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City cop in hot water for Web postings


 JPD officer reprimanded
 for response to criticism
 of shooting investigation
 :By Jo Ross
 'With tension continuing to rise in
 IHamilton County over the unsolved
4: shooting incident of Jan. 7, more
 and more.citizens are logging on to


a local Web site and voicing their
opinion on the matter.
 While these postings are perfectly
legal and in no way violate anyone's
rights, the opinion of .local law en-
forcement officers should not be
made public, according to Jasper
Mayor Ann Lessman.
 On Tuesday night, the hottopic at
the Jasper City Council meeting was


the posting of the personal opinion
of JPD Officer Tammy Williams on a
local television station's Web site.
 Numerous residents and area TV
viewers logged on to the
WCTV.TV6 site
to post their feelings regarding the
unsolved murder. Many of the com-,
ments were negative toward local
law enforcement and the fact that no


solid leads have developed.
 Responding to this criticism,
Williams responded as "POLICE"
and made statements such as, "If
you don't like the way we do our
job, then get a badge and do it your-
self. Oh, wait, you love the way we
do our job when you need us. Since


SEE CITYPAGE 2A


Jailed


doctor


has ties


to Jasper


Young Am Park,
of Lake City,
was physician
at Trinity
Hospital

-Mmnbers
of a Multi-
Jurisdiction- NO.W
al Task '
Force, in- Yong Am
cluamg in- ak ar
vestigators
from the Columbia
County Sheriffs Of-
fice, Lake City Police.
Department, U.S. Drug
Enforcement Adminis-
tration, the Florida At-.
tomey General's Office
and the Florida De-
partment of.Health ar-
rested a Lake City
physician with local
ties on Feb. 3. Yong
Am Park, 64, was tak-
en into custody at his.
at his Lake City office
 SEE JAILED, PAGE 2A


,Suwannee


Bike rodeo a big hit


By Jo Ross
 Reaching out to
provide safety tips
and bike helmets for
our children, the
Hamilton County
Recreation
Department, in a
joint effort with the
Jasper Public Health
Unit, sponsored a
Bike Rodeo for
children.
 Twenty-five bike
helmets, information
kits, coloring book i
and crayons were
distributed to Jasper
children on
Saturday, Feb. 7, in
the old high school
parking lot.
 Assisting Lynn
 Roberson, of the
 Hamilton County
 Recreation
 Department, were
 members from both
the Fire Department
Explorers and the
Sheriff's Office
Explorers Clubs.
Members lending a
helping hand to the
youngsters were:
Brandon Cannon,
William Hughes,
Ashley Sanders,
Sasha Diaz, Beatrice
and Alex Na varro,
 SEE BIKE, PAGE 2A


Diner's


gone, but Country

 Caf6 is back


Jacob, Rachel and Logan Bunting, Brooke, A.J. and Blake Ross, Alex and Beatrice Navarro, Rebecca and MaLyn Hunter,
Brandon Cannon, Williamrn Hughes, Ashley Sanders, Sasha and Amanda Diaz and Valerie Calderon. Photo: Jo Ross


 After a 3-year hiatus,
 restaurant reopens with a
 little help from a local church
,By TOm Moore
 In the Town of White Springs, within two
 weeks of each other, the Suwannee Diner
 closed and the Country Cafe reopened after
 being on hiatus for nearly three years.
 The Suwannee Diner closed its door on Jan.
 23. A note was written in the window: "Thank
 you for seven and a half years. The Stormant
 Family May 2001 to January 2009."

 SEE SUWANNEE, PAGE 2A


Custody dispute *
leads to arrest
By Jo Ross into cus-
 Following anrargu- tody and
ment with the mother charged Johnson
of his child, Mike with an as-
Hammond Johnson Jr., sortment of offenses,
of 2662 NW 6th drive,
Jennings, was taken SEE CUSTODY, PAGE 2A


White Springs attorney
gets 90-day suspension


* By Jo Ross
 'Ronald Hardy
 Peacock, of White
 Springs, was one of 33
 attorneys recently
 disciplined by the
 Florida Supreme


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Court. Peacock was
suspended for 91
days, beginning
December 4, 2008. He
can resume practice
 SEE WHITE, PAGE 4A








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