Archive for February 2011

3rd Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission Application Deadline Extended

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Judicial Nominating Commissions: Deadline extended for the 3rd Circuit for one lawyer vacancy. The Florida Bar must nominate three lawyers for each Judicial Nominating Commission to the Governor for his appointment. Each appointee will serve a four-year term, commencing July 1, 2011. Applicants must be engaged in the practice of law and a resident of the territorial jurisdiction served by the commission to which the member is applying. Applicants must comply with state financial disclosure laws. Commissioners are not eligible for state judicial office for vacancies filled by the JNC on which they sit for 2 years following completion of their 4-year term.

Applications must be received by mail, e-mail, kwilson@flabar.org, or fax, (850) 561-9405 no later than 5:30 p.m., Monday, March 7, 2011, in the Executive Director’s office of The Florida Bar. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application. Screening committees of the Board of Governors will review all JNC applications. The Executive Committee will then make recommendations to the Board of Governors.

Persons interested in applying for any of these vacancies may download the proper application form (there is a specific JNC application) from the Bar’s website, www.floridabar.org, or should call Bar headquarters at (850) 561-5757, to obtain the application. Completed applications must be received by the Executive Director, The Florida Bar, 651 E. Jefferson St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300, by the extended deadline of March 7, 2011.

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Last World War I Survivor Dies

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Help For Livestock Producers Who Suffered Winter Losses

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Gainesville, FL – February 28, 2011 — Tim Manning , State Executive Director for the Florida USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), announced that permanent disaster assistance programs created in the 2008 Farm Bill allow FSA to offer relief to producers affected by adverse weather.

The Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) provides livestock producers with benefits for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by adverse weather. The Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm Raised Fish Program (ELAP) provides emergency assistance to producers of livestock, honeybees, and farm-raised fish that have losses due to disease, adverse weather or other conditions, including blizzards and wildfires. For livestock producers, ELAP assistance may be available for feed losses due to a major weather event. ELAP benefits paid are based on FSA’s calculation of the value of feed lost compared to the feed needs of the livestock during the disaster period. Producers should document any additional costs associated with transporting feed to livestock.

“Many farmers and ranchers have faced a rough winter, and they need to know FSA has programs that offer relief when they need it most,” said Manning. “For LIP benefits, producers should document the number and kind of livestock that died due to the winter storms and notify our office as soon as possible,” he said.

To meet eligibility requirements under LIP, producers must file a notice of loss within 30 days from when the loss is apparent to the producer. It is also important that the verification of death loss is verified by an unrelated third party.

Another disaster assistance program available to livestock producers is the Livestock Forage Program (LFP) which provides financial assistance to producers who suffer grazing losses due to drought or fire. LFP requires that producers obtain a policy or plan of insurance for the grazed forage crop under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (FCIA) or file the required paperwork and pay the administrative fee by the applicable state application closing date for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP).

“Although we don’t often think of drought and snow in the same context, it is very possible that both weather conditions are occurring at the same time and LFP is available to help alleviate the financial strain caused by drought, “said Manning.

Manning stressed that applications received for any of the livestock disaster assistance programs are considered on a case-by-case basis and producers should be prepared to provide required information to determine eligibility and applicable benefits.

Producers who have questions regarding livestock disaster assistance program eligibility and the application process should contact your County FSA office or visit www.fsa.usda.gov.

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Task Force Arrests Two On Crack Cocaine Charges

February 28, 2011 Front Page Comments Off

Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that The Madison County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force has conducted investigations over the past several months concerning the sell and possession of controlled substances.
On Thursday the 24 day of February 2011, Anthony “Tony” West, of Madison Florida was arrested for six (6) counts of the sale of crack cocaine and one (1) within 1000 feet of a church.
Also on Thursday the 24th day of February 2011, Nathaniel Pride, of Madison Florida was arrested for one (1) count of sale of crack cocaine, one (1) count of possession of crack cocaine and one (1) count of possession of marijuana also within 1000 feet of a church.
The Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force reports that as a result of the recent investigations there are additional arrest pending.

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Woman Critically Injured

February 28, 2011 Front Page One comment
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By Jacob Bembry

Greene Publishing, Inc.

            A woman was critically injured in a one-car accident at the intersection of NE State Road 6 and NE Old Blue Springs Road Thursday evening, Feb. 24.

            According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, Katherine G. Coker, 41, of Santa Rosa Beach, was eastbound on NE State Road 6, when she abruptly steered left.

            Coker lost control of her 2001 Dodge, went off the roadway and onto the north grass shoulder of NE State Road 6. The car overturned three times, ejecting the driver out of the vehicle.

            Coker was transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital by Madison County EMS.

            Madison County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Whitfield and Reserve Deputy Franklin Kramer assisted FHP with the traffic crash.

            FHP Trooper Tom Roderick was the investigating officer.

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