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LAZARO ALEMANECB PublishingSenior Staff Writer

Independent ofschool officials,the Jefferson

County Commissionearlier this week se-lected a new districtmap for purposes of no-tifying the public of thefact and scheduling ahearing for the map’sprobable adoption onTuesday evening, Nov.19.

The map that thecommission selected bya 3-2 vote on Tuesdaymorning, Nov. 5, was amap identified as Plan-A -- one of two mapsprepared by the com-mission-hired cartogra-pher.

Plan-A provides forminimal changes to thefive districts and keeps

t h ec o m -munityof Au-cilla in-t a c twithinD i s -trict 1,a criti-cal consideration forDistrict 1 Commis-sioner Benny Bishop. What Plan-A doesn’t

do is make whole thecontroversially splitCensus Block 3006, ineffect keeping themajor part of thislargely rural censusblock in District 3 andthe small portion con-taining the JeffersonArms Apartments inDistrict 2.

The Jefferson ArmsApartment -- commonlycalled the projects -- is a

low-in-c o m eand pre-d o m i -n an t l yAfrican-Ameri -c a no c c u -p i e dpublic housing complexwhose retention in themajority black District2 has been major pointof contention in the re-districting effort.

Or more specifi-cally, CB-3006 has beena major point of con-tention between Dis-trict 3 CountyCommissioner HinesBoyd on the one hand,and District 2 Commis-sion Chairman JohnNelson and Districts 2 Please SeeMAP Page 3


County officialshave set a pub-lic hearing in

November on a proposedmeasure that wouldgrant tax relief to prop-erty owners who makeadditions or upgrades totheir homes to accommo-date elderly parents orgrandparents.

The Granny Flat TaxExemption, as the ordi-nance is titled, is sched-uled for a public hearingat 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19,in the courthouse annex.Clerk of Court KirkReams said the measurerequires only one publichearing for adoption.

If approved, the ordi-nance would go into ef-fect immediately.

In brief, the ordi-nance entitles propertyowners who expand orrenovate their homes toprovide living quartersfor an elderly parent orgrandparent to a specialtax exemption. The ex-emption is equal to theamount of the new con-struction, or up to 20 per-cent of the homesteadvalue.

According to Prop-erty Appraiser AngelaGray, to be eligible for theexemption, a propertyowner must have ahomestead exemption onthe property where theparent or grandparent’squarters are being con-structed. The rules alsorequire that all applica-ble and appropriatebuilding permits andother requirements bemet.

The construction orrenovation, moreover,has to be substantiallycompleted before Jan. 1of the year in which theexemption is beingsought. What’s more, theapplication for the ex-emption must be filedwith her office on or be-fore March 1 of everyyear.

The occupants of theexempted quarters mustbe parents or grandpar-ents; the persons must beat least 62 years of age byJanuary of the year inwhich the reduction isbeing sought; and theymust be permanent resi-dents of the particularproperty on or beforeJan. 1 of the year inwhich the application ismade.

The exemption staysin place only so long asthe parents or grandpar-ents survive, accordingto Gray.

“Once they die, theexemption goes away,”she says.

About 40 percent ofFlorida’s 67 counties cur-rently offer the exemp-tion. Gray has estimatedthat based on the situa-tion in counties of simi-lar assessed valuationsas Jefferson County, if 10people qualified for theexemption, the assessedPlease SeeEXEMPTION Page 3


After severalmonths ofappealing to

city officials to remedya longstanding housingsituation that a Talla-hassee couple saysclearly violates variousof Monticello’s citycodes, the couple in-formed the MonticelloCity Council this weekthat they would be tak-ing their complaint tothe next level.

“We’ve tried to dothis civilly,” Bill Smithtold the Monticello CityCouncil on Tuesdayevening, Nov. 5. “Butyou’ll be hearing fromour attorney next.”

Smith’s threat ofpossible litigation fol-lowed City ManagerSteve Wingate declin-ing to respond to Car-olyn Smith’s questions.Wingate instead di-rected all questions toCity Attorney BruceLeinback, who in-formed the couple thathe would be discussingtheir complaint withthe State Attorney of-fice and would reporthis findings to thecouncil at its Decembermeeting.

The Smiths’ re-sponse was that theywould no longer be re-turning to the councilfor a resolution. Theirattorney would hence-forth be communicat-ing on their behalf, theysaid.

Tuesday’s was theSmiths’ third straightappearance before thecouncil in as manymonths. Their com-plaint concerns a rentalhouse they own in Mon-ticello.

The complaintspecifically involves aneighboring property,where the Smiths al-lege that an individualis living absent electric-ity, running water orseptic facilities, in clearviolation of city codes.The Smiths say that theneighboring property’s

deplorable conditionsand their neighbor’santics have caused a de-valuation of their prop-erty.

What’s more, theysay, the situation hasbeen going on for sevenyears and city officialshave not done anythingto remedy the problem.This despite repeatedcomplaints from themduring the last twoyears, they say.

At their Oct. 1 ap-pearance before thecouncil, Carolyn Smithprefaced her commentsby saying that she ex-pected she would “ruf-fle a few feathers”. Butthe situation was inex-cusable, she said. Andit had reached a pointwhere she and her hus-band found city’s offi-cials’ lack of actioninexplicable and exas-perating, she said.

Carolyn Smith thenproceeded to give datesand times of com-plaints that she or herhusband had made tocity officials during thelast two years; all to noavail, she said. Shenamed among the vari-ous city staff and offi-cials whom she or herhusband had contactedand who had failed toresolve the problemWingate, Police ChiefFred Mosley and Build-ing Inspector WallaceBullock, among others.

“It’s like hitting abrick wall,” CarolynSmith said of their var-ious attempts to get aresponse from city offi-cials. “We’ve been dis-missed, ignored andtalked down to. Weshouldn’t have to cometo the City Council forthis. This should havebeen handled by theCity Manager and thePolice Department.”

Smith described theneighboring propertyas having an overgrownyard and an infestationof feral cats, as well aslacking utilities and thebasic amenities. Please SeeCOUPLE Page 3


In keeping withstate law and inorder to ensure

continued state fund-ing, the JeffersonCounty School Boardrecently approved sepa-rate and individualschool im-p r o v e m e n tplans (SIP) forthe elementarya n dmiddle/highschools and thedistrict as awhole.

The SIP’saim is to im-prove a school’s qualityof teaching and learn-ing so that greater num-bers of its studentsachieve proficiency inthe core academic sub-jects. The SIP essen-tially provides aframework for analyz-ing problems, identify-ing underlying causes,and addressing instruc-tional issues in schoolsthat have not made suf-ficient progress in stu-dents’ achievements.

Kay Collins, princi-pal of Jefferson CountyMiddle High School(JCMHS), and Dr. GwenCoverson, principal ofJefferson ElementarySchool (JES), presentedthe respective SIPs fortheir schools. Collinsalso presented the dis-trict improvement plan.

T h eJCMHS plan isa 42-page docu-ment, the JESplan a 10-pagedocument andthe districtplan, a 21-paged o c u m e n t .Each planidentifies the

school’s cur-rent grade sta-tus, itsadministra -tive and teach-ing staff, andbasically tellswhat goals andstrategies itwill pursue to

improve its students’performances andachieve academic excel-lence.

The SIPs are volu-minous, chockfull ofjargon and acronyms,and largely works inprogress, as both princi-pals underscored. Theplans are also requiredby law, as a conditionfor state funding.What’s more, eachschool must also haveadvisory councilswhose membershipcompositions complywith statutes.

Among otherthings, SIPs must ad-dress such issues asbudgets, instructionalmaterials, technology,staffing, student sup-port services, schoolsafety and discipline

strategies, andeducat ionalgoals, as deter-mined byschool boardpolicy andbased onanalyses ofs t u d e n t s ’achievementsand school per-formance data.

The SIPs must alsocontain performance in-dicators that are meas-urable.

The writing of theSIP entails the collec-tion of appropriatedata, including testscores, FCAT scores,students’ grades, absen-tee records, disciplinedata and any other in-formation that the par-ticular school staff andadvisory council deter-mine is pertinent andgermane to the issue. Aneeds assessment isnext done, and the howof addressing the needsbecomes the basis ofthe SIP.

The law requiresthat each school boardannually approve andrequire the implemen-tation of a new,amended or existingplan for each school inthe district to ensureplans remain active andmoving students for-ward. Districts mayadopt longer-rangeplans, so long as theyare subject to annualupdates.

In Today’s Newspaper!

Commission Chooses MapFor Redistricting Purposes

Commissioner Argues Justification For Census Block Split

Hines Boyd Kate Calvin

Commission SetsPublic HearingOn Granny FlatTax Exemption

Two Schools & District AdoptRespective Improvement Plans

Kay Collins

Dr. Gwen Coverson


Prefabricatedand modularunits will

henceforward have to un-dergo site plan reviewand get city officials’ ap-proval before these typesof structures can bebrought into Monticello.

On Tuesday, Nov. 5,the Monticello City Coun-cil unanimously ap-proved Ordinance 2013-13,

a measure that amendsthe Code of Ordinancesto require site plan re-views for prefabricatedand modular units onnonresidential-zonedproperties in the city.

The ordinance specif-ically amends Section 54-73, which sets the criteriafor the requirement of asite plan review and ap-proval. The amendmentclearly states that a “siteplan review will be re-quired for placement of

any prefabricated or mod-ular units on non-resi-d e n t i a l l y - z o n e dproperties, whether theunits are intended fortemporary or permanentuse.”

The ordinance was aresponse to concerns thatsome might use prefabri-cated or modular units asplaces of business in thecity, thus bypassing thesite plan review and ap-proval process requiredof site-built structures.

Prefab & Modular Units NowSubject To Site Plan Reviews

Couple Alleges City Condoning

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that connect to the Inter-net and make sure youare using the most up-to-date anti-virus, spywareand firewall software.Computers, smartphones, gaming systemsand other web-enabled

devices all need protec-tion from viruses andmalware.Hold the businesses

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Conversations for CoffeeAmber HoustonStaff Writer

“Too many times, I feel,we are caught up inwhat we don’t have inlife, and miss so muchof what we do have. Somany times we findourselves thinking ofall the materialisticthings we think weneed to be happy, andwe seem to forget allthe things that aretruly the most impor-tant.In order to be

happy in life, we don’tNEED big houses, newcars, big screen televi-sions, and all the newelectronic gadgets.What we NEED isinner-peace. This canonly be obtained bytruly being happy with(and within) ourselvesand our surroundings. I read a short story

once about an elemen-tary teacher giving herstudents an assignmenton writing down whatthey thought the SevenWonders of the Worldwere. The answers var-ied, from child to child,

but included such fa-mous sights as …. TheGrand Canyon, GreatWall of China, TajMahal, Empire StateBuilding, Egypt’s GreatPyramids, PanamaCanal, and St. Peter’sBasilica.One little girl was

having great difficultyin writing her paper,and when asked by theteacher what the prob-lem was, she explainedthere were just toomany things to choosefrom. So the teacherasked her to read herpaper aloud so that theother students couldhelp her. Her list of“The Seven Wonders ofthe World” read...Tosee, To hear, To Touch,To Feel, To laugh, andTo Love.How often we all

seem to lose sight ofthis. Life is not aboutwhat we have, it isabout who we are. The things we over-

look as simple and ordi-nary, and that we take

for granted, are trulythe most wondrousthings in our lives. The most precious

things in life cannot bebuilt by hand or boughtby man.At the end of the

day, we go HOME, andEAT dinner, sit on FUR-NITURE, in the HEATor A/C, talk with ourSPOUSE, and play withour CHILDREN. Thoseare some of the thingsthat we seem to over-look on a daily basis. So many people in

this world do not havethose luxuries. Whycan’t we thank Godmore often for what wedo have, instead ofblaming Him (or oth-ers) for what we don’thave? What if you woke

up today with only thethings you thankedGod for yesterday?Life is short – make

it good.Until then...see you

around the town.

What If You Woke Up Today,With Only The Things You

Thanked God For Yesterday?

Slowing Down in the Fast LaneAMBER HOUSTON ECB Publishing Staff Writer

It must just be au-tumn. School isin, businesses are

busy, and it is finally coolenough for outdoor festi-vals. Church Homecom-ings and fundraisers arein full swing, and schoolHomecoming dances andfootball games are alsoroaring. The holidaysare just around the cor-ner. It is a busy time.A time to run, not

walk. A time to rush, notrest. The cool weatherenergizes us—even myborder collie is not im-mune to the excitementof fall. Fetch used towalk outside lazily anddo his “business.” Nowhe lopes, burstingthrough the door, leapingneatly over the rocksthat line our driveway.He crashes headlong intothe underbrush at ourfence line and returnstriumphantly, his tailwaving like a banner be-hind him, with a stick.My grandma calls it“feeling his oats:” I call it“too cold and too earlyfor this mess.”But that’s because I

am too busy and too tiredfor games. Nicholas’ fam-ily farm is open on theweekends until mid-No-vember, so my days offno longer exist. Wednes-days are choir practice,and Mondays (as ever)are laundry days—be-cause in addition to allof the going and doing, Istill have a household torun. And so I run… andrun, and run.It was October 25

that I was running—latethat is—coming backfrom Tallahassee er-rands to the downtowntrick or treating. I hadthe radio on to Christianmusic, but I wasn’t really

paying attention. I wasentrenched in the world,in the moment, in thefleeting every day life. Iwas completely ignorantof the majesty of theworld around me, andthe privilege that wasmine for being in it. Luckily, God re-

minded me.Not 25 yards in front

of my vehicle, a fox wentstreaking across theroad. He was blazing or-ange with a dusting ofgray-brown across hischeeks and shouldersand back. He moved likeliquid and ran like thesummer wind. He waspainted in autumn, shodwith grace. On his faceand breast was the rareFlorida snow flurry; onhis belly and hauncheswas the burnished cop-per sunrise on a thou-sand miles of beaches;and on his feet were theshadows beneath a hun-dred thousand pines. Islowed the Oldsmobile asthe sight of him broughttears to my eyes. Inshort, he was perfec-tion—painted by angelsand given life by thehand of God. For his part, he

didn’t even pause to lookat me— he ran and ran. Just like me.God formed me. He

painted me. He is refin-ing me. He breathed lifeinto me. And He did allthe same things for you.Each day, each momentis a privilege that Hegives us, and there I waswasting the gift and ig-noring the Giver.Maybe you are, too.

It’s hard to take time outof your day to slow downand center yourself onGod. It’s hard to take amoment and rememberthe power of the Giverand the value of the Gift,but it’s necessary.

Yesterday, it was asbrief for me as takingFetch out. Sitting at theend of the carport at 5:30in the morning, I lookedup at the stars. Theyaren’t just pinholes invelvet—they’re wholestar systems many hun-dreds of thousands ofmiles farther than myfeet will ever trod. Godbreathed out a thousandgalaxies. There could becountless other living be-ings, even others madein His image. He is vast,complex, and unfath-omable. Like all ofmankind, I am finite,comparably simple, andwholly inadequate. Andyet He loves each of us—one little ant on this tinyplanet, orbiting a singlestar. The God who liter-

ally exhaled stars be-yond counting caresabout us.He doesn’t have to

cause the sun to riseevery morning. He does-n’t have to wake youfrom your sleep. Hedidn’t have to give youlife, or free will, or tal-ents, or beauty, or oppor-tunities, or family, or thecapacity to love. Hedidn’t have to choose tomake you His child. Hedidn’t have to take thecross to absolve you ofyour sin—He didn’t haveto suffer death so thatyou would never taste it.Those are all gifts,

wrapped up into eachday. If I had a week and ahundred pages, I couldnot list all the gifts Heputs into every moment.And all we have to do isappreciate it: doing sogrows us, balances us,and anchors us all atonce.And who doesn’t

need growth, balance, oranchoring in these busyweeks?

Good eveningC o m m i s -sioner John

Nelson: would youplease have JeffersonCounty staff go by thecorner of BranchStreet and M.L. KingDrive and clean up thatbadly over-grown aban-doned lot? It is reallymaking our commu-nity unsafe and itcauses our school kidsto feel less about them-selves than theyshould. This undoubt-edly affects their class-room participation andgrades. See longitudi-nal study by Dr. RubyPayne on poverty andits impact on schoolchildren. This lot hasbeen abandoned far toolong. It has becomehazardous to dwellersnearby.In addition, M.L.

King is a minor collec-tor roadway that leadsto the M.L. King Centerand the formerly blackhigh school known asHoward Academy. Thecorridor leads to thearea that was once thepremier black businessdistrict in Monticello,akin to Auburn Avenuein Atlanta, Georgia.There are many of uswho take lots of pridein that, and would likefor visitors to our cityand county to realizethat we do by keepingthe urban blight to aminimum. Please as-sist us by having theJefferson County CodeEnforcement Officialto have that lot mowedon a periodic basis. Itis our understandingthat the propertyowner will be assesseda fee for this service

and if they neglect topay, then a fine will belevied.Moreover, Commis-

sioner Nelson, the 84year old widow that re-sides to the north ofthe said lot and the 95year old great grand-mother who lives adja-cent to it on the eastare still wonderingwhen the property inquestion will becleaned. As you canimagine, there aremany animals likeopossums, raccoons,rats, armadillos, andcoyotes that are mak-ing the place theirhome for now.Thanks in advance

for your considerationof our request.

Rev. Gene Hall

Rooster-Town Neighborhood Representative

Requesting Clean-Up Of Abandoned Lot

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value reduction would be$1,800 at the low end and$11,000 at the high end.

If approved by thecommission, the reduc-tion would apply to alltaxing jurisdictionswithin the county. Mean-ing that the exemptionwould apply to the city,the school district andthe two water manage-ment districts.Former School Su-

perintendent Bill Brum-field initiated theconversation on thegranny flax tax exemp-tion earlier this year,when he asked commis-sioners to consideradopting the measure.Brumfield said he andhis wife were making a$70,000 addition to theirhome to accommodatehis elderly in-laws. While he welcomed

his in-laws, the expendi-ture was putting a finan-cial burden on him andhis wife, Brumfield said.He asked that the com-mission consider grant-ing the exemption notonly for his sake, but alsofor others who foundthemselves in similarcircumstances anddidn’t want to put theirelderly relatives in nurs-ing facilities.

Yet city officials re-fused to take actionagainst the individual,who continued to live inthe house in clear viola-tion of city codes, shesaid. It was the Smiths’

implication, if not out-right statement, thatthe reason city andother officials wereturning a blind eye tothe violations was be-cause the individual liv-ing in the house was amember of well-con-nected family.

At each of the cou-ple’s earlier appear-ances before thecouncil, city officialspromised to look intothe matter and see whatcould be done to remedythe situation. TheSmiths’ appearance be-fore the council this lasttime was unusual inthat city officials de-clined to say much,other than the City At-torney’s comments thathe would be discussingthe matter with theState Attorney.

and 3 School BoardMembers Sandra Saun-ders and Shirley Wash-ington respectively onthe other hand. The rejoining of

CB-3006 and its place-ment in District 3 wasone of the majorchanges of the so-called B-2 Map pre-pared by aVirginia-based cartog-rapher for the SchoolBoard and it was alsoone of the major pointsof contention betweenCounty Commissionand School Board mem-bers at the joint work-shop on Mondayevening, Nov. 4.The intent of the

workshop, in fact, wasfor the commission toconsider the SchoolBoard’s proposed B-2Map and determine ifcommon ground couldbe found. The work-shop ultimately pro-duced no consensus,with the discussionlargely bogging downin a discussion of Dis-tricts 2 and 3 and the re-constituted CB-3006. The other of the

commissioners’ ex-pressed concerns at thejoint workshop was thelarger-than- standardpopulation deviationsamong some of the dis-tricts in the B-2 Map. Following on the

heels of the joint work-shop, the County Com-mission’s discussion ofthe issue on Mondaymorning, Nov. 5,started with a majorityof the board -- the ex-ceptions were Nelson

and District 5 Commis-sioner Stephen Walker-- expressing a prefer-ence for Plan A fromthe onset. And naturally, the

discussion returned tothe debate over Plan-A’sretention of the CB-3006 split.Boyd, in his defense

of Plan-A, argued thatseveral reasons existedfor keeping CB-3006split. One, he said, was

that the split kept acommunity of like in-terest together, mean-ing that it kept thelargely African-Ameri-can occupied JeffersonArms Apartments inDistrict 2 -- a majorityblack district. Two, he said, the

split kept intact thecurrent demographicsand dynamics in Dis-trict 3, which assuredfor a truly balanced dis-trict in term of blackand white votingstrengths. And three, he said,

the split had existed forat least 12 years.“If it was a problem

it should have been cor-rected earlier,” Boydsaid. Nelson reiterated

his objection to the re-tention of the JeffersonArms Apartments inDistrict 2. He for onewasn’t going to supportany map that retainedthe CS-3006 split, hesaid. Kate Calvin, a citi-

zen and proponent ofthe School Board’smap, asked Boyd to ex-

plain his statementthat adoption of the B-2 Map would causemajor demographicshifts that would haveconsequences. Whatshift and what conse-quences was Boydspeaking of ? Calvinwanted to know.Boyd minced no

words. He said the B-2Map shifted 95 blackvoters in the JeffersonArms Apartment cur-rently in District 2 intoDistrict 3. At the sametime, Boyd said, the B-2Map transferred some85 white voters out ofDistrict 3. Whichchanges would havesignificant electoralconsequences, he said.Especially given thatmany times countyelections were decidedby fewer than 100 votesand on occasion byfewer than 35 votes, hesaid. It was an in-

escapable fact that vot-ing largely occurredalong racial lines, Boydsaid.“I think that the

strength of District 3now is that it forces of-ficials to serve all con-stituents in the district,not a particular group,”Boyd said. “Given thevoting history, if youmake such a demo-graphic shift (as the B-2 Map proposes), whatdo you think is going tohappen? I think Dis-trict 3 will cease to be atoss-up district. I thinkit will make it heavilyfavorable for a blackcandidate.”

Washington ex-pressed outrage andhurt at Boyd’s remark.She was sick of theblack and white issue,she said. When werepeople going to movebeyond the question ofrace and accept peoplefor who they were andnot for the color oftheir skin? Washingtonasked. The issue wasn’t

about race, it was aboutrepresentation, shesaid. “I’m hurt,” Wash-

ington said. “God madeus all and if He in-tended for us all to bethe same color, hewould have done it.Never criticize some-one until you’ve walkedin their shoes. We stillhave people who feellike CommissionerBoyd, who feels the waypeople did in the 50sand 60s. I’m hurt tohear someone in 2013say that they don’twant a black elected.” Washington ac-

cused Boyd of deliber-ately trying to dilutethe black votingstrength in District 3;that was the only rea-son for retaining theCB-3006 split, she said.Boyd in turn ac-

cused Washington oftrying to demonizehim. He couldn’t recallever been in a meetingwith Washington whenshe hadn’t levied per-sonal attacks againsthim or charged himwith racism, Boyd said.And he found it offen-sive, he said.

“I will answer Ms.Washington’s questionof when we will getpassed the black andwhite issue,” Boydsaid. “We will get passit when Washingtonand a few others stopstirring the pot and in-citing others to believethat we are racists.”In the end, Com-

missioners BetsyBarfield, Bishop andBoyd voted to go withthe Plan-A Map, withWalker and Nelson vot-ing against.Attorney Buck Bird

cautioned the boardthat its map choicewasn’t final; the boardwould have to voteagain to adopt a finalmap following the Nov.19 public hearing, hesaid. Bird offered that it

was always possiblethat some other groupor entity would intro-duce a new map at thelast moment that thecommission would findcompelling and adoptinstead. Or the SchoolBoard could introducethe modified B-2 Map,which Washington hadbrought to the commis-sion meeting, showingwhere the cartogra-pher had since revisedthe objectionable popu-lation deviations tobring the districts’ pop-ulation deviationsmore into line with theaccepted standard. Whatever the out-

come of the Nov. 19public hearing, itshould prove “a doozy”,as one observer put it.

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700 Ill After ExposureTo CannabisIn Gjirokaster, Alba-

nia, 700 people have beentreated after becomingill for planting, harvest-ing, pressing and pack-aging cannabis. In thevillage of Lazarat, about2,000 workers camp be-side the village and workthe cannabis fields forincome. Lazarat isknown for lawlessness,where growers yield 500metric tons of cannabisfrom about 300,000plants. Doctor, HysniLluka, said women andteenagers account forabout 40 percent of theworkers and have soughthelp for stomach pain,vomiting, irregularheartbeats and highblood pressure. In 2012,21 tons of cannabis wasseized, doubling theamount of the previousyear. The U.S. State De-partment’s internationalnarcotics control for 2013listed Albania as a tran-sit and destination coun-try for cannabis, heroinand cocaine.

Student FoundAfter Two Days,Wedged BetweenBuildings

In New York City, a19-year-old undergradu-ate student from NewYork University wasfound conscious andmoaning after beingmissing for two days.Asher Vongtau, wasfound wedged in acrevice between a five-story parking garageand a 17-story dormitorybuilding in lower Man-hattan. It wasn’t knownhow long Vongtau hadbeen wedged betweenthe buildings and theonly way into the gap ap-peared to be from theroof. It took firefighters90 minutes to free Vong-tau from an approxi-mately 18-inch-wide gapbetween the buildings,with crews drillingthrough cinderblock torelease him. He wastaken to Bellevue Hospi-tal in critical condition.

Burglar ArrestedAfter Mom CallsPhone Left At SceneIn Lakeworth, Fla., a

burglary suspect wasidentified when his momcalled him, after he lefthis phone at the scene ofthe burglary. The PalmBeach County Sheriff ’soffice said deputies wereat the scene when thephone began ringing. Adeputy answered thephone and the womangave her son’s name as19-year-old Derek Codd.Investigation of Codd’shome unveiled the bur-glary victim’s cellphoneand a shotgun, stolenfrom the home, at anearby abandonedhouse. Kristen Rynear-son, also 19-years-old,was at Codd’s homewhere 49 pieces of jew-elry belonging to the vic-tim, was found insideRynearson’s purse. BothCodd and Rynearsonwere arrested on chargesof larceny and burglary.

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AMBER HOUSTONECB PublishingStaff Writer

David or “Dave” Mediatewas a member of theNavy for four years. He

served in the Cold War-- specifi-cally during the 1986 bombing ofLibya. He achieved the rank ofMachinery Repairman, 3rd class—and so much more.

He learned to be hardworking,disciplined, and mature. Helearned how to operate a catapult,fight fires on an aircraft carrier,and patiently bear the discomfortsof military life. The militaryshaped him into the man he istoday.

“I began in electronicsschool,” he recalls, “but when Iwas sent to the fleet, they didn’tneed any electronics guys. Basedon my past work history (heavymachinery) they put me on the cat-apult—for lack of a better word,that’s a steam-powered slingshotthat launches airplanes into theair—up on the flight deck.”

Mediate was content there,until a superior officer asked himwhat he’d be doing when he got outof the military. “He so eloquentlyput it, ‘you can’t work a catapult atan airport. In fact, there’s only oneother country that has these, andwe’re not exactly on speakingterms.’ He was, of course, refer-ring to the Russians. Besides, theflight deck was a good place to dieyoung. We’d joke that the two mostdangerous workplaces at the timewas #2, the flight deck during theday, and #1 the flight deck atnight.”

Mediate took the officer’spoint, and transferred as soon aspossible to the ships and machinesshop. Not that that was his onlyjob: he explains, “On an aircraftcarrier, you wear many hats. I wasa firefighter at the same time—everyone on the flight deck had togo through fire school. One in-

structor told us that if we didn’tput out a fire, we were ‘only 2 milesfrom land at any given time—straight down.’ Not putting out thefire was not an option.

“After all, you have 40 aircrafton 4 acres. The carrier is moving,there are planes running, andthere are weapons and fuel every-where. One small fire can spreadquickly and cause a lot of prob-lems.”

That came into startling per-spective during the bombing ofLibya. Mediate, stationed on theU.S.S. America along with the restof the catapult crew were on theirfourth day of straight service. Sur-viving off of coffee and bolognasandwiches that had been broughtto them and a nap whenever theycould take one, the crew finallyhad an opportunity for a shower.“It was while we were all in vari-ous states of undress that we re-ceived the alert: Libyan MiGs wereinbound. Need more birds in theair.”

And Mediate’s crew was theone to do it. “We all wore our hel-mets,” Mediate laughed. “Some ofus even had time to put our bootsand life vests on.”

As much as Mediate has seenand experienced, he doesn’t callhimself a hero. “I met heroes,” hesaid. “Real, larger-than-life, card-carrying heroes. We were still in atime where some of the Viet Nampilots were still around. I am a bet-ter person just for having metthose men.”

His most touching moment inregard to his military service oc-curred just this week. “My girls de-cided that I had to come to theElementary school as they cele-brated Veteran’s Day on Wednes-day. They sang that ‘Proud to be anAmerican’ song.” He paused, col-lecting himself, “That’s the songthey played when we arrivedhome. It never really affected methen, but to hear my girls’ voicessinging it… it moved me morethan I had anticipated.”

David Mediate

Dave Mediate poses for a picture with his oldest son, Ben, andyoungest, Liam. Like his father, Ben has joined the military: he is inservice to the Marines.

DEBBIE SNAPPECB PublishingStaff Writer

Ge r r o l dA u s t i nserved his

country in the UnitedStates Army for 20+years. He was honor-ably discharged andhighly decorated for hisservice as a medical pla-toon sergeant before re-turning back to thestates to further hismedical education.

Austin began hismilitary years withbasic training at Ft.Knox, Kentucky then,he was off to Ft. SamHouston in San Anto-nia, Texas to begin hismedical training. Aftera time of training hewas assigned to a hospi-tal in Nuremberg, Ger-many to further hismedical service. Hismost exciting momentsduring all this timewere the delivering of

babies. His most fright-ening time in servicefor his country was fly-ing straight into a bliz-zard during one ofthose deliveries.

He returned back tothe states, to work at theBrooke Army MedicalCenter in San Antonio.In 1990 his brigade wasdeployed to Kuwait,then to Saudi Arabia,and eventually to Iraq.

Austin met andmarried in San Anto-nio. Together he andYolanda raise theirthree children: GerroldII, who is an Army serv-iceman at this time;Charlene, who is learn-ing to fly airplanes; andSam, who is just thebest kid ever and at-tends Jefferson Elemen-tary School.

Austin and his fam-ily moved home toMonticello after a timein San Antonio to helpcare for his mother. He

also felt the need to giveback to the communitythat raised him andshaped his life. He is anactive member of theGreater Fellowship Mis-sionary Baptist Churchand would like to bringback to JeffersonCounty the ‘Kids andCops’ bicycle programhe and Sheriff DavidHobbs started back afew years ago

He is now a CityCouncilman for Group 5in Monticello. He’s rais-ing his youngest chil-dren as a single fatherand is very active withthem in the community.

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ECB Publishing Photo By Debbie Snapp, November 2013.Ret. Medical Platoon Sgt. Gerrold Austin home

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The 2nd AnnualJ e f f e r s o nCounty Veter-

ans Day Parade, to beheld on Saturday, No-vember 9, at 11 a.m.The parade will beginon East Pearl Street,continue to North OliveStreet, turn left andproceed to DogwoodStreet, turn right andproceed to Water Street,turning left and con-tinue on Water Street,turning left on WalnutStreet, ending at theFirst United MethodistChurch Family Min-istry Center where ashort program and con-tinued veterans recog-

nition will take place.After the program, aluncheon will beserved. The luncheon isfree to all veterans anda small donation is re-quested from others.Please do not park onthe parade route themorning of the parade.All parade entries areasked to be in place nolater than 10 a.m. withkickoff at 11 sharp. Formore information con-tact Earlene Knight at850-997-4280.

The OfficialVeteran’s DayBlock Party

will be held on Dog-wood Street on Satur-day, November 9beginning at 1 p.m.sponsored by SouthernMusic Rising. This ‘offi-cial’ musical event willbegin with the ‘BustedStrings’ and will intro-duce the Monticellodebut of Mr. ‘DaveAllen’. Come listen anddance to ‘The CherryStreet Ramblers’, CalebVaughn, and CliffMiller & Rex Ware (akathe AARP Rash.) Also,for your entertain-ment… Sallie and SamWorley will presenttheir own special kindof music! In case

it rains, the musical ex-travaganza will be heldindoors at Curtis Mor-gan’s Jamboree, locatedat 625 South WaterStreet. For more infor-mation, or to join thegroups, call 850-464-2819. The event is freebut donations willgladly be accepted.

American Le-gion Post 49will host its

annual Veterans DayBreakfast Monday, No-vember 11, at 8 a.m.at the Otto Walker Posthome on South WaterStreet. All are welcomeat this breakfast. Thereis no charge for thebreakfast, though dona-tions are certainly andgratefully received.

After breakfast,The official VeteransDay parade will startat 11:02 a.m. (after atwo-minute period ofsilence) at the CapitalCity Bank parking lot.So far, there are morethan 50 units signed upto be in the parade,which will be led by afloat honoring thePOW/MIA’s. In essencethe POW/MIA’s are theparade marshals. Theparade route will starton south US 19, heading

north to the Court-house and to HighStreet. From HighStreet the parade willwind around to finishat Gary Wright’s vacantlot near the RoselandCemetery where therewill be a short pro-gram. For further infor-mation, contact TravisHussey at 850-443-9197),Ron Slik at 850-528-6698.

Mo n d a yeve n i n g ,November

11, at 7 p.m., Veteransof WWII, Korea, Viet-nam, and the Gulf Warshave been invited togather at the JeffersonCounty Courthouse, inthe main courtroom onthe second floor, to tellstories of their journeyin serving their coun-try. This should be agreat event; Kirk Reamswill be master of cere-monies. This event willalso be videotaped. Thisevent is part of theSmithsonian’s Museumof the MainStreet “Journey Sto-ries” Exhibit that willvisit Monticello inearly 2014; it is spon-sored by The FloridaHumanities Council,Jefferson County His-torical Association, andMainStreet of Monti-cello, Florida Inc. Enterthe courthouse by thesouth door; the elevatorwill be working.There’s plenty of park-ing in the county lotjust a short walk, enterfrom east WalnutStreet, one block southof the courthouse. Formore information con-tact Anne H. Holt, pro-gram manager forMainStreet MonticelloFlorida, at [email protected] or call 850-576-0721, www.m a i n s t r e e tm o n t i -cellofl.org. Please joinJefferson County inhonoring its veterans.

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Sports

FRAN HUNTECB PublishingStaff Writer

Jefferson CountyMiddle HighSchool Head

Softball Coach Brown,seeing the strong possi-bility of a need rising, re-cently became certifiedas an Emergency Med-ical Technician (EMT).

“Because of some se-rious player injuries dur-ing the last softballseason (which included asevere asthma attack andone player who broke herankle), I felt a need to up-grade my personalknowledge of onsiteemergency medical care.Medical emergencies formy players have hap-pened and could happenagain during a practice, ahome game, or whiletraveling to and fromgames outside thecounty.”

He said a friend oncetold him he had a realsoft spot for the playershe coached. “I consid-

ered that a huge compli-ment, and have never for-gotten it.” No matterhow rough the sport orhow hard the practice, hefeels all coaches have adeep down concern forthe personal welfare andsafety of their players.

Coach Brown saidthere is always the poten-tial for a medical crisiswhen emergency med-ical services (EMS) arenot close by or the need isso immediate that sometype of treatment can’twait.

“For my own educa-tion, I didn’t think a firstresponder course orother first aid courseswould give me what Ineeded, so I decided totrain as an EMT. How-ever, my personal sched-ule and limited availabletime outside of softballactivities made schedul-ing a long-term coursemuch too difficult. So, Ienrolled in an EMT bootcamp-style training pro-gram conducted by

Unitek Education in Fre-mont, California.

He completed thecourse on July 27.

“Their programcompresses the traininginto 12-14 hours a day,seven days a week for twoweeks, with additionallate night study groups.In that time period we

learned everything thatis taught in the long-termcourses,” he added.

“On the first day,many in the class wereconcerned about going12–14 hours a day with-out dying from lectureboredom, informationoverload, or lack ofsleep. I can say withoutreservation that this didnot happen.

“The course contentand organization was ex-cellent. The individualinstructors were all pro-fessionals in their fieldand as dynamic as youcould ever want. Thecurriculum was a mix ofclassroom and many out-side practical exercises,”said Coach Brown.

“For the ambulanceride-along training, I wasfortunate to be assignedto an Advanced Life Sup-port (ALS) company indowntown San Fran-cisco. I was able to expe-rience calls ranging froma French tourist faintingin a museum, to a death

from cardiac arrest. Inbetween, there was a mo-torcycle verses car crash,a stroke patient, a secondcardiac emergency, and asevere bloody beating ofan HIV positive man,”said Coach Brown.“These experiences wereinvaluable for training,and gave me a true andup close appreciation forthe professional servicesthat community EMS or-ganizations provide.”

“After successfullycompleting the courseand returning to Monti-cello, I studied for an ad-ditional three weeks andpassed the National Reg-istry Examination forEMT’s. “I also had to takea separate EMT exami-nation required by thestate of Florida, to com-plete my certification,”he added. The Floridatest was taken andpassed in October.

Since his training,Coach Brown says he isthankful and he is gladthat he did it. “I’ve no-

ticed that now, I’m start-ing to look at things in adifferent light,” he said.When one of his playersis hit by a ball in thehead, he knows whatkind of questions to askas a precaution, hewatches around him inthe community for any-thing that he may beneeded for, and he alsolooks at women who arevery pregnant andthinks to himself,“Please don’t go intolabor now.”

Coach Brown sayshis next goal is to get anAutomatic External De-fibrillator (AED) in-stalled at the softballfield, like there is at theschool’s main campus.“Since softball, baseball,and track are springsports that practice andplay in a very close prox-imity, I think it onlymakes sense that thereshould be an onsite AED,in case of a cardiac emer-gency,” Coach Brownconcluded.

JCMHS Coach Earns EMT Certification

Jefferson County Mid-

dle High School Head

Softball Coach Brown

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Athletes fromA u c i l l aChr i s t i an

Academy were onceagain named to the listof Big Bend Leaders lastweek in football.

In rushing, Bran-don Holm was numbersix with 86 carries for731 yards, an average of8.5 yards per carry.

Timmy Burrus wasnumber 11 with 60 car-

ries for 570 yards, an av-erage of 9.5 yards percarry.

In receiving,Timmy Burrus wasnumber two with 34pass receptions for 697yards, an average of 20.5yards per reception.

Casey Demott wasnumber four with 30pass receptions for 650yards, an average of 21.7yards per receptions.

In passing, AustinBishop was number onewith 129 pass comple-

tions out of 227 attemptsfor 2,095 yards.

On the defensiveside of the field, ColeSchwab was numberone with 73 tackles and37 assists.

Brandon Holm wasnumber two with 72tackles and 26 assists.

Nick Roberts wasnumber 17 with 44 tack-les and 18 assists.

Timmy Burrus wastied at number three inpass interceptions withthree.

Big Bend Leaders11-1-13


The schedule has been re-leased for the AucillaChristian Academy var-

sity boys basketball team. The Warriors man

the hardwood againstFlorida High, No-vember 12 at 5:30p.m., away; JohnPaul II, Novem-ber 14 at 5:30p.m., home;Highland Chris-tian, November19 at 7:30 p.m.,away; FAMU, No-vember 21 at 7:30p.m., home;Franklin County, Jan-uary 22 at 7:30 p.m.,away; Georgia Christian,November 25 at 8 p.m., away; andEscambia Charter, November 26 at7:30 p.m., away.

Action continues against Brook-wood, December 3 at 7:30 p.m., away;Robert F. Munroe, December 5 at 7:30p.m., home; Lafayette, December 9 at7:30 p.m., home; FAMU, December 10at 7:30 p.m., home; Escambia Charter,

December 13 at 7:30 p.m., home; andLafayette, December 16 at 7:30 p.m.,away.

The new year sees the Warriorsmanning the hardwood againstHighland Christian, January 7 at7:30 p.m., John Paul II, January 10 at

7:30 p.m., away; Georgia Chris-tian, January 13 at 7:30p.m., Branford, January16 at 7:30 p.m., home;Robert F. Munroe,January 17 at 7:30p.m., away; Bran-ford, January 21 at7:30 p.m.,Franklin County,January 23 at 7:30p.m., home; John

Paul II, January 24at 7:30 p.m., home;

Maclay, January 28 at 7:30p.m., home; and wrapping

up the regular season, Talla-vana Christian, January 30 at 7:30p.m., away.

Playing for the Warriors areBraden Mattingly, Brandon Holm,Carson Nennstiel, Casey Demott,Eric Hutsell, Ricky Finlayson, SethWiles, Shawn Blue, Steven Trest,Timothy Burrus, and Zack Arce-neaux.

ACA Varsity Boys Basketball Schedule Released

ACA Varsity Girls Basketball Roster ReleasedFRAN HUNTECB Publishing Staff Writer

The roster andfor the Au-cilla Chris-

tian Academy varsitygirls basketball teamhas been released.

Playing for the LadyWarriors this year areLauren Demott,Marissa Duber, KaylaKnecht, Kinzi Mat-tingly, Whitney Stevens,Morgan Cline, AshleyHebert, Payal Chaud-hari, Maddie Everett,Ramsey Sullivan, and

Kali Burkett. Coachingthe Lady WarriorsDaryl Adams.

The girls have al-ready played two pre-season games, oneagainst Potter’s Houseon November 4, and theother against John Paulon November 5.

When Aucilla hitthe hardwood againstPotter’s House, theLady Warriors weretrashed for a 91-11 loss.“Potter’s is one of thebest teams in the state,”said Coach Adams.

Lauren Demott had

four points, and one as-sist.

Kinzi Mattingly hadtwo rebounds.

Whitney Stevenshad three points, andthree steals.

Morgan Cline hadtwo points, and two re-bounds.

Ramsey Sullivanhad two points, andfour rebounds.

Kali Burkett hadtwo rebounds.

The statistics forthe game against JohnPaul will be forthcom-ing.


The schedulefor the Chris-tian Acad-

emy boys juniorvarsity basketballteam has been re-leased.

The boys man thehardwood againstFAMU, November 21 at5 p.m., home; GeorgiaChristian, November25 at 5 p.m., away;Brookwood, December3 at 5 p.m., away;Robert F. Munroe, De-

cember 5 at 4:30 p.m.,home; Lafayette, De-cember 9 at 5 p.m.,home; FAMU, Decem-ber 10 at 5 p.m., away;and Lafayette, Decem-ber 16 at 6 p.m., away.

Action for 2014 be-gins against Brook-wood, January 9 at 5p.m., home; John PaulII, January 10 at 5 p.m.,away; Georgia Chris-tian, January 13 at 5p.m., home; Branford,January 16 at 5 p.m.,home; Robert F.Munroe, January 17 at5 p.m., away; Branford,

January 21 at 5 p.m.,away; FranklinCounty, January 23 at 5p.m., home; John PaulII, January 24 at 4:30,home; Maclay, January28 at 4:30 p.m., home;and wrapping up theseason, Tallavana, Jan-uary 30 at 6 p.m., away.

Playing for the JVWarriors are DarrenEllis, DJ Wilkinson,Dorian Alberti, GatlinNennstiel, JohnThomas Walker,Kameron Burns, NickArceneaux, and SamHogg.

ACA JV Boys Basketball Schedule Released

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The junior var-sity Tigerssplit the past

two games, sufferingtheir first loss of theseason, and now stand 6-1.

Just one game re-mained to be played dur-ing the season, October22 against Quincy. Thosegame statistics will beforthcoming.

On October 8 the JVTigers hit the fieldagainst Wakulla, to suf-fer a close 28-26 loss.

Quarterback TreonPatrick completed sixpasses out of eight at-tempts for 132 yards, twotouchdowns, and twopass interceptions.

Ken Thomas hadtwo pass receptions for36 yards, and one touch-down.

Frank Steen had twopass receptions for 72yards.

Jayshawn Francishad one pass receptionfor 10 yards.

Ricky Murray hadone pass reception for 10yards, and a touchdown.

Treon Patrick hadfive carries for 50 yards,and one touchdown.

In rushing, FrankSteen had five carriesfor 13 yards, one touch-down, and one two-pointconversion.

Treon Patrick hadfive carries for 50 yards,and one touchdown.

Ricky Murray hadtwo carries for eightyards.

Markavious Camp-bell had one carry for 26yards.

Ken Thomas hadtwo kickoff returns for85 yards.

Frank Steen had one

kickoff return for 15yards.

On the defensiveside of the field,Markavious Campbellhad 14 tackles.

Kimiri Thomas hadfive tackles.

Ricky Murray hadfour tackles.

Ken Thomas hadfour tackles.

Tamariek White hadthree tackles.

Frank Steen hadthree tackles.

Javion Patrick hadthree tackles.

Daniel Hawkins hadone tackle, and one fum-ble recovery.

Malik Thompsonhad two tackles.

Jahmari Hallmanhad one tackle.

Jayshawn Francishad one tackle.

Mario Zuniga hadone tackle.

On October 15 theJV Tigers manned thefield against Quincy,and the JV Tigersmauled their opponentfor a 48-0 victory.

“We didn’t like thetaste of that loss, so wevented a little,” saidCoach Lucius Wade.“Even after we beatthem 48-0 their coachsays we can’t beat them,and we have to playthem again on October22,” he chuckled.

Quarterback TreonPatrick completed fourpasses out of nine at-tempts for 88 yards, andtwo touchdowns.

Frank Steen had onepass reception for 51yards.

Ken Thomas hadtwo pass receptions for28 yards, one touch-down, and one two-pointconversion.

Mario Zuniga hadone pass reception for

eight yards.Javion Patrick had

one reception for fiveyards, and one touch-down.

Frank Steen hadthree carries for 110yards, and two touch-downs.

Treon Patrick hadone carry for 30 yards.

Ricky Murray hadthree carries for 30yards, one touchdown,and one two-point con-version.

Markavious Camp-bell had eight carries for40 yards, and four two-point conversions.

Ken Thomas hadone kickoff return for 70yards and a touchdown.

On the defensiveside of the field, Tamar-ick White had four tack-les, and two quarterbacksacks.

Markavious Camp-bell had five tackles andone quarterback sack.

Malik Thompsonhad three tackles andone quarterback sack.

Kimiri Thomas hadthree tackles.

Ricky Murray hadtwo tackles and one passinterception.

Johnathon Tinnellhad two tackles.

Frank Steen had twotackles.

Javion Patrick hadtwo tackles and one passinterception.

Tron Nealy had twotackles.

Ken Thomas hadone tackle and one passinterception that he re-turned for 40 yards anda touchdown, alsoknown as a “pig six.”

Jayshawn Francishad one pass intercep-tion.

Tremaine Robinsonhad one pass intercep-tion.

JV Tigers Split TwoFRAN HUNTECB PublishingStaff Writer

The schedulehas been re-leased for the

Aucilla Christian Acad-emy girls junior varsitybasketball team.

The girls hit thehardwood against Law-ton Chiles High School,November 11 at 4:30p.m., home; Maclay, No-vember 12 at 5:30 p.m.,away; Lincoln, Novem-ber 14 at 5:30 p.m., away;

FAMU DRS, November21 at 4 p.m., home; Light-house, November 22 at 5p.m., away: Lincoln, De-cember 3 at 5:30 p.m.,home; and Lafayette, De-cember 9 at 4 p.m., home.

FAMU DRS Decem-ber 10 at 4 p.m., away;Lighthouse, December13 at 4:30 p.m., home;Lafayette, December 20at 4 p.m., away; Maclay,January 9 at 4 p.m.,home; Maclay, January14 at 5:30 p.m., home;Branford, January 16 at

4 p.m., home; Branford,January 21 at 4 p.m.,away; and wrapping upthe season, Maclay, Jan-uary 25 at 11:30 a.m.,away.

Playing for the JVLady Warriors this yearare Brittany Hughes,Cali Burkett, DenaBishop, Emma Witmer,Gaige Winchester, KateWhiddon, Kelly Horne,Natalie Vasquez, Ram-sey Sullivan, SarahRiley, and TaylorCopeland.

ACA JV Girls Basketball Schedule Released


The schedule forthe AucillaC h r i s t i a n

Academy middle schoolboys basketball team hasbeen released.

The boys man thehardwood November 11at 5 p.m., against Madi-son Academy, home; HolyComforter Episcopal, No-

vember 14 at 5 p.m.,home; Highland Chris-tian, November 19 at 5p.m., away; North FloridaChristian, November 26at 3:30 p.m., home; andMadison Academy, De-cember 3 at 5:30 p.m.,away.

Action continuesagainst Munroe, Decem-ber 5 at 3:30 p.m., home;Mayo, December 6 at 5p.m., home; Mayo, De-

cember 9 at 6 p.m., away;Munroe, December 10 at 5p.m., away; and wrappingup the season, NorthFlorida Christian, De-cember 13 at 3:30 p.m.,home.

Playing for the youngWarriors are AyushPatel, Brandon Bates,Dilyn Stowers, Jake Free-land, Joe Walton, LeviStafford, Ryan Jackson,and Timothy Finlayson.

ACA Middle School Boys Basketball Schedule Released



Aucilla Christian Acad-emy middle school girlsbasketball team.

Action hits the hard-wood November 11 at3:30 a.m. against NewTestament, home; andcontinues against NorthFlorida Christian, No-vember 14 at 4:30 p.m.,away; Highland Chris-tian, November 19 at 4

p.m., away; New Testa-ment, November 22 at 4p.m., away; GeorgiaChristian, November 25at 4 p.m., away; andNorth Florida Christian,November 26 at 4:30 p.m.,away.

Munroe, December 5at 2:30 p.m., home; Mayo,December 6 at 4 p.m.,home; Mayo, December 9at 5 p.m., away; Munroe,December 10 at 4 p.m.,away; Highland Chris-tian, January 7 at 4 p.m.,home; Brookwood, Janu-ary 10 at 4 p.m., away;

Georgia Christian, Janu-ary 13 at 4 p.m., home;and wrapping up the sea-son, Brookwood, Janu-ary 14 at 4:30 p.m., home.

Playing for theyoung Lady Warriorsare Abigail Morgan,Ashlyn Rogers, CamrynGrant, Carly Joiner,Chloe Reams, ElizabethHightower, GraceBeshears, Haley Jones,Katie James, KaylaBurns, Meagan Schofill,Shamya Lott, SkylarDickey, and SummerLee.

ACA Middle School Girls Basketball Schedule Released

JV Tigers Wrap Up Season, 7-1FRAN HUNTECB PublishingStaff Writer

The JeffersonCounty junior varsityTigers wrapped up theirseason in Tiger fashionlast week. Jeffersonmanned the field againstShanks of Quincy onFriday, October 18, andthe Tigers mauled theiropponent for a 46-16 vic-tory, to wrap up the sea-son, 7-1.

Quarterback TreonPatrick completed sevenpasses out of 12 attemptsfor 120 yards, and twotouchdowns.

In receiving, Tamar-ick White had one recep-tion for 35 yards, and onetouchdown. KimiriThomas had two pass re-ceptions for 31 yards,and one two-point con-version. Ricky Murray

had one pass receptionfor 35 yards. DanielHawkins had one recep-tion for two yards, andone touchdown. FrankSteen had one pass re-ception for 10 yards.Mario Zunega had onereception for six yards.

In rushing, RickyMurray had for carriesfor 73 yards, and onetouchdown. Frank Steenhad six carries for 95yards, and one touch-down. Treon Patrick hadthree carries for 46yards. MartaviousCampbell had four car-ries for eight yards, onetouchdown, and threetwo-point conversions.Daniel Hawkins had onecarry for two yards.

In kickoff returns,Ken Thomas had threereturns for 70 yards.Tamarick Whit had one

return for 12 yards.On the defensive

side of the field, FrankSteen had four tackles.Ricky Murray had threetackles. Kimiri Thomashad three tackles, andone fumble recovery fora two-point conversion.Malik Thompson hadtwo tackles. TamarickWhite had two tackles.Treon Patrick had twotackles. Ken Thomas hadtwo tackles, and to passinterceptions. TremaineRobinson had two tack-les, and one pass inter-ception. JayshawnFrancis had two tackles.Daniel Hawkins had onetackle, and one quarter-back sack. KeymaunGillyard had one tackle.Johnathon Tinnell hadone tackle. MarkaviousCampbell had onetackle.


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The Warriors suffered astinging defeat Friday, No-vember 1, evening in what

had evolved into the biggest game ofthe season so far, losing in miserableconditions to Rocky Bayou by a scoreof 35-6 as a deluge of water floodedboth Aucilla’s offense and theirchances at post-season hardware.The Boys in Blue had been riding

high after yet another gritty 4th quar-ter win last week against BacontonCharter School, a victory secured byequal parts luck, skill, and persever-ance, but unfortunately their dream ofconference supremacy fell shortagainst what is arguably the most tal-ented team that the Warriors havefaced all year.Entering into this weeks’ matchup

with Rocky Bayou, both players andcoaches knew that the key to victorylie in slowing the opponents’ healthyrushing attack led by senior runningback Levi Derry, a talented runnerwho had, up to that point, accountedfor 18 touchdowns and a ridiculous10.2 yard-per-rush average. Necessaryas well would be Aucilla’s ability tokeep pace with an explosive offensethat could be expected to score earlyand often. As both game tape and statistics

predicted, however, Derry put on aone-man show in the rain that provedhis talent was legitimate as he jukedhis way to 279 total yards, including237 yards rushing, and four touch-downs. Derry especially flashed hisgame breaking speed on a 63 yarddraw play in the third quarter inwhich he made one cut through theAucilla defensive line and ran un-touched for the score. The Warrior de-fense simply had no answer for thenearly constant off-tackle sweep andtoss plays that deftly utilized Derry’sdangerous gifts.Said head coach Colby Roberts,

“We knew that this kid had the poten-tial to break us tonight. All week wedid our best to prepare the boys forthis kind of athleticism and speed,through tackling drills, formations,the whole lot. He was every bit theplayer that the numbers say. Unfortu-nately, we couldn’t keep up this time.”Principal among reasons why the

contest went so poorly for Aucilla wasthe fact that the Warriors’ bread andbutter intermediate passing game,which relies heavily on west-coaststyle timing routes and screens, strug-gled to find any sort of rhythm in theaquatic downpour that lasted most ofthe game. Rocky Bayou, however, took

full advantage of the conditions andtheir rushing-based offense to domi-nate time of possession and constrictthe game to a freakishly fast conclu-sion, with the total game time lastingjust over two hours.The rain made even the most foun-

dational of tasks impossible for theWarriors, who suffered from no lessthan seven fumbled snaps that re-sulted in immediate scrums where Au-cilla recovered the ball for no gain or aslight loss. This sort of ineptitudemade striding with the Knights’progress nearly impossible, leaving lit-tle doubt as to the outcome of thegame once the fur began to fly. In fact,Aucilla’s offense totaled only an ane-mic 156 yards.The lion’s share of what little of-

fense did exist came through the air, assenior quarterback Austin Bishopmuddled through the night, going10/21 for 116 and two interceptions.Bishops targets included senior CaseyDemott (3-51 yards), junior TimothyBurrus (4-29 yards), and senior Bran-don Holm (3-27 yards).Aucilla’s lone touchdown came

from Burrus, who mustered six yardson two carries. Other rushers includedHolm (9-31 yards), and junior NickRoberts (1-3 yards).The Warrior defense actually kept

the team somewhat in the game earlyin the contest, holding the Knights to13 points in the first quarter and evenblocking a punt while the offensescored their only touchdown, leavingthe score a narrow 13-6 going into thesecond period. However, as the offensesputtered and failed on numerousthree-and-outs, the defense was forcedinto increasingly more difficult posi-tion as it chased Derry on whatseemed like every play.Leading the Warrior defense was

newly acquired linebacker AustinHarrell, who totaled 13 tackles andalso had the one of the team’s only mo-mentum-gaining plays with hisblocked punt in the first quarter. Otherdefensive standouts included line-backer Brandon Holm, who ended theevening with 14 tackles; linebackerCole Schwab, who finished with 13tackles; and safety Austin Bishop andlinebacker Nick Roberts, who both fin-ished with nine tackles and a fumblerecovery.Next week marks the final game in

Aucilla’s 2013 football campaign as theWarriors (6-3) welcome non-confer-ence opponent Temple Christian Acad-emy (3-6) for their annualHomecoming game. The game willbegin at 7:00, and tickets can be pur-chased at the gate.

Rocky Bayou Cruises Past Aucilla Into Conference Championship



Aucilla Christian Acad-emy varsity girls basket-ball team.The Lady Warriors

hit the hardwood againstLawton Chiles, Novem-ber 11 at 6 p.m., home;Madison County, Novem-ber 12 at 6 p.m., away;North Florida Christian,November 14 at 6 p.m.,away; Highland Chris-tian, November 19 at 6p.m., there; FAMU, No-vember 21 at 6 p.m.,home; Franklin County,

November 22 at 6 p.m.,home; Georgia Christian,November 25 at 6:30 p.m.,away; and North FloridaChristian, November 26at 6 p.m., home.Action continues

against Brookwood, De-cember 3 at 6 p.m., away;Robert F. Munroe, De-cember 5 at 6 p.m., home;Tallavana Christian, De-cember 6 at 6 p.m., home;Lafayette, December 9 at6 p.m., home; FAMU, De-cember 10 at 6 p.m., away;Tallavana Christian, De-cember 12 at 6 p.m.,there; Madison County,December 16 at 6 p.m.,home; and Lafayette, De-cember 20 at 5:30 p.m.,

away.2014 sees the Lady

Warriors facing offagainst Highland Chris-tian, January 7 at 6 p.m.,home; Brookwood, Janu-ary 9 at 6 p.m., home;John Paul II, January 10at 6 p.m., away; GeorgiaChristian, January 13 at6 p.m., home; Branford,January 16 at 6 p.m.,home; Roberts F.Munroe, January 17 at 6p.m., away; Branford,January 21 at 6 p.m.,away; Franklin County,January 23 at 6 p.m.,home; and wrapping upthe regular season, JohnPaul Catholic, January24 at 6 p.m., home.

ACA Varsity Girls Schedule Released


The JeffersonElementaryS c h o o l

Mighty Tigers addedtwo wins to theirrecord, to now stand 4-2on the season.On October 10, the

Tigers were to face offagainst the Cowboys,but the game wasrescheduled for October14.On October 12, the

Tigers faced off againstthe Chargers and theTigers came out on topof an 8-6 scoreboard.Coach Steve Keith

said though the Tigersknew that the Chargerswere going to make it atough game, the Tigerswere determined to getback on track with awin. He explained thatseveral of the playershad been suspendedfrom the team for twogames, due to team vio-lations. The Jefferson of-

fense came out, movingthe ball very well dur-ing the first half. The team’s new

quarterback, RicoWatkins, scored atouchdown with sixminutes remaining onthe clock until the endof the first half. The

Tigers went for the two-point conversion, tomake the score 8-0 goinginto the half.Coach Keith said

the Tigers were verypleased with their de-fense, as they playedvery well, as usual.At the beginning of

the second half, theChargers received theball, and crossed the 50-yard line for the firsttime during the game. The Chargers con-

tinued to advance theball down the field toscore, however, theymissed the extra pointattempt, making thescore, 8-6.Coach Keith said

that the Tigers at-tempted to score again,but fumbled the ball onthe only good drive theyhad going. As previously in the

season, it was up to theTigers defense to holdthe Chargers and keepthem from scoring, tosecure the win, and thatis exactly what they did. On October 14, the

Tigers hit the fieldagainst the Cowboysand Jefferson secured a6-0 win. Coach Keith said

the Jefferson’s offensehad been looking betterwith every game.Jefferson was on a

long drive, and then apass was thrown toJaquan Coasey, whowent down the sidelineand into the end zonefor the first score of thegame. However, theextra point attemptfailed.The Tigers defense

held strong to keep theCowboys from scoringduring the first half.Just prior to ending

the first half, the Tigershad another long drivegoing. The Tigers began

the third quarter kick-ing off to the Cowboys,but the Jefferson de-fense once again heldtheir ground, keepingthe Cowboys scoreless.The Tigers then

began another longdrive, making it into theend zone. However, thetouchdown was calledback on a holdingpenalty. Once again, theTigers drove the ballinto the end zone, andonce again the touch-down was called back,due to a block in theback. For the remainder

of the game, the Tigerscould not score, and asusual, the Jefferson de-fense held their own,keeping the Cowboysfrom scoring, and secur-ing the win.

JES Tigers Add Two Wins


School

Parent Involement MattersFrom the desk of Edna Henry, District Parent Involvement Coordinator

November Is Parental Involvement Month

The Tooth Fairy Visits Jefferson ElementarySTORY & PHOTOSSUBMITTED BY:NANCY WHITTY

Who knewthat Mrs.Carol Rev-

ell was the Tooth Fairy?She made her debutThursday, Oct. 31, withher team of teeth (Mrs.Gervin, Mrs. Bishop, andMrs. Monroe) at Jeffer-son Elementary School’sCharacters on Parade! The Tooth Fairy was

not the only character tocome to school that day!We had Spiderman,Snow White, Pocahon-tas, a Scarecrow, CruellaDeville, 101 Dalmatians,and many other favoritecharacters from chil-dren’s stories. This exciting event

began a decade agounder the guidance ofour music teacher,Jacqueline Dupuis, andis something studentsand teachers look for-ward to year after year.Not only is it a fun time,it is also an educationalexperience as studentsand teachers must be ac-companied by the bookof the character theyhave chosen to be, inorder to give a book re-port in “first person”. Because JES teachersand students love a goodfriendly competition, thecreativeness with thecostumes has gotten big-ger and better over theyears. It is experienceslike these that creategreat childhood memo-ries and a love for school!

Parental In-vo l vemen tmonth is a

time to celebrate theimportant role par-ents play in their chil-dren's education.When schools work to-gether with families to support learning, chil-dren are inclined tosucceed not just inschool, but throughout life. To help parents

and families stay in-

volved in education,we want to share with you a few simple waysto stay engaged. 1. Establish a daily

family routine. 2. Monitor out-of-

school activities. 3. Model the value

of learning, self-disci-pline, and hard work. 4. Express high

but realistic expecta-tions for achievement. 5. Encourage chil-

dren's development/

progress in school. 6. Encourage read-

ing, writing, and dis-cussions amongfamily members. Commit to just

being there for yourchild-to answer ques-tions, to listen, to giveadvice, to encourageand to speak posi-tively about his or herlife. Be there to sup-port your child when-ever needed.

November 8, 9, 15, 16Arsenic And Old Laceon the Monticello OperaHouse stage presentedby the Opera HouseStage Company on Fri-day and Saturdayevenings. Contact theOpera House at 850-997-4242 for ticket informa-tion.

November 8Monticello JamboreeBand will performmusic for dancing everyFriday at 7 p.m. at 625South Water Street.Everyone is welcome tocome dance, listen tosome of the finestmusic, enjoy doorprizes,soft drinks, snacks, andjust enjoy some fun andcamaraderie withneighbors and friends.This is a nonprofit char-itable event; donationsare accepted. For ques-tions or concerns, con-

tact Curtis Morgan at850-933-8136 or BobbyConnell at 850-445-0049.

November 9 Scarlet O’Hatters willcaravan to the OliveGarden restaurant inThomasville, GA. onSaturday. The group willmeet at 10:45 a.m. at thelower end of the WinnDixie parking lot, nearPizza Hut and will leavepromptly at 11:00a.m. Caravans are al-ways such fun for theladies because they canblab away together dur-ing the trip… that’swhat makes it so FUN!Contact hostesses Bar-bara Sheats at 850-997-3153 or Barbara Wirickat 850-997-2678 if youhave any questionsabout this meeting andabout the Red Hat Soci-ety.

November 9Jefferson County HighSchool Class of 1958 willhold its 55th Reunion onSaturday, at The Down-town Club located at 380North Cherry Street inMonticello. The fun willbegin at 6 p.m. and willcontinue to 10 p.m. Ifyou have questions, con-tact Curtie (Williams)Herring at 850-997-4318or Betty (Poole) Oglesbyat 850-997-2682 or ButchEdwards at 850-997-3686.

Thru November Jefferson Arts will hostthe artworks of ZaidHaynes. View the oilworks of the artist, andbrowse the gift shop.The exhibit will runthrough the month. TheGallery is open from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. onWednesdays and Satur-days for public viewingat 575 West WashingtonStreet in downtownMonticello. For more in-formation about the

Arts or about art classesfor children and adults,call 850-997-3311 or go toinfo@jef fersonar ts -gallery.com.

November 11Al-Anon meetings areheld at 8 p.m. on Mon-days at the AnglicanChurch, 124 JeffersonAvenue in Thomasville.For more informationgo to www.al-anon.ala-teen.org.

November 11AA will meet at 8 p.m.on Monday at the ChristEpiscopal ChurchAnnex, 425 NorthCherry Street. For moreinformation, call 850-997-2129 or 850-997-1955.

November 11, 12Zumba® classes, withCertified Zumba In-structor Susan Hayes,on Mondays and Tues-days from 5:30 to 6:30p.m. at 262 North CherryStreet, in Monticello.For schedule and con-tact information, go towww.susanhayes.zumba.com.

November 12Chamber of CommerceMonticello/JeffersonCounty Cash Mob eventat Trophy Creek Out-fitters & Pawn from 5to 7 p.m. on Tuesday.Drop by and allow thestaff to show youaround! Shop Local!

November 12American LegionPost 49 and LadiesAuxiliary will meet at6:30 p.m. on the sec-ond Tuesday for abusiness meeting andprogram at the OttoWalker Post on SouthWater Street. ContactCommander TravisHussey at 850-997-5106, or PresidentDebbie Mitchell at850-997-3860 for moreinformation.

November 9Jefferson County Minis-ters Conference Quar-terly CommunityChurch Program at theNew Oak Grove Mis-sionary Baptist Church,located on theBoston/Georgia Road,at 6:00 p.m. on the sec-ond Saturday, Rev.James Redman is thepastor. These quarterlyprograms are geared to-wards community helpand disaster relief andare held in differentcommunities with thepresence and financialsupport of area pastors,ministers, and deacons.All are invited to themonthly meetings, heldat Sweetfield Mission-ary Baptist Church, lo-cated on Old LloydRoad, on the Mondayafter the third Sunday,at 7:30 p.m. For more in-formation contact Pres-ident Rev. Ransom, Jr. at

850-997-5770, Rev. JamesRedman at 850-997-3244or Evangelist MinerBrookins at 850-997-2196.

November 10Philadelphia Mission-ary Baptist Church, 555Fulford Road, will cele-brate its third ‘Pastor’sAnniversary’ on Sun-day at 3 p.m. Guestspeaker will be Rev. Her-bert Thomas. TheChurch family invitesthe community to comeshare in this honor andrecognize of theirleader. For more infor-mation contact Sis.Janie Mitchell, chair-person, at 850-997-2892.Rev. Ernest Bruton, pastor.

November 10Union Hill AMEChurch, 148 Tin TopRoad in Wacissa, willcelebrate its 115th an-niversary on Sunday at4 p.m. Pastor Anton El-wood and the New

Mount Zion AMEChurch family of Talla-hassee will be guests forthis special occasion.Rev. Joseph O. Love, pas-tor.

NOVEMBER 10Usher Boards of Memo-rial Missionary BaptistChurch will celebratetheir 104th anniversaryon Sunday, at 3 p.m.They extend an invita-tion to all area usherboards to come worshipwith them as they cometogether to lift up thename of the Lord. Min.Jarvaria Meeks and theFord Chapel AMEChurch family of Mon-ticello will be in chargeof the service. If addi-tional information isneeded, contact UsherBoard President Sis. Eu-nice Smith at 850-671-5158. Yours in Christ,Rev. Dr. J.B. Duval, pas-tor.

NOVEMBER 10Philadelphia AMEChurch will hold itsHomecoming celebra-tion at 2:30 p.m. on Sun-day at the churchlocation, 2289 DillsRoad. Guest speakerwill be Bishop AnthonyWebster of Tallahassee.Music will be renderedby the BrightsidesGospel Singers of Talla-hassee. For more infor-mation contact EddieGallon, Jr. at 850-567-8002.


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Ronald Ja’MonRivers wassentenced in

court October 21 to serve120 days in the CountyJail on the charges ofabuse of an elderly per-son or disabled adult,and neglect of a disabledadult. He remained inthe County Jail Novem-ber 5.

James WilliamThompson, 29, of Monti-cello, was arrested Octo-ber 22 and charged withwrit of attachment forfailure to appear on thecharge of nonpaymentof court costs. Bond wasset at $315 and he bondedout of jail the same day.

Thomas Washing-ton, 54, of Tallahassee, asarrested October 22 andcharged with grand theftof a motor vehicle, anddriving while licensesuspended or revoked. Atotal bond of $5,500 was

set and he remained atthe County Jail Novem-ber 5.

John Richard Moore,41, of Aucilla Shores,was arrested October 22and charged with aggra-vated child abuse, do-mestic battery, grandtheft of a motor vehicle,possession of marijuanaless than 20 grams, andpossession of contra-band in a county deten-tion facility. Bond waswithheld and he re-mained at the countyJail November 5.

Alanna Anderson,29, of Jefferson County,was arrested October 25and charged with aggra-vated battery. Bond wasset at $2,500 and shebonded out of jail the fol-lowing day.

Jeffery Wayne Gog-gins, 30, of Quitman, GA,was arrested October 25on an outstandingBrooks County warrantfor his arrest, charginghim with possession of

marijuana with intent todistribute. He wasturned over to BrooksCounty authorities Octo-ber 29 to face chargesthere.

Kimberly Mitchell,33, of Greenville, FL, wasarrested October 27 andcharged with drivingwhile license suspendedor revoked. Bond was setat $500 and she bondedout of jail the same day.

Demetris D. Hicks,26, of Jefferson Countywas sentenced in courtOctober 28 to serve 24months in the FloridaDepartment of Correc-tions (DOC), on thecharges of aggravatedassault on a law enforce-ment officer, fleeing orattempting to elude a lawenforcement officer, andpossessions of a con-trolled substance withintent to sell. He re-mained at the CountyJail November 5 await-ing transport to the DOVReception Center.


Calling allB u m b l eBees of the

Howard AcademyClass of 1965! A ClassReunion will be heldthis Saturday, Novem-

ber 9 at the Teen Cen-ter, located on TigerTrail near the old Jef-ferson County HighSchool, across from thefootball field.

The festivities tothis ‘first’ gatheringwill begin at 1:30 p.m.and will continue until

whenever! Classmatesare all asked to attend,as plans will be dis-cussed for the 2015Class Reunion.

For more informa-tion contact Nellie KayAkins at 850-997-3242 or850-294-7656.

See you there!

Class Reunion For All Bumble Bees


Shiloh Mission-ary BaptistChurch in

Greenville will celebrateits annual ‘Family andFriend Day’ program onthe third Sunday, Novem-

ber 17, at 11 a.m.Guest speaker will

be Rev. Larry Johnsonand his New BethelPrimitive BaptistChurch congregation inMadison.

Come and receive ablessing from God. Formore information call

850-878-9613.Chairperson is Sis.

Teresa Duval with theShiloh Youth Choir; Co-Chairpersons are Sis.Shuwanda Miller, GloriaRobinson, Barbara Mac-Donald, and AngieThompkins.

Rev. JB Duval, pastor.

Shiloh MBC Celebrates Family And Friend Day


The Kate Dil-worth ScottChapter of

the United Daughtersof the Confederacy(UDC) welcomed DonnaBlow Champion as anew member at its reg-ular meeting on Mon-day, October 14.

Membership in theUDC is open to womenno less than 16-years ofage who are blood de-scendants of men andwomen who servedhonorably in the Army,Navy, or Civil Serviceof the ConfederateStates of America, orwho gave Material Aidto the Cause.

The Kate Dilworth

Scott Chapter meets at12 p.m. on the secondMonday of each monthfrom September

through May. For moreinformation, contactChapter President PatCichon at 850-997-7441.

ECB Publishing Photo, October 14, 2013.Newest United Daughters of the Confederacy

(UDC) Member Donna Champion, on left, with UDCChapter President Pat Cichon, on right.

Local UDC Chapter Welcomes New Member


Je f f e r s o nCounty native,Michael W

Atkins, formerly ofLake Road, had againfurthered his educationand earned his Mastersof Science in Human Re-source Leadership inOctober, from SullivanUniversity in Louisville,KY.He also received the

Leadership President’sCup for a GPA of 3.70 to4.00, and Magna CumLaude for a GPA of 3.78,just barely missing theSumma Cum Laudehonors of 3.80-4.00.He started working

on his Masters degree inJanuary 2012.Since his gradua-

tion, he has startedworking on his Double-Masters, which will becomplete in June 2014.“I plan to continue myeducation as far as I can.I figure the Double-Mas-ters for now, and that’sit. I won’t go for the PhDnow, maybe years downthe road I will,” saidAtkins.He said that by him

furthering his educa-tion, it would make himmore marketable andcompatible in the field.“It will give me an edgeon most of the competi-tion,” he added.“I plan to stay where

I am now (Human Re-source Command here

at Fort Knox, KY SpecialAction Branch),” hesaid. “I have got tosearch for my own jobwhen the hiring phase islifted. Within the nexttwo years, I want to beHuman Resources Man-ager, that is my goal.”Atkins earned his

Bachelors of Science inHuman Resource Lead-ership at Sullivan Uni-versity October 29, 2011.He also received theLeadership President’sCup (GPA of 3.70 to 4.00)and Summa Cum Laude(GPA of 3.80 to 4.00) hon-ors.Upon his graduation

from Jefferson CountyHigh School (JCHS)June 6, 1981, he startedhis US Army basictraining and AIT (Ad-vanced IndividualTraining) at Fort Knox,KY on June 26, 1981. “I wanted to emu-

late my brothers (threeof five, who were affili-ated with a branch ofthe military),” saidAtkins. Many of his fivesisters were also mar-ried to men who were af-filiated with themilitary, and many ofhis mother’s brotherswere also affiliated withthe military. “I guessyou could say the mili-tary is in my blood,” headded.During the course

of his military career,Atkins served as aDesert Shield/DesertStorm veteran.

After 26 years ofservice he retired inJuly 2007 as a First Ser-geant (1SG). “My Mili-tary OccupationalSpecialist (MOS) wasArmor/Tanker 19K,”said Atkins. “Upon retirement in

2007, I started workingfor the Fort Knox, KYArmor Center (2007-2010) before the organi-zation completed itsrelocation move to FortBenning, GA this pastsummer,” he added. Iam currently workingwith the Human Re-source Command hereat Fort Knox, KY SpecialAction Branch and willstart my Masters De-gree (Masters of Sciencein Human ResourceLeadership) in January2012,” said Atkins.“My plans are to utilizemy degree for job pro-motion(s) movingthrough the civilianHuman Recourse ranksuntil my next retire-ment,” he concluded.He and his wife,

Palestine Mays Atkins,also a Jefferson Countynative and a 1984 Jeffer-son County High Schoolgraduate, currently re-side in Vine Gove, KY,but they plan to moveback to the Monticelloarea sometime in thenear future. He is the son of Cur-

tis Atkins, Sr. andMamie Morris Atkins,both deceased, and ofMonticello.


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,IN AND FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLORIDA

CASE NO. 13-201-CADEREK A. WALKER and ELIZABETH W. WALKER,

Plaintiffs,vs.JAMES CONRAD DAVIS and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR BENEFICI-ARIES OF J.G. GAMBLE, if alive, and if dead, their unknown spouses, heirs,devisees, grantees, judgment creditors, and all other parties claiming by, through,under, or against defendants, and all unknown natural persons if alive, and if deador not known to be dead or alive, their several and respective unknown spouses,heirs, devisees, grantees, and judgment creditors, or other parties claiming by,through, or under those unknown natural persons, and the several and respectiveunknown assigns, successors in interest, trustees, or any other person claimingby, through, under, or against any corporation or other legal entity named as a de-fendant, and all claimants, persons or parties, natural or corporate, or whose exactlegal status is unknown, claiming under any of the above named or described de-fendants or parties or claiming to have any right, title, or interest in the property,

Defendants.___________________________________/

AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR BENEFICIARIES OF J.G.GAMBLE, if alive, and if dead, their unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees,judgment creditors, and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or againstdefendants; and all unknown natural persons if alive, and if dead or not known tobe dead or alive, their several and respective unknown spouses, heirs, devisees,grantees, and judgment creditors, or other parties claiming by, through, or underthose unknown natural persons; and the several and respective unknown assigns,successors in interest, trustees, or any other person claiming by, through, under,or against any corporation or other legal entity named as a defendant; and allclaimants, persons or parties, natural or corporate, or whose exact legal status isunknown, claiming under any of the above named or described defendants or par-ties or claiming to have any right, title, or interest in the property

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title to the followingreal property in Jefferson County, Florida:The North 55 acres of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter, Section 22, Town-ship 1 North, Range 4 East, Jefferson County, Florida.has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your writtendefenses, if any, to it on Russell D. Gautier, the Plaintiff’s attorney, whose addressis Post Office Box 4128, Tallahassee, Florida 32315-4128, on or before November29, 2013, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before serviceon the Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will beentered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint or Petition.Dated this 22nd day of October, 2013.

Kirk ReamsAs Clerk of the CourtSherry SearsDeputy Clerk

10/25, 11/1,8,15/2013

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLORIDA

CIVIL ACTION

CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC SUCCESSOR BY

MERGER TO CHASE MANHATTAN

MORTGAGE CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO.: 33-2010-CA-000064

vs. DIVISION:

JEFFREY WAYNE PREVATT A/K/A

JEFFREY W PREVATT A/K/A

JEFFREY W PREVATT SR , et al,

Defendant(s).

_________________________________/

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosuredated 10/16/2013 and entered in Case No. 33-2010-CA-000064 of the Circuit Courtof the SECOND Judicial Circuit in and for JEFFERSON County, Florida wherein JP-MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BYMERGER TO CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC1, is the Plaintiff and JEFFREYWAYNE PREVATT A/K/A JEFFREY W PREVATT A/K/A JEFFREY W PREVATTSR; DYANA J PREVATT A/K/A DYANA JO PREVATT; ANY AND ALL UN-KNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THEHEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TOBE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM ANINTEREST AS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHERCLAIMANTS; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INCOR-PORATED HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES; are the Defendants, The Clerk of theCourt will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at NORTH DOOR OF THECOURTHOUSE LOBBY IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONTICELLO, FLORIDA at 11:00AM, on the 20th day of February, 2014, the following described property asset forth in said Final Judgment:

DESCRIPTION (OFFICIAL RECORD BOOK 199, PAGE 164)

LOT 17 OF COOPER'S POND UNIT NO. 2, AS RECORDED IN OFFICIAL

RECORD BOOK 159, PAGE 329 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF JEFFER-

SON COUNTY, FLORIDA (FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS)

COOPER'S POND UNIT NO. 2, LOT 17

COMMENCE AT A CONCRETE MONUMENT MARKING THE SOUTH-

WEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST

QUARTER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, JEF-

FERSON COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND RUN NORTH 89 DEGREES 35 MIN-

UTES 32 SECONDS WEST, ALONG THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF THE

NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SEC-

TION 36, A DISTANCE OF 345.58 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT,

THENCE NORTH 03 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST 230.69

FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY BOUNDARY OF A PRO-

POSED 60.0 FOOT ROADWAY, RUN THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 43 MIN-

UTES 12 SECONDS WEST, ALONG SAID PROPOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY

BOUNDARY 88.13 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVE TO THE LEFT, THENCE

ALONG SAID PROPOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY BOUNDARY CURVE WITH A

RADIUS OF 545.64 FEET, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 19 DEGREES

42 MINUTES 36 SECONDS, FOR AN ARC DISTANCE OF 187.71 FEET,

THENCE SOUTH 70 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 12 SECONDS WEST ALONG

SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY BOUNDARY 397.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-

NING, FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING CONTINUE SOUTH 70 DE-

GREES 34 MINUTES 12 SECONDS WEST, ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY

BOUNDARY, 125.00 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 23 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 12

SECONDS EAST 372.75 FEET, THENCE NORTH 44 DEGREES 36 MINUTES

00 SECONDS EAST 77.79 FEET, THENCE NORTH 13 DEGREES 03 MIN-

UTES 54 SECONDS EAST 114.10 FEET, THENCE NORTH 27 DEGREES 14

MINUTES 43 SECONDS WEST 243.74 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING

THE EASTERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY 15.0 FEET OF THE FOREGOING

DESCRIBED PROPERTY BEING SUBJECT TO A DRAINAGE EASEMENT

DESCRIPTION ( OFFICIAL RECORD BOOK 378, PAGE 277 )

COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST

QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP

2 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLORIDA AND RUN

NORTH 89 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 32 SECONDS WEST 345.58 FEET TO A

POINT, THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 22 SECONDS WEST

52.54 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE SOUTH 75 DEGREES 48 MINUTES

WEST 243.49 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE

OF A 60 FOOT WIDE ROAD, THENCE SOUTH 70 DEGREES 34 MINUTES

12 SECONDS WEST 60 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-

WAY LINE OF SAID ROAD, THENCE NORTH 19 DEGREES 25 MINUTES

48 SECONDS WEST 2.91 FEET ALONG SAID ROAD TO A POINT, THENCE

SOUTH 70 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 12 SECONDS WEST 140.0 FEET TO THE

POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 70 DEGREES 34

MINUTES 12 SECONDS WEST 122.55 FEET TO A POINT IN THE CENTER

OF A 30 FOOT WIDE DRAINAGE EASEMENT, THENCE NORTH 27 DE-

GREES 14 MINUTES 43 SECONDS WEST 201.88 FEET TO A POINT ON THE

SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF A 60 FOOT WIDE ROAD, THENCENORTH 70 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 12 SECONDS EAST 150.0 FEET ALONGSAID ROAD TO A POINT, THENCE SOUTH 19 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 48 SEC-ONDS EAST 200.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING BEING A PART OFTHE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE4 EAST, JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLORIDA, RESERVING THE WESTERLY 15FEET FOR DRAINAGE EASEMENT

A/K/A 187 COOPERS POND ROAD, MONTICELLO, FL 32344 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than

the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within sixty (60)days after the sale.

WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of this Court on October 18, 2013.Kirk B. ReamsClerk of the Circuit CourtBy:Sherry SearsDeputy Clerk

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to partic-ipate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certainassistance. Please contact:Krik B. ReamsJefferson County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse CircleRoom 10, Monticello, FL 32344Phone: 850-342-0218 11/1,8/2013

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON

APPLICATION FOR CERTICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS

The City of Monticello Historic Design Review Board will conduct a publichearing on an application for certificate of appropriateness for building ren-ovation (construction of ADA compliant ramp) within the City of Monticelloon the following properties:

425 N. Cherry Street-Christ Episcopal Church Rectory Building

The public hearing will be held on Monday, November 18, 2013 at 7:00p.m. at City Hall, 245 S. Mulberry Street, Monticello. A copy of the com-plete application is available at City Hall. 11/8/2013

LEGAL NOTICE

Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) Planning Committee to Meet November25, 2013

The Jefferson County LMS Planning Committee/Work Group will meet at10 AM on Monday, November 25, 2013 at the Jefferson County EmergencyManagement Office. The County encourages any interested citizens andbusiness owners to attend and provide input. The Committee guides thepreparation of the Jefferson County LMS, which serves as a plan to reducethe community’s long-term risk for protecting people and property from theaffects of natural disasters and to build a safer and stronger community.Please contact the Jefferson County Emergency Management Departmentat: (850) 342-0211 for more information. 11/8/2013

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON CITY

HISTORIC DESIGN REVIEW BOARD

The Monticello City Council is seeking to fill one vacancy on the HistoricDesign Review Board. Board Membership is a voluntary position, andMembers shall own property and reside within the city limits. Certificationor experience or knowledge in the fields of architecture, historic preserva-tion, city planning, or construction would be desirable. Board meetings areat least quarterly and are held in the evenings. A letter of interest and outlineof experience and knowledge should be submitted to the City Council, c/oCity Clerk Emily Anderson, 245 S. Mulberry Street, Monticello, Florida32344 by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 2013. For more information,please contact City Clerk Anderson at City Hall at 342-0292. 11/8/2013

NOTICE OF LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND

COUNTY CODE PROPOSED CHANGES

SECOND AND FINAL HEARING

The Jefferson County Board of County Commission will have a publichearing on the following proposed land development code and county codechanges on November 19, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as suchmatter may be heard, in the Jefferson County courthouse annex located 435West Walnut Street, Monticello, Jefferson County, Florida. The meetingmay be continued as necessary.

ORDINANCE NO. 2013-111913-01

FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT

AN ORDINANCE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLORIDA, RELAT-

ING TO FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT; AMENDING THE JEF-

FERSON COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ADOPT A NEW

FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE; ADOPTING A NEW

CHAPTER 11 OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY CODE OF ORDI-

NANCES ENTITLED FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT; ADOPTING

ARTICLE 1, ADMINISTRATION; ADOPTING ARTICLE 2, DEFI-

NITIONS; ADOPTING ARTICLE 3, FLOOD RESISTENT DEVEL-

OPMENT; ADOPTING NEW FLOOD HAZARD MAPS;

DESIGNATING A FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR; ADOPTING

PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA FOR DEVELOPMENT IN FLOOD

HAZARD AREA; ADOPTING LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND

TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING

CODE; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY; EFFECTING CON-

FORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 4.01.00 THROUGH

4.01.06 (FLOOD PROTECTION) AND SECTION 5.09.00 (FLOOD-

PLAINS), AND SECTION 7.02.03 (SPECIAL PROVISION WHERE

VARIANCE IS SOUGHT TO REQUIREMENTS OF FLOOD DAM-

AGE PREVENTION) OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY LAND DE-

VELOPMENT CODE; REPEALING INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS

INCLUDING JEFFERSON COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 91.4, OR-

DINANCE 91-8, AND ORDINANCE NO. 2003-03; PROVIDING FOR

SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

From the Florida “Government in the Sunshine Manual”, page 36, para-

graph c: Each board, commission, or agency of this state or of any political

subdivision thereof shall include in the notice of any meeting or hearing, if

notice of meeting or hearing is required, of such board, commission, or

agency, conspicuously on such notice, the advice that, if a person decides

to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with re-

spect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, 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

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The number ofgreen sea tur-tle nests in

Florida this year wasmore than double thecount of the previoushighest year. Biologistswith the Florida Fishand Wildlife Conserva-tion Commission (FWC)have documented morethan 25,000 green turtlenests on 26 indexbeaches in the state in2013.

“We are astounded

and pleased by the highnumber of green turtlenests documented in2013,” said Dr. BlairWitherington, FWC re-search scientist. “Itlooks like the years ofconservation efforts forthis endangered speciesare paying off.”

FWC-trained andauthorized surveyorsacross the state monitornests on a set of indexbeaches that spannearly 250 miles and arethe focus of the IndexBeach Nesting Survey.These surveys began in1989. Index surveyorsfollow firm countingguidelines, making itpossible for FWC re-searchers to use the datafrom these beaches toidentify trends.

The trend for greenturtles shows an expo-nential increase in nest-ing over the past 25years. In 1989, biologistsdocumented only 464green turtle nests onindex beaches. In 2013,this index nest countwas 25,553. The indexcount represents about70 percent of green tur-tle nesting statewide.

Leatherback sea tur-tle nest counts have alsorisen dramatically overthe past quarter century.However, the 2013 countof 322 leatherback nestson index beaches was193 lower than last year.

Loggerhead sea tur-tles, the most prevalentsea turtle species onFlorida’s shores, ac-counted for 44,810 nestson index beaches this

year, down from 2012’snear-record count of58,172 nests. Althoughthis federally threat-ened species nests onthe same beaches asgreen turtles andleatherbacks, logger-heads have not shownthe recovery in numbersseen in nesting by theother two species. Thehigh level of loggerheadnesting last year fol-lowed a pronounceddrop in the species’ nestcounts between 1998 and2007.

Hundreds of survey-ors from conservationorganizations, universi-ties and federal, stateand local governments –along with other volun-teers – make possiblethe extensive data col-lection on Florida’snesting sea turtles. Inconjunction with theIndex Nesting BeachSurvey, the StatewideNesting Beach Surveydocuments sea turtlenesting on nearly allsandy beaches inFlorida. Data from thestatewide surveys willbe available in early2014.

The FWC's role incoordinating Florida’ssea turtle nest counts,training surveyors andcompiling data isfunded by the U.S. Fishand Wildlife Service andsales of the state's seaturtle license plate.Florida residents canpurchase the plate tosupport these efforts atBuyaPlate.com.

For more informa-tion about trends in seaturtle nest counts, visitMyFWC.com/Research,click on "Wildlife," thenclick on "Nesting" underthe "Sea Turtle" head-ing. Report sick or in-jured sea turtles to theFWC’s Wildlife AlertHotline at 888-404-FWCC(3922).


Farm & Outdoors

The Week of November 8, 2013 through November 15, 2013Major Feed Times are marked by an asterisk (*)

Saturday, November 9

*4:30 AM10:45 AM*5:00 PM11:20 PM

Sunday, November 10

*5:30 AM11:30 AM*5:55 PM

Tuesday, November 12

12:55 AM*7:00 PM1:10 PM*7:30 PM

Wednesday,November 13

1:40 AM*7:45 AM1:55 PM*8:10 PM

Thursday,November 14

2:20 AM*8:30 AM2:40 PM*8:50 PM

Friday,November 15

3:10 AM*9:10 AM3:20 PM*9:35 PM

Friday,November 8

*3:30 AM9:40 AM*4:00 PM10:20 PM

Monday, November 11

12:10 AM*6:20 AM12:30 PM*6:40 PM

The Jefferson JournalFish & Game Feeding Chart

How to use: the major and minor feeding times for each day arelisted below. The major feeding times are the best for the sportsmanand last about 2 hours, the minor feeding times can also have good

success, but last only about 1 hour.

Inner tubes. Towables. Inflat-able tubes. All are commonlyused names for a popular

boating item, and they come in manydifferent shapes and sizes.

“Towed water sports can be agreat way to enjoy Florida’s beauti-ful waterways,” said Maj. RichardMoore, head of the Florida Fish andWildlife Conservation Commission’s(FWC) Boating and Waterways Sec-tion. “We just want everyone to be assafe as possible whendoing so.”

Unfor tunately,there have been severalrecent accidents around thestate in which passengers on atowable device struck anobject, such as a dock,channel marker, piling orother boat. Last year, fivepeople were injuredand two were killedduring these types of accidents.

The FWC says these and other ac-cidents can be prevented through afew key precautions, including oneparticularly important one.

“When you are operating a boatthat is towing passengers on a tubeor something similar, their fate is inyour hands,” Moore said. “They arenot able to steer themselves in a safedirection and must rely on you tokeep them safe. The main safety con-sideration is keeping them awayfrom all other objects.”

Although there is no requiredspecific distance to keep away fromfixed objects or other boats, opera-tors should not pull the tuber closeenough to anything where there isrisk of collision.

Doing so could not only result ina citation but, more importantly, it

puts the life of the person beingtowed in jeopardy.

“A good rule of thumb is this:Twice the line should be fine,” Mooresaid. “If you consider the length ofyour towline and are diligent inkeeping your boat at least twolengths of your towline away fromall boats and other objects, you aremuch more likely to provide yourriders with an enjoyable, safe timeon the water.”

The FWC says that these addi-tional safety tips are very impor-tant as well:

• Any riders being towed be-hind a vessel are requiredto wear a life jacket;however, it cannot bethe inflatable style.

• The boat op-erator must have

another person onboardwho can observe the rider(s)

being towed and alert the operator ofany issues. In place of the observer,the operator may use appropriatewide-angle rear-view mirrors. How-ever, the safest bet is to use a “spot-ter” or observer. That way, theoperator can concentrate on drivingthe boat and pay attention to what isin front of and around him or her.The spotter has a much better abilityto watch the person being towed.

• Boaters may pull riders on tow-able water sport items only duringthe day – from a half-hour before sun-rise until a half-hour past sunset.

The FWC wants to ensure thatboaters can enjoy all that Florida’swaterways have to offer. For moreboating information, go toMyFWC.com/Boating and click on“Boating Regulations” or “Safety &Education.”

FWC Wants Boaters ToStay Safe While Tubing Atlantic ver-

milion snap-per will

remain open to recre-ational harvest this fallin both state and fed-eral waters now thatthe season closure hasbeen eliminated. TheFlorida Fish andWildlife ConservationCommission elimi-nated the annual Nov. 1through March 31 clo-sure at the SeptemberCommission meeting.The Nov. 1 throughMarch 31 closure in fed-eral waters was elimi-nated earlier this year.

Vermilion snapperpopulations have im-proved thanks to suc-cessful state and federalfishery management.In 2008, the Atlanticvermilion snapper pop-ulation was considered

to be undergoing over-fishing, which meansmore fish were beingremoved from the popu-lation than was consid-ered sustainable.

At the time, stateand federal fisherymanagers implementedseveral managementchanges, including baglimit reductions andthe five-month seasonclosure for the recre-ational fishery. A 2012stock assessment re-vealed these manage-

ment actions were suc-cessful in rebuildingvermillion snappernumbers. Removing theclosure will positivelybenefit recreational an-glers by providing addi-tional fishingopportunities.

Learn more aboutAtlantic vermilionsnapper by visitingMyFWC.com/Fishingand clicking on “Salt-water,” “RecreationalRegulations” and then“Atlantic Snapper.”

Reminder: Atlantic Vermilion SnapperSeason Will Remain Open This Fall

Green Sea Turtles Nest At Unprece-dented Pace In Florida This Year

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