Archive for December 2012

Greenville Woman Airlifted Following Taylor County Accident

December 4, 2012 Front Page Comments Off

By Jacob Bembry
Greene Publishing, Inc.
A Greenville woman was seriously injured in a rollover on Jody Morgan Grade in Perry early Saturday morning, Dec. 1.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, a motorist passing by noticed an overturned 2006 Toyota Tacoma pickup in the woods off the road. Amy Anne Dice, 26, was pinned under the vehicle, which was on its roof.
The motorist who discovered it reported the accident, which was believed to have occurred at about 2 a.m., to Taylor County 911 at about 5:45 a.m. The motorist assisted Dice from the scene and transported her to town to receive medical treatment.
An investigation by FHP Trooper Gus Smyrnios revealed Dice was eastbound on Jody Morgan Grade when she failed to follow a curve to the left. She went off the right side of the road and overturned. She was ejected from the pickup and then pinned under it.
Dice was airlifted to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital from Doctors Memorial Hospital.
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the accident scene.

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Man Killed In Rollover

December 4, 2012 Around Madison, Front Page Comments Off

By Jacob Bembry
Greene Publishing, Inc.
A Madison man was killed in a traffic crash on Saturday evening, Dec. 1, at Cherry Lake Circle, 309 feet northeast of Post Road.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, Jonathan Hurt, 34, was traveling west on Cherry Lake Drive in a 1984 Ford pickup. For unknown reasons, Hurt traveled onto the north grassy shoulder, struck a culvert and the truck became airborne.
The front of Hurt’s pickup landed in the westbound travel lane and exited onto the north shoulder.
The pickup overturned multiple times and came to a final rest on its roof, facing east on the north shoulder, partially in the westbound travel lane.
Madison County EMS pronounced Hurt dead at the scene.
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office and Cherry Lake Fire and Rescue assisted the FHP at the scene.
FHP Trooper Mark Boatwright was the investigating officer.

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Pre-Sale State Championship Tickets Available Tomorrow

December 3, 2012 Front Page, Sports Comments Off

Pre-sale state championship tickets will be pre sold at MCHS Tues-Thur from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. In the main office for $12 each, as set by the FHSAA. There are only 400 pre sale tickets, don’t get left out.

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Three Arrested For Drug Trafficking

December 3, 2012 Crime, Front Page Comments Off

Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Wednesday the 28th day of November 2012, Investigators of the Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 10 in Madison County for speeding. During the traffic stop, Investigators detected the odor of a controlled substance and other criminal indicators.
A consensual search of the vehicle located a towel under the hood concealing 7.5 ounces of cocaine. The vehicle was being driven by Neil Eric Jones and occupied by two passengers, William Stanley Johnson and Derrick Leon Thomas all from Jacksonville Florida.
Arrested and charged are the following:
Neil Eric Jones, B/M, DOB: 06/18/1990 of Jacksonville Florida
William Stanley Johnson, B/M, DOB: 09/22/1975 of Jacksonville Florida
Derrick Leon Thomas, B/M, DOB: 11/21/1968 of Jacksonville Florida.
1. Trafficking Cocaine

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