issues for town employees. Commissioner Sally

and the father was unable to pay for the sur-

speak. Adopt A Rescued Pet, Inc. does home

Price questioned the validity of the survey that was circulated and also said the commission

gery needed to restore Moe to full mobility.

visits prior to adoptions, therefore, we can

needed to spend more time on the budget. Commissioner Dick Kellman said that the com-

Moe is in desperate need of the surgery to

only adopt to the Citrus County and adjoin-

mission requested a cost analysis back in April and they are still in the dark on that matter.

repair his legs so that he can walk normal-

ing county areas. If you are within these

Commissioner Tom Brennen just flat isn t interested, and yet this topic took up

ly. His legs are so bad that his body nearly

areas, please, phone Adopt A Rescued Pet,

more than an hour of the commissions time. We think it is time for commissioner Merritt to

touches the ground when he walks. He is

leave your name, number, and pet’s name,

put it on the back burner for a while and the commission should concentrate on services for

still able to get around and even attempts to

for a return call from the foster mom, later,

all of Inglis and not just 89 who answered a survey.

chase squirrels, but as he ages his joints will

at 795.9550. All of our dogs have been ster-

Monday Commissioner Merritt informed us: “The wireless is a dead issue in Inglis

become extremely painful and eventually he

ilized, tested negative for heart worm, on

as the NFBA has decided to move in a different direction where Inglis is concerned. To

will be unable to walk.

heart worm prevention, on flea prevention,

answer your questions yes the antenna would be needed for the outside of the home and an

Adopt A Rescued Pet Inc. is hoping to

up to date on vaccines, wormed, ID chipped

inside receiver/modem. Depending on the private company that will eventually come in to

receive donations from animal lovers in and

and vet checked. Check http://www.adop-

the area it would either be leased, paid for outright or paid for over time, again this would

around Citrus County to help defray the cost

tarescuedpet.com/ for our other pets and the

depend on the last mile provider. Since Inglis has been dropped as a potential last mile

of Moe’s surgery. If you can help, please

ADOPTION CALENDAR with locations,

provider town employees would not be installing. If Inglis had moved on this it still would

send your donations to Adopt A Rescued

dates and times. Come see the pets!

have been contracted out for the foreseeable future. This is an opportunity lost by Inglis.”

Pet Inc, P.O.Box 2951, Inverness Fl. 34451

Animal Services closed to the public

on Saturday, Sept 1 on Saturday, Septem-

Citrus County Animal Services will be closed to the public

ber 1, in observance of the Labor Day Holiday, and will reopen to the public on Tuesday,

September 4 as usual. For more information on Citrus County Animal Services, visit their

website at www.citruscritters.com, or call 746-8400.

Identity of Man Revealed

inFlorida Highway Patrol revealed the name of the manCrashan August

Aug. 5 Crystal River who died in

The

5th single-vehicle crash in Crystal River, after his next of kin was notified. The man is

LLoyd Steve Lane, 49, of Beverly Hills. The crash report stated that at 2:23 a.m., Mr. Lane

was traveling east on West Gulf to Lake Highway, driving a 2004 Dodge 1500. Near the

intersection with Rock Crusher Road, Lane lost control of the vehicle, for unknown reasons,

and drove off the road, over the raised curb, into a ditch and became airborne. The vehicle

traveled into the Kangaroo Gas Station located at 6296 Gulf to Lake Highway where it col-

lided into a 2000 Dodge Durango and 1987 Dodge Aries. The driver received fatal injuries

and expired at the scene of the crash. The report stated that Lane was not wearing a seatbelt,

and the damages to the unoccupied vehicles were estimated at $6000 to the Durango and

$3000 to the Aries.

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