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changes. Unfortunately,
most missed the initial
invitation because the an-
nouncement and adver-
tisement of the meetings,
which were held in Talla-
hassee, Orlando, Jack-
sonville and Miramar,
was limited to the Florida
Administrative Weekly,
an online publication vir-
tually unknown to the
public, that is used mostly
for legal notification of
pending governmental ac-
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Donald Williams
 25 Year Old Black Male.
 On 8/1/87, the victim was
 found murdered in the car-
 port of 702 Campbell St. in
 Madison County. Initial
 investigation revealed Wil-
 liams collapsed in the carport
 of this residence but the ini-
tial struggle with the assail-
ant(s) occurred away from
the house; Evidence sug-
gests a suspect was injured
during theconfrontation.
if You Have Any Information:
 Regarding This Case
 Call Big Bend Crime Stoppers
 (850) 574-TIPS (8477)
 1-888-876-TIPS(8477)
 Paidforbyte orffce ofthe Tltoney eneral
 Crime Stoppems Tnst Fimd


tions.
 Following the first
two meetings, accusations
were levied that the DOE
was attempting to sneak
this very controversial is-
sue by the public by limit-
ing the announcement, so
prior to the last two meet-
ings, the DOE put adver-
tisements in the Jack-
sonville and Ft. Laud-
erdale papers. There was
no specific mention of the
new introduction or defi-


nition regarding evolu-
tion; so many are now
scrambling to have their
voices heard on the issue
since the changes are not
yet official.
 The State Board of
Education still has to ap-
prove the changes, which
will be included in their
meeting on February 19,
location and time to be
announced two weeks pri-
or. Historically, Board
Chairman T. Willard Fair


has allowed public input,
although policy does not
require it. For those
wishing to be heard, State
School Board Member
contact information is
available at
www.fldoe.org/board and
the Florida Department of
Education phone number
is (850) 245-0505.
 Staff writer Michael
Curtis can be reached at
michael@greenepublishin
g.com.


 EMS

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the transport of non-emer-
gency patients, which ac-
tually arose out of the de-
partment's commitment to
effectively serve the needs
of the county For in-
stance, medical patients
and nursing home resi-
dents often request a re-
turn ride following treat-
ment. However, because
this return trip no longer
qualifies as emergency, the
transport is not covered by
instance such as Medic-
aid.
 Other' transport ser-
vices, namely Big Bend
Transport, are contracted
for this category of taxi
type transportation. Un-
fortunately, the arrival
time of these transports is
often excessive, typically
leaving the patient waiting
for hours due to the limit-
ed number of taxis cover-
ing the region. The bot-
tom line is that Medicaid,
among others, refused to
pay and numerous billings
for the non-emergenoy
transport have gone un-
paid and EMS can no


longer operate as a com-
plementary service.
 "We regret that we can
no longer perform this'
function, although we will
definitely continue the
timely handling of all cat-
egories of emergency
transport. As we get the
transport and ambulance
issues worked out over the
next few months and then
combine these improve-
ments with the progress
we recently detailed dur-
ing the BOCC Annual Re-
port, EMS will be stronger
than.ever," Botino added.
 On a separate issue,
but certainly one central
to illustrating the current
quality of Madison Coun-
ty EMS services, this re-
porter received a call on
January 9 from Florence
Bishop tearfully and pas-
sionately praising two
EMS personnel. Bishop
was the victim of a horri-
ble and highly unusual ac-
cident that occurred dur-
ing a visit to the power
company where she went
to pay a bill.


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 Pulling up next to the
building, Bishop opened
the door to step out. Not
realizing that her vehicle
was not in park, being in
reverse instead, she
opened the door. Placing,
her hand along the door
edge, she turned to step
out of the vehicle. When
she took her foot off the
brake, the car suddenly
rolled backwards, severely
crushing her hand be-
tween the door edge and
the wall it struck rolling
back.
 "It was horrible. It
practically cut off my fin-
gers when it hit, then the
EMS guys arrived and
they were incredible.
 "There were even fire
ants climbing all over us
while they treated me.
Then, while driving me to
the Tallahassee Memorial
Hospital trauma unit, they
had to pull over to cut off
my rings, the swelling had
gotten so bad. 'I owe so
much to them that I don't
know where to begin. Re-
ally, I can't thank them
enough. I also want every-
body to be careful and al-
ways make sure their cars
are fully in park before
they step out. But mostly,
I want to thank the guys
who did so much to help
me. Their names are Chad
Thomas and Lucas
Williams," Bishop ex-
claimed.
 Staff writer Michael
Curtis can be reached at
michael@greenepublishing
.com.


1/10/08
 Renee Katrell Brown-Criminal registration
 Lawrence Joseph Carroll-Identity theft (two
counts), uttering a forgery (two counts)
 Tracy Denise Verdell-Aggravated assault
1/11/08
 SDolores Yvonne Murray-DUI
 Kenneth Eugene Howell-Possession of drug
paraphernalia, possession of marijuana less than 20
grams, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
 Ben Christian-Aggravated assault with a deadly
weapon
 Willie Charles Bell-DUI (county)
1/12/08
 Deborah Ann Dobbs-Disorderly intoxication
 Dexter Antoine Henderson-Failure to appear
(arraignment)
 Nagy M. Amsis-Driving while license suspend-
ed, revoked or cancelled
 Wayne Adam Whisnant-Criminal registration
 George Johnson-VOP (circuit)
 Terrence James McWhite-VOP (circuit)
 Gregory Jerrod Tillman-Dealing in stolen prop-
erty (theft/trafficking)
 Richard Wayne Harris-Out of county warrant,
possession of a controlled substance other than co-
caine/marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia
1/13/08
 Leroy Scott-Trespass of an occupied structure,
trespass, shooting into a dwelling, building or vehicle
 Christine Michelle Yates-False report to a law
enforcement officer
 Latara Tomeka Tyson-Out of county warrant
 Tommy Lee Phillips-Criminal registration
 Alvin B. Webb-Criminal registration
1/14/08
 Wilmer Alexander Castro-Reckless driving, no
valid or expired drivers license
1/15/08
 Tejuana Trenee Laster-VOP (circuit)
 Reginald Maurice Epkins-Fleeing or attempting
to elude
 Darryl Bernard Sheppard-Failure to appear
(pre-trial)
 Stephanie Dawanna McCray-VOP (county)
1/16/08o N a H Jr O (crut
' :GregofySteve FerreH--triminal registration'',''
 Leroy Nathaniel Hall, Jr.-VOP (circuit)


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