Archive for July 2012

WELLNESS FOR SENIORS FAIR SLATED FOR LEE

July 16, 2012 Health Comments Off

Wellness for Seniors Fair 2012 is an exciting health adventure planned for Tuesday, July 17, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Lee City Hall. Presenters for the afternoon include: Lynn Bannister from U.S. Senator Bill Nelson’s Office, Debbie Gates of Amedisys and Shawn Hamm of Tri-County Family Health Care.
Door prizes, gift certificates and a healthy lunch are part of the day at the Wellness for Seniors Fair. Seniors age 60 and over will be able to ask questions about local programs and services provided to them by the Senior Citizens Council of Madison County, Inc.

For more information, contact Angie Cisco, OAA Coordinator at (850) 973-4241.
This outreach to the Lee community is free and available to the public.

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Chase Ends In Arrest

July 16, 2012 Crime, Front Page One comment
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Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Friday the 13th day of July 2012 at approximately 3:30 AM, Investigators of the Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a gray BMW on I-10 in Madison County. The gray BMW accelerated its speed and refused to stop when officers engaged blue lights and siren. The BMW exited from I-10 onto SR 53 in a Southerly direction and continued driving at high rates of speed until eventually slowing down to only jump from the vehicle as it continued moving.
Officers immediately gave pursuit and secured an area to which the driver had fled. The Madison County branch of the Florida Department of Corrections K-9 team was requested to assist and upon arrival began to track the assailant. After several hours of successful tracking, an additional Department of Corrections K-9 team from Taylor County was requested to assist and provide fresh canines as the assailant continued to flee and elude officers.
After approximately 8 hours of tracking the assailant through heavy wooded and swamp areas he was captured. The assailant was identified as the following:
Nicholas Whitetto, DOB: 10/21/1979 of Plantation Florida.
Charged: Felony fleeing to elude, Resisting arrest, Driving while license suspended and an Outstanding warrant from Broward County Florida.

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