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Special Meeting Set To Discuss Indigent Care Funding For Hospital

June 29, 2011 Front Page Comments Off
By Jacob Bembry
Greene Publishing, Inc.

The Madison County Commission will hold a special meeting on Wednesday evening, June 29, at 6 p.m. to discuss an amendment to an interlocal agreement. The amendment would allow the Small County Surtax to help the hospital pay for indigent care.

Clerk of the Court Tim Sanders said that he had been approached by County Commissioner Roy Ellis, who wanted to know if there was any way that the hospital could be helped with the surtax.

The surtax is a one-cent sales tax that was originally designated for the jail, which was constructed in the early 1990s. Funds were then designated to pay for landfill closure. When the county received a grant to help with that, the funds were disbursed between Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and infrastructure within the county. Part of the infrastructure funds go to pay off two loans for wastewater and drinking water.

The amendment to the interlocal agreement would involving refinancing the current loan for infrastructure. This would free up $250,000 a year for the hospital.

The loan restructuring could end up with either a higher or lower interest rate. Sanders said that the county would probably let out the new loan for bids. Some people opposed to it, however, say that the loan would have to go an extra length of time actually increasing the interest that the county would pay.

Supporters of the hospital are urging the commission to pay this amendment. David Abercrombie, the hospital’s chief executive officer, said, “According to the State of Florida’s 2011 County Health Rankings, 23% of all Madison citizens under age 65 are without health insurance. This is a bad number. And it is one of several reasons that cause Madison County to rank Number 67 out of all 67 Florida counties in various health factors. Knowing this, it becomes clear that the people of Madison are in dire need of this amendment to the Interlocal Agreement. Now is the time for our leaders to show real leadership. This is what we pay them for. And this is the opportunity. If passed, this amendment will have major positive effects for us all; if the resources aren’t there, then Madison County could fall further and further behind Number 66.”

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Jellystone Park Opry Set for July 9

June 28, 2011 Around Madison, Church Comments Off
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Madison Kids Go To Florida Music Institute Camp

June 28, 2011 Around Madison, Education Comments Off
Gale Blevins, of the Salvation Army is shown with the five students who attended the Florida Music Institute Camp in Starke. Pictured, left to right: Eli Curl, My ‘Asia Arnold, Brishauna Connor, Jordon Robinson and Jalisa Daniels

Gale Blevins, of the Salvation Army is shown with the five students who attended the Florida Music Institute Camp in Starke. Pictured, left to right: Eli Curl, My ‘Asia Arnold, Brishauna Connor, Jordon Robinson and Jalisa Daniels

Madison kids go to the Salvation Army’s “Florida Music Institute” FMI at Camp Keystone near Starke Florida. While many kids over the years have attended our community camp at Camp Keystone these are the first young people from Madison to attend the Florida Music Institute.
Each young person pictured is a recipitant of a scholarship awarded at last year’s Madison’s Salvation Army’s Music Camp, they continued their music interest/studies during the school year by either continuing with the Madison Music program and or their school band thereby continuing to demonstrate their interest in music. They will be joined by young people from all over the state attending the Music Institute to continue developing their God given talents in Music as well as in the dramatic arts. Our programs at Camp Keystone are staffed with the best instructors and are chosen from all over the USA for their talents in their respective field; The Salvation Army’s Florida Music Institute is one of the finest Salvation Army Music Camps in the USA.
We are very proud of this group of young people; each young person is a musician in their own right and will represent Madison County very well. They have studied hard and have earned the right to performed with the best and brightest that Florida has to offer.

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Madison 12 and Under Boys Baseball Steal The Show At Babe Ruth Tournament in Live Oak

June 28, 2011 Front Page, Sports Comments Off
Back Row (l-r): Coach Brad Robinson, TreMone Akins, Jae Mitchell, Jim Flournoy, Dillon Burns, Dustin Bass, Dylan Bass, Hunter Burt, Coach Andy Briggs Front Row (l-r): Coach Brian Annett, Drew Herring, Jared Miller, Drew Annett, John Flournoy, Steven Walden, Jarrett Briggs. Not pictured: Jacob Johnson and Jvontrey Mitchell.

Back Row (l-r): Coach Brad Robinson, TreMone Akins, Jae Mitchell, Jim Flournoy, Dillon Burns, Dustin Bass, Dylan Bass, Hunter Burt, Coach Andy Briggs Front Row (l-r): Coach Brian Annett, Drew Herring, Jared Miller, Drew Annett, John Flournoy, Steven Walden, Jarrett Briggs

The team, made up of 11 and 12 year old boys from Madison County were perfect through the entire 11 team tournament beating Perry (18-1), Wakulla (5-2), Jefferson County (14-4), Lafayette County (9-5) and then Lafayette County again in the Championship game (14-9). Coaches Brian Annett, Andy Briggs, and Brad Robinson were all high on their ball team saying “we never quit, we played as a team, and we left it all on the field.” With the district Championship under their belt the team will begin to prepare for state tournament play in Live Oak, Fl. on July 14 – 18. Come out and watch your team win state.

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Goliath And BeBe’s World Needs Community’s Help

June 28, 2011 Front Page Comments Off

By Kristin Finney
Greene Publishing, Inc.
Goliath and BeBe’s world has an urgent request for the community. The team at Goliath and BeBe’s uses, on average, 800 pounds of dry dog food each week. This means that they are spending hundreds of dollars each month to feed their dogs, and hundreds more to feeds the other animals that they care for. There is a serious need for dry dog food at Goliath and BeBe’s.
They can also use donations of canned dog food. This is what they use to give the dogs medication and also to feed to the older dogs who cannot chew hard food. Brands do not matter for the dog food. There are drop off points all across the city of Madison. They are Madison Veterinarian Hospital, the Country Store and Harveys.
There is also a huge need for hay. Due to the drought, Goliath and BeBe’s is feeding their horses and other grazing animals hay. These animals normally graze the 45-acre property that the shelter is located on, but since there has been minimal rain this season, there is little grass for them to eat. Donations of hay can be made to Upholds Feed.
If someone wants to purchase hay or dog food from Upholds Feed in honor of Goliath and BeBe’s, all that they need to do is call Upholds Feed, give them their credit card information and let them know that they are purchasing this in donation to Goliath and BeBe’s world. People can also go into Upholds to purchase the hay or dog food.
The team at Goliath and BeBe’s would like to thank the community for their past, present and future support of the shelter/sanctuary. For those who have not heard of Goliath and BeBe’s, they are a dedicated, true no-kill animal rescue, shelter and sanctuary located on 45 acres in Madison County. They are currently providing a safe haven for approximately 300 animals, ranging from horses to chinchillas and everything in between.
To learn more or to make a direct donation to Goliath and BeBe’s, please visit their website at http://www.goliathandbebe.com. Donations can be made via their PayPal account found on their website. Checks/cash can be mailed to their mailing address which can be found on their website.

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Two Arrested on Crack Charges

June 28, 2011 Crime, Front Page Comments Off

Photo and report submitted by Sgt. Jimbo Roebuck.

On Friday 06-24-11 at 1010 am , Ptl. T. Johnson observed a blue motor scooter riding on Parramore st. being driven by Jarvis McQuay. Ptl. Johnson had prior knowledge of McQuay’s license being suspended . At this time, Johnson attempted to make contact with Mcquay, who pulled onto First St. and jumped off the scooter and got into the passenger side of a white Buick Lasabre which was illegally parked on First Ave. Johnson conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and made contact with Mcquay sitting in the passenger side of the vehicle.

While Johnson was speaking with McQuay , he observed the smell of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle. Johnson advised Mcquay to step out of the vehicle. Mcquay stepped out of the vehicle and threw a clear plastic bag containing marijuana into the vehicle. At this time, Mcquay was placed under arrest. Ptl. A. Land made contact with the driver Melvine Boynton and advised her to step out of the vehicle. Boynton stepped out of the vehicle and threw a red and white cigarette carton box in to the street and slapped Ptl. Land in the face. Boynton attempted to run , but was apprehended by Ptl. Land. Officers located 70 pieces of crack cocaine inside the cigarette carton. Both Jarvis McQuay and Melvine Boynton were transported to the county jail.

Jarvis McQuay : Dwls , Poss. of Marijuana , Tampering with evidence and Resisting with violence.

Melvine Boynton : Poss. of crack cocaine with intent to sell , Battery on LEO , Tampering with evidence and resisting arrest with violence.

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New Column: Hot Questions, Hot Topics

June 28, 2011 Editorials Comments Off

By David Abercrombie, MCMH CEO
WHY DOES THE HOSPITAL HAVE TWO BOARDS?
When I first came to Madison five years ago, I was informed that the hospital had two boards -a hospital district board and a hospital corporate board. I have to admit that it confused me. No doubt it confuses many of you too. Now that I understand the reason, let me pass that understanding on to you.
Just to get our bearings, the name of the hospital district board is: Madison County Health and Hospital District. The name of the hospital corporation is: Madison County Health Systems, Inc. For clarity sake, I’ll call one, “the District” and I’ll call the other, “the Corporation.”
Before April 7, 1983 there was only one hospital board – “the District” board. The hospital district is a sub-unit of state government and its board at that time, as it still is today, was appointed by the governor of the state.
The Corporation didn’t yet exist. At that time, all employees of the hospital were District employees and because the hospital was (and is) a subunit of State government, it was required by State law to participate in the State of Florida Retirement System. The State Retirement System contributed 100% of all contributions to each employee’s retirement fund. This cost the Hospital District about a million dollars every year. Looking at this long-range, that means that it cost the District about $10,000,000 over ten years! A million dollars each and every year could be saved by spinning off a non-profit corporation and allowing this non-profit corporation to lease the hospital building and equipment, employ all the hospital employees, and operate the hospital.
The District would then confine its scope of duty to owning and leasing the building and other such property, and ensuring that the healthcare was properly attended to by the non-profit corporation. It was decided back then that the same people the governor appointed to the District board would also serve on the Corporate board. Because it is so obvious, you’ll likely never ask this, but for the sake of completeness let me say that the board members that serve today are not the same people that served in 1983; nor, for that matter is the District’s lawyer the same. The passage of thirty years brings a lot of changes. So…here we are thirty years later and the hospital has still has the two boards.
The question has got to be asked: Okay, is it still necessary to have two boards? The answer is: “yes.” The non-profit hospital corporation (not the District) was issued the State license to operate the hospital. The District does not have a license to operate the hospital.
It would seem like an easy matter to transfer the license, but nothing is ever seems easy. There are a couple of very major hurdles to this. First, if the license to operate the hospital is ever turned back to the State, then there is no guarantee that the State would re-issue another license to a different owner. Certain criteria would have to be met and it would take time, lots of it. Secondly, Medicare has a long process when it stops paying one hospital owner and starts making those payments to another owner (different owners with different license numbers effectively mean a different hospital).

This can take up to an additional year AFTER the new owner has received its new license. All payments from Medicare (about 52% of all money coming into the hospital comes from Medicare) would probably cease for probably about a year, or longer. So, there would probably be no hospital in Madison County for at least a three year span, if everything went right. Obviously, the hospital, as a continuing entity, couldn’t survive such an experience. This doesn’t even take into account that the current 130 hospital employees and the medical staff would be scattered to the wind. The hospital would probably never open again. The hurdles are just too great.
Then why not get rid of the District board and keep the Corporate board? This can’t be done either. First off, as was mentioned earlier in this article, the district is a subunit of State government (a Special Act codified by Chapter 2003-333, Laws of Florida). These board members serve at the pleasure of the governor. The citizens of a county can’t arbitrarily shut down a subunit of State government. Secondly, and this is important – the loan to build a new hospital is made to the District, not the Corporation. So, regarding the two Boards – it is what it is… at least for several years into the future.
This existing two-board structure actual works pretty well. If there is a problem, it seems to be in the form of confusion and misunderstanding. It has been said that the corporation was implemented to hide information regarding the hospital’s operation. That is not so. As a matter of fact, the board meetings of both, the District and the Corporate boards are held at the same sitting, one immediately following the other. Both meetings are open to the public. It has always been that way.
Everyone reading this has a blanket invitation to attend either, or both, meetings. Meetings are held the fourth Thursdays each month at 12 noon. As a way to make these meetings even more accessible, one meeting each quarter is held in communities other than Madison. For example, the meeting of June 23rd was held at Lee. So check your public notice postings to be sure of the time, date, and locations. They are subject to change from time to time.

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Florida Gas Prices Fall Almost Six Cents Per Gallon In The Last Week

June 27, 2011 Front Page Comments Off
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Attorney General’s News Briefs

June 26, 2011 Editorials Comments Off
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Ckeck out Attorney General Bondi’s latest newsletter by going to www.myfloridalegal.com

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Letter To The Editor: Rally Around The Flag

June 25, 2011 Letters To The Editor Comments Off

Once again, I am compelled to address the desecration of our flag by those who do not comprehend the meaning of the U.S. flag. Our flag is the symbol of freedom and democracy in this country, and around the world. It epitomizes what our military personnel defend and rally around. It is sacred and must not be desecrated.
Unfortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court in 1989 ruled it is legal to desecrate the flag under the First Amendment of our Constitution’s right of free speech.
The U.S. House of Representatives will consider H. J. Res. 13 shortly, which prohibits the physical desecration of the flag. A parallel resolution, S.J. Res. 19, will go before the U.S. Senate in coming months. Two thirds majority votes in the House and Senate are required to put forward a constitutional amendment for ratification by the states.
Please contact your state representatives and senators and ask them to support these resolutions. Over 1,200,000 U.S. military personnel have died promoting freedom and democracy in the world, and our flag is the symbol that embodies their sacrifices.
We have to rally around the flag.

Donald A. Moskowitz
Londonderry, NH

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TURTLE “DIGGING” ON SHORE AT LAKE FRANCIS

June 25, 2011 Around Madison Comments Off
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Submitted by Pat Lightcap
Those back legs were really working in digging a pit for some purpose on the shore of Lake Francis in downtown Madison. Maybe it is time for bring up another family of the shelled creatures that populate the local waterway. If you find one in this posture please try to not bother the work in progress.

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Video: MCMH Hospital Board Holds Meeting in Lee

June 23, 2011 Front Page One comment

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Captured: Terrance Dobson

June 23, 2011 Crime, Front Page Comments Off
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Dobson was arrested on Wednesday morning, June 29, in Perry.

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FYI: Special County Commission Meeting Set For Next Wednesday

June 23, 2011 Front Page Comments Off

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MADISON COUNTY, FLORIDA

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Madison County, Florida will hold a special public meeting, to which all persons are invited to attend, as follows:

Date: June 29, 2011

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Place: The Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, Room No. 107
Madison County Courthouse Annex
229 S.W. Pinckney Street
Madison, Florida 32340

Purpose: To consider and possibly act upon the response from the Army Corp of Engineers regarding the permit application to replace the CR150 bridge at the Little Aucilla River and allow the construction of a temporary bypass road around such bridge during construction and replacement.

To consider a possible amendment to the present Interlocal Agreement between the County, the Town of Greenville, the Town of Lee and the City of Madison to allow a portion of the proceeds of the Small County Surtax to be expended for Indigent Care within the County.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in any of the above meetings is asked to advise the Board at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting Tim Sanders, Clerk, at Post Office Box 237, Madison, Florida 32341, telephone:(850) 973-1500. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Clerk by calling 711.

If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at such meeting he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Posted on June 23, 2011. Board of County Commissioners of
Madison County, Florida

By: /s/ Tim Sanders
Tim Sanders, Clerk

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A.M. Wildfire Update

June 23, 2011 Outdoors Comments Off
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8U All-Star Baseball Team Headed To State

June 22, 2011 Front Page, Sports Comments Off
Pictured are: bottom row, left to right; #5 Rhett Rutherford, #6 Riley Borgert, #1 Brannon Tolar, BatBoy Wesley Borgert, #32 Tyrece Pryor , #4 Mitch Rutherford, #7 Brady Browning, back row, left to right; #2 Vinsont’a Allen, #3 Blaydon Plain,#12 Caleb Ginn, #25 Will Sullivan, #10 Zarion Preaster, #27 Jake Driggers, Coach-Jack Plain, Manager-Billy Tolar, Coach-Dan Rutherford.

Pictured are: bottom row, left to right; #5 Rhett Rutherford, #6 Riley Borgert, #1 Brannon Tolar, BatBoy Wesley Borgert, #32 Tyrece Pryor , #4 Mitch Rutherford, #7 Brady Browning, back row, left to right; #2 Vinsont’a Allen, #3 Blaydon Plain,#12 Caleb Ginn, #25 Will Sullivan, #10 Zarion Preaster, #27 Jake Driggers, Coach-Jack Plain, Manager-Billy Tolar, Coach-Dan Rutherford.Submitted by Gina Rutherford

The 8U All Star team traveled to Lake City this past weekend and competed in the Cal Ripken North Florida State Qualifier.
Madison’s first opponent in the tournament was Bradford, who they defeated 17-0 in 4 innings.
In the second game, Madison took the field against Suwannee’s All Stars and ended the game in three innings with an 18-0 score.
The third and final game had Madison paired with Branford. Our boys ended this game also in three innings, putting another 17 runs across the plate, while holding Branford to three scoreless innings.
When the dust had settled, Madison scored 52 runs in three games, while allowing no runs by their opponents.
By going undefeated and winning their bracket, Madison has qualified for a return trip to Palm Beach Gardens to represent the Madison County Babe Ruth League in the State Tournament. Last year, Madison finished second in the State and our boys are hoping to best that this year by winning the State Title.
To do this, the team needs the community’s continued support. To date, we have sold raffle tickets, watermelons and chicken and rice dinners in an effort to help cover the expenses of uniforms, tournament fees, traveling and lodging. Our team truly appreciates everything this community has done to support this team, but we need your continued support.
If you are interested in sponsoring our team, please call Billy Tolar or send your check, made payable to: Madison County Babe Ruth League, c/o Billy Tolar, 317 SW Osceola Way, Greenville, FL 32331. Please call 850.673.7957 if you have any questions or would like your donation picked up.
The team is made up of the following players and coaches; #1 Brannon Tolar, #2 Vinsonte Allen, #3 Blaydon Plain, #4 Mitch Rutherford, #5 Rhett Rutherford, #6 Riley Borgert, #7 Brady Browning, #10 Zarion Preaster, #12 Caleb Ginn, #25 Will Sullivan, #27 Jake Driggers, #32 Tyrece Pryor, Coaches are Billy Tolar, Dan Rutherford, and Jack Plain

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Daily Wildfire Report and Drought Index

June 22, 2011 Front Page, Outdoors Comments Off

Submitted by Chelsea Parker, Division of Forestry
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- Locally, we are supporting the Suwannee District staff as much as possible as they deal not only with their loss but also the ongoing wildfire situation. Yesterday morning we sent a strike team of 4 medium dozers and 1 brush truck (6 personnel total) to Live Oak. These resources will remain in Suwannee District for the next few days.

- Presently, the Perry district is extremely limited on man power, having sent several personnel to assist in wildfire suppression efforts and operational activities out-of-district. Fortunately, we currently have only 6 wildfires that have burned roughly 150 acres in the Perry District. Mop-up efforts continued yesterday with the help of FWC, Taylor County Fire and a Tallahassee DOF brush truck (thanks to all of them).

- We are urging citizens to refrain from outdoor burning of any kind so that the limited local firefighting personnel can continue to be ready and available to fight unpreventable fires such as those caused by lightning.

- If you see or hear of a wildfire, IMMEDIATELY call 911 or the Division of Forestry Perry District office at (850) 838-2299
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DAILY WILDFIRE REPORT
6/22/2011

BURNING RESTRICTIONS:

- NO BURNING will be permitted today

- STRONGLY urging citizens to refrain from ALL burning of any kind until a substantial amount of rainfall is received.

- Governor Scott’s Declaration: http://www.flgov.com/2011/06/13/eo-11-128/

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FIRE DANGER INDEX:

The Division of Forestry uses the Wildland Fire Danger Index (FDI) for estimating the potential for a fire to start and require suppression action on any given day. It does not consider how quickly any fires that do start will grow, or how difficult they will be to suppress.

http://flame.fl-dof.com/fire_danger/wims-report.html

Madison- Very High
Taylor- High
Lafayette- Very High
Dixie- High

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KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI):

The Keetch-Byram drought index (KBDI) is a continuous reference scale for estimating the dryness of the soil and duff layers. The index increases for each day without rain (the amount of increase depends on the daily high temperature) and decreases when it rains.

The scale ranges from 0 to 800.

Madison- 678 (+7) Severe
Taylor- 640 (+8) Severe
Lafayette- 608 (+10) Moderate/Severe
Dixie- 677 (+7) Severe
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ACTIVE WILDFIRES: 6 (0 NEW)

1. Dixie County

— DATE/TIME REPORTED: 6/19/2011 @ 6:40 pm

— LOCATION: SW Hwy 57/Shired Island Road near Horseshoe

— ACRES BURNED: 5 acre

— CAUSE: Lightning

— 100% CONTAINTED ON 6/19/2011 @ 7:39 pm

— Dixie Co. Fire Department also responded to this wildfire

— UPDATE 6/22/2011:
- Some smoke still visible on the fire
- Fire will be checked again today
- Dixie County Fire Department was also on scene

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2. Taylor County

— DATE/TIME REPORTED: 6/17/2011 @ 11:08 pm

— LOCATION: off Beach Road on Dark Island

— ACRES BURNED: 33 acres

— CAUSE: Lightning

— 100% CONTAINTED ON 6/18/2011 @ 4:11 am

— UPDATE 6/22/2011:
- 2,150 gallons of water were utilized to extinguish smoke on the fire yesterday.
- Also on-scene were the Dixie County Fire Department, the Beaches Volunteer Fire Department, Taylor County Fire Department, FWC, and the Jena/Steinhatchee Fire Department.

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3. Taylor County

— DATE/TIME REPORTED: 6/16/2011 @ 11:36 am

— LOCATION: off Hwy 14 and Hwy 98, south of Old Cabbage Grove Fire Tower

— ACRES BURNED: 75.4 acres

— CAUSE: Lightning

— 100% CONTAINTED ON 6/16/2011 @ 1:06 pm

— UPDATE 6/22/2011:
- No smoke visible on the fire yesterday
- Fire will be checked again today
- Foley Timber & Land Company also responded to this wildfire
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4. Dixie County:

— DATE/TIME REPORTED: 6/7/2011 @ 5:20 pm

— LOCATION: Near the town of Suwannee, off of Hwy. 349

— ACRES BURNED: 10 acres

— CAUSE: Lightning

— Wildfire was contained by Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge Personnel

— UPDATE 6/18/2011:
- Some smoke still visible, Fire line still secure
- Lower Suwannee NWR will continue to monitor this wildfire.

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5. Taylor County:

— DATE/TIME REPORTED: 6/6/2011 @ 10:11 pm

— LOCATION: Cabbage Grove on the North side of Highway 98.

— ACRES BURNED: 5.5 acres

— CAUSE: Lightning

— 100% CONTAINTED ON 6/7/2011 @ 12:58 am

— UPDATE 6/22/2011
- No smoke visible on the fire yesterday
- Fire will be checked again today
- Foley Timber & Land assisted with this fire yesterday
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6. Dixie County:

— DATE/TIME REPORTED: 6/6/2011 @ 3:18 pm

— LOCATION: County Road 353 NE, between #1 and #2 Road in Saw Hill Hunting Club.

— ACRES BURNED: 23.4 acres

— CAUSE: Lightning

— 100% CONTAINTED ON 6/6/2011 @ 9:21 pm

—UPDATE 6/21/2011:
- No smoke visible on the interior of the fire
- Fire will be checked again today
- Dixie County Fire Department and the Campbell Group also responded to this wildfire.

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Wildfire Update June 22 a.m.

June 22, 2011 Front Page, Outdoors Comments Off

Submitted by the Division of Forestry
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School Board Budget Workshop June 20, 2011

June 21, 2011 Front Page Comments Off

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Obituary: Vivian Tuten

June 21, 2011 Obituaries Comments Off

Vivian Tuten, age 67, died Monday, June 20, 2011 in Tallahassee.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 Thursday, June 23, 2011 at New Home Baptist Church with burial at San Pedro Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, from 6 – 8 PM at Beggs Funeral Home.

She was born on January 30, 1944 in North Carolina and lived in Madison since 1974 coming from Perry. She was a Homemaker and was a member of New Home Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband: Donnie Tuten of Madison: 1 daughter: Alise Johnson (Richard) of Perry; 3 grandchildren: Cade Johnson, Beth Flower, and Cori Johnson; 3 Great Grandchildren: Bralyn Flower, Grayer Johnson, and Drayden Flower.

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