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Wednesday August 5, 2009
A Publication of
Sally Price - Correspondent
Permit No. 14
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Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Squawk Box
With Sally Price
Hiking the
Withlacoochee
Bay Trail
Looking west from the top
of the Barge Canal Bridge
one sees the Greenways and Trails Withla-
coochee Bay Trail that is great for hiking,
biking and walking. The paved trail leads
to the end of the Cross State Barge Canal.
Energetic folks who use the trail enjoy
the wildlife they see as the trail meanders
along the canal part of the way and then
crosses over and gives one a great view of
the marshes and estuaries where all those
fish we like to catch get their beginnings.
( one of the important reasons to protect
these birthing places of so much sea life.)
The islands and oyster bars
make this a scenic place and a good place
to catch those much sought fish. Wild
flowers at different times of the year are
beautiful and bird watchers can see many
different birds that call this beautiful part
of the Nature Coast home. Deer, coon,
opossum, gophers and an assortment of
animals and reptiles enjoy this protected
One of the hidden treasures of the Nature Coast is the Withlacoochee Bay Trail just south of Inglis. Residents and travelers alike use the trail
habitat.
to enjoy the wildlife they see as the trail meanders along the canal part of the way and then crosses over and gives one a great view of the
For those that drive, there are pa-
marshes and estuaries where all those fish we like to catch get their beginnings. Photo by Sally Price
Crystal River Man Arrested
vilions along the way for picnics, fishing,
Governor
book reading, meditating or just chilling
out as well as a canoe kayak launch at
After Two Week Investigation
Appoints Chad
the end of the driving road. Many smart
fishermen sneak out here and find those
Johnson to
reds hiding in the creeks. At the crossover
Ricky Dale White, 54, 2276 N. Reynolds Ave., Crystal River, was arrested by the
there are restroom facilities. East of Hwy
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, July 31, following a 2-week investigation.
19 is the Felburn Park and Lake Phil with
Levy County
On July 16, the sheriff’s office received a report of a burglary that took place in the
large restroom facilities with a water
2000 block of N. Reynolds Ave. in Crystal River, where the victim had been out of town and
fountain, large covered pavilions and a
Commission
returned to find that several items were missing, including a television, welder, router, chain
saw, numerous nail guns, and a stapler.
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On July 22, a detective spoke with the victim, who said that White, who was keep-
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ing an eye on his residence while he was out of town, had confessed to taking the items
ernor Charlie Crist today
he’d reported as stolen. He said he’d taken White to several houses, where White said he’d
announced the appoint-
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traded the stolen items for crack cocaine, and White had attempted to purchase his property
ment of Chad Johnson to
back. The victim said he’d purchased a couple of nail guns and a belt sander from one of the
serve on the Levy County
crack dealers in the Copeland Park area, and White had taken him to another residence in an
Board of Commission-
attempt to recover his property, without success. White had taken him to these houses and
ers. Johnson will fill the
had also introduced him the the people, as well.
vacancy created by the
The same day, the detective contacted White by telephone, and White said that
suspension of Robert
he’d been unsuccessfully attempting to retrieve the victim’s property. White contacted the
Anthony Parker and will Chad Johnson
detective, by phone, on July 30, and said that he’d unsuccessfully attempted to get back the
serve as interim during
victim’s Lincoln welder and television. White gave the detective information as to the loca-
his suspension. Johnson was appointed nine
tions and names of people where the items had been traded.
months after Parker was suspended.
On July 31, the detective spoke with White at his residence. White told him that
Owen “ Chad ” Johnson, 38, of
he’d attempted to get back the stolen property and had recovered some of the tools from
Chiefland, is a territory manager for Destron
someone he does not know the previous day, and he’d returned the recovered items to the
Fearing. Johnson is also the owner and
victim. White was placed under arrest and charged with burglary and grand theft (greater
than $300, less than $20,000). His bond was set at $4000.
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