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reprimand in her personnel file
would stand as punishment and
that nothing further would be
done.
 The debate spilled over into other


topics as well: the lack of restroom
facilities in Jasper city parks,
enforcement of the noise ordinance,
a request for enforcement of
Florida's window tint laws, and
utility rates and rotation wrecker
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with scissors.
 According to the case report
filed by Hamilton County
Deputy J. Stanton Holton,
Cooks approached brothers
Jeffery Clark and Faron
Fillyaw in the parking lot of
Stormant's Grocery Store and
'told them he wanted $5. When
Fillyaw refused, Clark said that
Cooks "started toward Fillyaw
like he was going to hit him,"
so Clark pushed him
backwards, knocking him _
down.
 Clark said that as Cooks was


getting up, Cooks stabbed him
in the right side of the chest
with a pair of scissors, at which
point Clark knocked him back
down. Cooks allegedly stabbed
Clark again under the right
arm and ran into the store,
exiting through the back door.
 Cooks was arrested a short
time later, but the weapon was
not located.
 Clark was treated by EMS on
scene and transported via
helicopter to Shands at UF. He
has since been released.
 Cooks was transported to the
HIamilton County Jail where he
is being held without bond.

 Osprey nest

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to the school.:
 The nest, perched
inside the light fixture,
was protected from
removal as the osprey.
is on the endangered
species list. Proper
documentation and
permits had to be
obtained before work
could begin. The
school board secured
the permits and PCS
came to the rescue.
, Clay Hackney,
General Foreman,
Mobile Maintenance,
along with Pete Butler
and Darrell Morgan,
Mobile Mechanics First


Class, responded with
an 80-foot man-lift to
remove the nest. Once
they arrived on site the
PCS team coordinated
with Glenn Faul,
director of
maintenance for the
school district, and
Richard Bennett of
Hamilton County
High School
maintenance, to outline
the job and ensure a
safe work site. Once
the work plan was
agreed on and safety
procedures were
complete, Morgan and
Butler positioned the
man-lift.and Morgan
removed the nest.


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$5,000 bond.
 Sheriffs Deputy
Jeramie Cheshire
responded to a
disturbance call in
progress at the
residence of Joe
Padgett. According-to
Cheshire's report,


Padgett said Gandy had
shown up at his door
appearing to be drunk
and asked for a place to
sleep. He allowed her to
sleep on his couch, but
she later allegedly
entered his bedroom
with a steak knife and
threatened to "mess
him up." Padgett was


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the North Florida
county's history. It
includes numerous
photographs from
various Hamilton
County residents and
several-images from
Petty's collection.
 "Her parents,
Michael and Melody
Lee of Jasper,
encouraged her
creativeness and
aspiratons as she
developed her own






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unique style of art,"
according to Petty's
biography. "Her father
taught her the basics
and more about
photography and after
graduating from
Hamilton County
High School, she
continued her
education in
photography at Lake
City Community
College.",. '
 She is working on,
her degree in historical
preservation.


able to take the knife
from Gandy and push
her out of the house,
reports show.


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unidentified female
departed from their
motel room the
cleaning staff
discovered a gun, live
rounds and drug
paraphernalia and had
turned them over to
DTF. Approximately
six hours later, they
returned to the motel
and requested the gun
be returned. It was,
determined that Vinson
had an outstanding
warrant issued against
him from Georgia.
 Deputy Thomas
Griffin searched Vinson
and discovered the


motel room key and a
substance that field-
tested for
methamphetamine in
his pants pocket,
reports show.
 Vinson was
transported to the jail
where he is being held
on a $50,000 local bond
for possession of drugs
within 1000' of a place
of worship, possession
of a weapon (firearm)
by a convicted felon,
possession of
methamphetamine, and
on a Cook County '
Georgia warrant for.
failure to appear on:an
original charge of
burglary.


United Way meeting, awards banquet set


Submitted
 United Way of Suwannee Valley will
celebrate its awards banquet and annual
nieeting on Thursday, March 5, at Lake
City Community College Howard
Gvmnasium Conference Center. The"
event will begin with a social time from 6
to 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:30
p.m., and the meeting will be conducted


from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
 All individual contributors as well as
organizational contributors are invited to
attend this annual membership meeting.
Call the United Way office at 386-752-5604
by Feb. 26 to make reservations at $20 per
person. Tables may be reserved for groups
of eight.
 The event will include the recognition of
 outstanding community
 volunteers and local company
 giving campaigns as well as the
 election of the 2009-10 executive
 committee and board of directors.
 The event will also serve as the
 occasion for the drawing for the
 annual raffle held in conjunction
 with the community fundraising
 campaign and annual meeting.
 Raffle tickets will be on sale at the


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 door. There are two prize packages, each
 of which includes gift certificates from area
 businesses, including car detailing, fishing
 trips, pedicures, concert tickets and more.
 A complete listing of prize packages is,
 available on the United Way of Suwannee
 Valley website at
 www.unitedwaysuwanneevalley.org.
 Tickets are $5 each or $10 for three.
 Additionally, the 2008-09 United Way.
 community fundraising campaign season
 events have featured a "heads or tails"
 drawing. Guests are invited to bring $5 to
 participate.
 United Way of Suwannmiee Valley is a
 community impact and. fundraising
 organization which, utilizing volunteers
 on all levels, advances the common good
 by identifying unmet community needs
 and seeking to alleviate those needs
 through United Way of
 Suwannee Valley
 'initiatives and the
 ^fl) Jfunding of 23 affiliated
w e health and human
 service agencies.


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