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StaffLake City attorney Bill Brannon

has been chosen and accepted torun on the Democratic ticket forThird Judicial Circuit State Attor-ney.

Brannon will replace currentState Attorney Robert L. “Skip”

Jarvis Jr. on the November ballotfollowing Jarvis’ withdrawal fromthe race. He will be on the No-vember ballot along with Republi-can challenger Jeff Siegmeister.

“We have a short window to

Executive director of Third Circuit StateAttorney’s office chosen to run on Democraticticket against Republican Jeff Siegmeister

“We have a short window to work inbut I’m honored to be nominated bythe (Democratic) party to fill the slot

for office of state attorney.”Bill Brannon

Democrats pick Brannon

SEE DEMOCRATS, PAGE 2ASee all the documents onour website, nflaonline.com. Staff

Documentsfrom the spe-cial prosecu-tor assignedto look intoa l legat ionsthat ThirdCircuit StateAttorney Robert L.“Skip” Jarvis Jr. misusedhis office states thatJarvis used several confi-dential databases for per-sonal, or political rea-sons.

The documents, datedAug. 21, contain a letterto Gov. Rick Scott and aneight page memoran-dum of the findings byFifth Judicial CircuitState Attorney, BradKing, who was to presentthose to a Leon Countygrand jury last week.

Jarvis avoided thegrand jury by agreeing toa deal by King on Mon-day, Aug. 20 to immedi-ately withdraw his bid

Jarvis violateddatabase rules,says specialprosecutor

“These misuses of thedatabases fall into threebroad categories: somethat are clearly political,some that can only bedescribed as curiosity,and those related toMr. Jarvis’ family.”

- Memorandum from special prosecutor

Brad King’s office whichhandled the case

See his response in fullon our website, nflaon-line.com Staff

Third Circuit State At-torney Robert L. “Skip”Jarvis Jr. responded tothe claims found in thememorandum releasedearly last week by FifthCircuit State AttorneyRobert King, the specialprosecutor who handledthe case.

Jarvis wrote in a pressrelease Aug. 23 that helearned of the memoran-dum that was to be pre-sented to a Leon Countygrand jury last weekfrom the press.

“At first I was angeredthat I had to learn of itfrom the press and notfrom the persons respon-sible for it,” Jarvis said.“After obtaining a copyfrom the press and read-

Jarvisresponds

Jeff Siegmeister,Republican candidatefor Third Circuit stateattorney, was amongnames searched inconfidential database

Jarvis

SEE JARVIS, PAGE 2A

SEE JARVIS RESPONDS,PAGE 2A

By Joyce Marie Taylor

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Love’s Travel Stop atthe I-75 and US 129 in-terchange in HamiltonCounty is now open.

Today marked thefirst day of business forLove’s Travel Stop, ac-cording to Susan Ram-sey of the HamiltonCounty DevelopmentAuthority.

Orientation for more

than 60 new employeestook place on Sunday,Aug. 26 with DistrictManager Shawn Fowlerand General ManagerDon Hanks participat-ing in the orientationprocess. After the allday orientation em-ployees spent the nextseveral days in trainingto prepare for today’sopening.

“It was a great orien-tation,” said Ramsey.

Love’s Travel Stop

Love’s Travel Stop nowopen at I-75 & US 129

SEE LOVE’S, PAGE 2A

Willard Bussey of Lake City, left, and Tyrone Reeves of Greenville, who both work for Lake City Management Group, used teamwork to place a newguardrail on the US 129 overpass over I-75 in Hamilton County. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is making improvements to theoverpass as part of a $12 million resurfacing project on I-75 between the Suwannee County line and US 129. The entire project is scheduled to becompleted in the fall. Anderson Columbia Company Inc. of Lake City is doing the work for FDOT. Courtesy photo

NEW GUARDRAILS

By Joyce Marie [email protected]

Hamilton County Coor-dinator Danny Johnsonstated he is anticipating agrand opening of the newSenior Citizen’s Center inJasper some time in Sep-tember. The structure isbasically completed andelectricity has beenhooked up to the building.

Two buildingprojects closeto completion

SEE TWO, PAGE 2A

Hamilton County Supervisor of Elections Laura Dees instructs stu-dents how to place their ballot in the box. Courtesy photo

SubmittedThe Hamilton County Su-

pervisor of Elections held amock election for the summerenrichment program at Cen-tral Hamilton ElementarySchool recently, serving 54students.

Throughout the summerprogram the elections officeeducated students on the im-portance of voting, providedstudents with their own pho-to IDs and gave students anopportunity to experience thevoting process. Students vot-ed for president, their favoritesubject, favorite class and an-swered the question “Shouldstudents go to college?”

George Washington was thepresident elected by the stu-dents; math and science tiedas students’ favorite subject,and students voted PE theirfavorite class. Forty-eight of54 students voted yes, thatstudents should attend col-lege. Students seemed to en-

Students participate in mock election

SEE STUDENTS, PAGE 2A

A THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2012THE JASPER NEWS, Jasper, FL

With loving memories of David P. BakerNov 1st, 1940 to Aug 31st, 2008

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From the way you situated your desk so that you could look out each window, to the way you arranged the furniture in our

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flowerbeds you wanted outside each window.

You chose the flower-scented ones of course.You chose the colors of the walls.

You placed yourself into every nook and craine,

To the sign above the range that say’s “Dave’s Diner” welcome friends welcome all. We nicknamed our little niche in the world as our Garden of Eden, And planned on never

ever leaving till called home by our Creator. And God needed you more than I, so you left me way to early but I have not

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Your love is around me everywhere and it is what keeps me striving to complete our hopes and dreams, so that one day too when my tasks on earth are through I will once again be blessed to share my life with you anew. You are loved and

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work in but I’m honoredto be nominated by the(Democratic) party to fillthe slot for office of stateattorney,” Brannon toldthe News.

Brannon is a Lake Citybased attorney who re-sides there but hasworked in Jarvis’ LiveOak office for two yearsas the executive director,which deals with the fi-nancial, accounting andpersonnel side of the of-fice.

Brannon said he is

Democrats pick BrannonContinued From Page 1A

for reelection as state at-torney, leave office at theend of his current term,which ends on Jan. 7,2013, and have his certi-fication to search securedatabases revoked bythe Florida Departmentof Law Enforcement.

Jarvis has not beencharged with anything.

“I agreed not to pre-sent the matter to thegrand jury nor take anyother action in the mat-ter,” King wrote to thegovernor. “I also agreedto recommend that noother action be takenagainst Mr. Jarvis.”

The case came aboutfollowing a complaintby former political op-ponent and employee ofJarvis’, Michael San Fil-ippo, who said Jarvismisused his office bysearching his wife’sname on secure databas-es.

“Upon finding numer-ous searches that did notappear to be appropri-ate, including searchesof both Mr. and Mrs. SanFilippo, FDLE conduct-ed an investigation in-cluding an interviewwith Mr. Jarvis. Mr.Jarvis then requested thegovernor to appoint anoutside prosecutor to re-view the results of theFDLE investigation,” thememorandum fromKing states.

The memorandumstates that Jarvis had ac-cess to a number of com-puterized databases thatare not available to theaverage citizen and usedthose databases for ei-ther personal or politicalpurposes.

“These misuses of thedatabases fall into threebroad categories: some

that are clearly political,some that can only bedescribed as curiosity,and those related to Mr.Jarvis’ family. There is afourth group for whichno legitimate purposecan be found,” the mem-orandum states.

Those databases in-clude the Driver and Ve-hicle Information Data-base (DAVID) whichprovides, upon a basicsearch, an individual’sdriver’s license number,address, date of birthand current driver’s li-cense photograph; theFlorida Crime Informa-tion Center (FCIC) andthe National Crime In-formation Center(NCIC) which providesrecords of an individ-ual’s arrest and convic-tions within the state ofFlorida and the entirecountry.

“Clearly, Mr. Jarviswas on notice about thelimitations upon his useof the information avail-able from the DAVID,FCIC and NCIC data-bases,” the memoran-dum states. “We havefound evidence that Mr.Jarvis has regularly, andrepeatedly, used thesedatabases, particularlyDAVID, for purposesthat were either purelypersonal in nature, ornot for a proper criminaljustice function.”

The political searchesAs was titled in the

memorandum, the polit-ical searches started onJune 3, 2011 when Jarvisran Michael and his wifeSabrina San Filippo’sname through theDAVID database.

“Mr. Jarvis has offeredno legitimate purposefor having run these twoindividuals, we can find

none and conclude itwas solely related to Mr.San Filippo’s candidacyfor state attorney,” thememorandum states.

Michael San Filippoannounced in early 2011he would challengeJarvis for the Democraticnomination, which heultimately backed outof.

The memorandumstates that on March 14of this year, Jarvis againran Sabrina San Filip-po’s name throughDAVID a second time.Her name was then runthrough FCIC andNCIC. It was stated thatJarvis told FDLE he didso because he saw Sabri-na San Filippo at theWellborn Blueberry Fes-tival on June 4, 2011 inpossession of a firearmand that he had reasonto believe she was dis-qualified from carryinga firearm.

The memorandumstates that Sabrina SanFilippo is a member ofthe Suwannee CountySheriff’s Posse and is notallowed to carry afirearm. According tothe memorandum, thesheriff and two sheriff’soffice deputies statedshe was not carrying afirearm.

Also, on March 14,Jarvis reportedly ran thename of Jeff Siegmeisterand his wife through theDAVID database. Sieg-meister is currently run-ning for the office ofThird Circuit State At-torney as the Republicancontender.

“Mr. Jarvis only statedto FDLE he did so to de-termine their residence,but could offer no expla-nation why he needed toknow their residence,”the memorandum stat-

Jarvis violated database rules, says special prosecutor Continued From Page 1A

ready to take over thereigns of the office.

"We deserve a state at-torney with the realworld experience need-ed to protect the peopleof north Florida,” saidBrannon. “I'm honoredto accept this nomina-tion, and I look forwardto working with ourcommunity to ensurethat justice is adminis-tered fairly and with thehighest standards of ac-countability."

The Third Circuit cov-ers Columbia, Dixie,Hamilton, Lafayette,Madison, Suwannee andTaylor counties.

Florida DemocraticParty Chairman RodSmith was pleased withthe selection.

“I’ve known Bill Bran-non a long time andthere is no better advo-cate for the people ofnorth Florida. Alongwith his deep roots tothe community, Billwould bring the respect

of his peers and unparal-leled legal experience tothe job,” said Smith.

Brannon has workedin both private practiceand as a public defenderfor the Third Circuit. Hewas chosen by the ThirdCircuit judges to serve asgeneral magistrate forthe circuit. Bill Brannonhas decades of experi-ence, having worked inboth private practice andas a Public Defender forthe Third Judicial Cir-cuit. From 2004 to 2010,Brannon was chosen bythe Third Circuit Judgesto serve as General Mag-istrate for the Third Cir-cuit. Later, he served asthe Executive Director ofthe State Attorney's Of-fice.

Brannon is a graduateof Columbia HighSchool, the University ofFlorida and Florida StateUniversity School ofLaw. He currently re-sides in Lake City withhis wife Bobbi.

ing it I was outraged.”Jarvis said that at the

advice of close friendshe gathered histhoughts and was ableto calmly respond.

Jarvis called the find-ings in the memoran-dum “incorrect.”

“Days before the im-pending grand jury wehad obtained a list of in-quiries which were thesubject of the investiga-tion,” said Jarvis of thenames that he reported-ly ran through securedatabases.

“I was able to gothrough and identify the

vast majority of them,most being criminal in-vestigations or job ap-plicant background in-vestigations,” Jarvissaid.

He said there some hedoesn’t remember be-cause of the time lapsebetween the inquiries.

Jarvis also said that itwas common for him tolook up informationright when someonewould come in to his of-fice or call on the tele-phone.

He said he prepared alist of reasonings foreach inquiry but learnedonly Wednesday night,Aug. 22 that that list had

Continued From Page 1A not been provided to in-vestigators.

Now, Jarvis just wantsto work out his remain-ing time as state attorney.As part of a deal, Jarvisavoided the grand juryby agreeing to withdrawfrom his bid for reelec-tion, to work out the re-mainder of his term andto have his rights tosearch secure databasesrevoked by the FloridaDepartment of Law En-forcement.

“The controversy isover,” Jarvis said in apress release Thursday.“I have agreed to with-draw my bid for reelec-tion and the case hasbeen closed. There is nobenefit to having friendsarguing with friendsabout whether there is aright or a wrong to thisoutcome. It is done.”

Jarvis responds

ed. “We can find no satis-factory explanation forhis action in runningthese searches and it ap-pears to have been solelyrelated to Mr. Siegmeis-ter’s candidacy for stateattorney.”

Other searchesThe memorandum

states that Jarvis ransearches on other indi-viduals who had contactwith Jarvis as state attor-ney, and searched theDAVID database not incontext of a criminalprosecution.

Of those searched, onewas the legislative aide toa state representativewithin the Third Circuit.

Jarvis also reportedlyran searches on several ofhis own family members.

ConclusionAccording to the mem-

orandum from King’s of-fice, they have found noevidence that would sug-

Ramsey said the ma-jority of the 60 or so newemployees are HamiltonCounty residents, withonly about four who arefrom Suwannee and onefrom Lake Park, Ga.

Love’s Travel Stop willbe open 24 hours a daywith gas pumps for carsand trucks and a sepa-rate area for tractor-trail-ers, along with a tirestore, mobile service anda brand new Arby’sRestaurant, which is alsoopen for customers.

Ramsey said she ex-pects the grand openingceremony will take placethe third week of Sep-tember when corporateofficers from Love’s, aswell as dignitaries fromHamilton County willbe present for the officialribbon cutting.

Love’s TravelStop now openat I-75 & US 129Continued From Page 1A

All that remains is thepaving of the parkinglot, Johnson said. Thenthe Suwannee RiverEconomic Council(SREC), who is furnish-ing the interior, will be

moving in furniture andgetting the center readyto open.

The White Springs Li-brary project is alsomoving along nicelyand Johnson is hopingfor a grand opening inOctober or November.

Two building projectsclose to completionContinued From Page 1A

joy this experience andthe elections officeplans to make this aregular event to edu-cate and encourage stu-dents to learn aboutvoting.

For more photos and

results on the mockelection you can visitthe election website atwww.hamiltonvotes.com. If you need to regis-ter, make any changesto your registration orhave questions, visittheir website or call theat 386-792-1426.

Students participatein mock election

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gest Jarvis used the in-formation he obtainedfrom the databasesearches “that harmedthe person searched, orthat benefited himself.”

“However, it is clearthat Mr. Jarvis made re-peated searches of vari-ous persons in clear vio-lation of the user agree-ments he had signed.”

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ATHURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2012 THE JASPER NEWS, Jasper, FL

My recent jaunt to the Hollywood / Miami arealeft me with a deepened appreciation of life inWhite Springs, as most trips to any big city any-where always do. In three days there, I spent moretime waiting on traffic signals to change than I doin an entire year up here in our neck of the woods.Life in White Springs with its two caution lightshas its advantages.

Seven years ago the White Springs Folk Club, aninformal group of music lovers, started hostingperformances at the Telford Hotel and those sevenyears over 2,000 attendees attended over 40 perfor-mances. Merri and I served as host and hostess ofthe event and it was a labor of love and a very en-joyable experience. We enjoyed the company ofmany old friends and we made many new friendstoo, so we are very saddened that there will be nofolk club this year. Thanks go out to the Nick andCathy Lyras and all the staff at the Telford Hotelfor being a wonderful venue and thanks also to allof you who helped support the club, the music andthe artists who performed. It was a wonderful sev-en years!

Whenever I visit the spring house to share a bitof our history with visitors, I also must share a cer-tain sadness that the spring no longer flows. Iknow that you all share this sadness, especially

As I left town toattend a FloridaLeague ofCities meeting in Holly-wood, Florida last weekI told you to keep aneye on tropical depres-sion 9. It soon becameTropical Storm Isaac.Isaac veered away fromFlorida and it looks like

that this happened on “our watch”. The goodnews is that there has been an increasing aware-ness and concern about the future of our watersupply, both here in the region covered by theSuwannee River Water Management District andthroughout the state. What is all this talk about?Is there something we can do? If you share theseconcerns please mark your calendar. The FourRivers Audubon society invites you to attend afree multi-media evening sponsored by the FloridaGateway College and the Lake City Chamber foran evening of inspiration and learning about northFlorida’s water. Celebrated spring’s photographerJOHN MORAN will share his images and FloridaSprings Institute Director Dr. Bob Knight will helpus understand the science of this precious re-source, and a host of community leaders will sharetheir vision for a water ethic that we can all take toheart. This event will take place Friday, Sept. 7, 7-9 p.m. at the Alfonso Levy Performing Arts Centerat the Florida Gateway College in Lake City.

That is all the news I have for you this week. Ifyou have any news or information about future orpast goings on in our town or surrounding com-munity please share them with me. I would loveto hear from you and I hope to see you out andabout, enjoying life in White Springs.

we have dodged another bullet for now but ourneighbors in Mississippi and Louisiana may not beas lucky. After Tropical Storm Debby’s visit, mytension level increased and I’ll be mighty gladwhen hurricane season is over. As seasons changethere are signs in nature that we all recognize, butthere are also other societal and cultural signs thatherald the approaching change of seasons. Merriand I are making our last batch of homemade icecream and when we put the ice cream churn away,you can be sure that fall is right around the corner.If lawn mowers are on clearance sales, summermust be coming to an end. If the hardware store isselling more crappie rigs to fishermen you can besure that cool weather is on the way. The big yel-low school busses are on the road again…..well,you get the picture. Come on Fall! We welcomeyou.

Norris Notes willnot be running dur-ing the next fewweeks. Mrs. LillianNorris will be back assoon as possible withher column. Thankyou.

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Jennings, Fla. – OnWednesday, Aug. 29, lawenforcement agencies innorth Florida and Georgiacommitted to work togetherover the Labor Day week-end to encourage safe dri-ving and help save lives.They joined thousands oflaw enforcement and high-way safety agencies acrossthe nation taking part in the“Drive Sober or Get PulledOver” crackdown on im-paired driving, whichlaunched on August 16 andruns through the Labor Day

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holiday weekend we con-tinue to see far too manypeople suffer debilitatinginjuries and loss of life as aresult of impaired driving,”said Andrew Johnson,Florida Law EnforcementLiaison representative forthe Drive Sober or GetPulled Over campaign.“This careless disregard forhuman lives must stop,which is why Florida andGeorgia’s law enforcementagencies will be arrestingimpaired drivers whereverand whenever they findthem during the Labor Dayholiday.”

During today’s 21st an-nual “Hands Across theBorder” event law enforce-ment agencies from bothstates pledged to be vigi-

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“It’s clear that too manypeople still don’t under-stand that impaired drivingis no accident – nor is it avictimless crime,” saidJohnson. “So our messageto motorists is simple andunwavering: if you getcaught driving while im-paired, you will be arrest-ed. No exceptions.”

Statewide in 2011 Flori-da experienced 2,398 traf-fic fatalities.

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The “Hands Across theBorder” events were creat-ed when safety advocatesfrom across the southeastmet to find ways to focus onthe importance of using oc-cupant protection devices.In 1991, these advocatescame together and createdthe first “Hands Across the

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Exact budget figures will be available no later than October 1, 2012; however, at no time will the CDBG budget exceed $700,000.

The proposed project will involve utilizing $700,000 in CDBG Housing Rehabilitation funds to assist VLI/LMI residents throughout the jurisdiction. The activities will include rehabilitation/construction repairs and temporary relocation, as necessary. Necessary repairs may include rehabilitating existing structures or where necessary, demolition and replacement.

Hamilton County plans to minimize displacement of persons as a result of planned CDBG funded activities in the following manner:

No displacement is anticipated.

If any persons are displaced as a result of these planned activities, the County will assist such persons in the following manner:

In accordance with the County’s Anti-Displacement and Relocation Policy.

A public hearing to provide citizens an opportunity to comment on the application will be held at the Hamilton County Board of County Commissioner’s Boardroom, 207 N.E. 1st St., Jasper, FL 32052, on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012, at 9:05 a.m. A draft copy of parts of the application will be available for review at that time. A final copy of the application will be made available at the Hamilton County Courthouse Annex, 1153 US Hwy 41 N.W., Suite 2, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and no more than five days after October 1, 2012. The application will be submitted to DEO on or before October 1, 2012. To obtain additional information concerning the application and the public hearing, contact Danny Johnson, Hamilton County Coordinator at (386) 792-6639.

The public hearing is being conducted in a handicapped accessible location. Any handicapped person requiring an interpreter for the hearing impaired or the visually impaired should contact Danny Johnson at least five calendar days prior to the meeting and an interpreter will be provided. Any non-English speaking person wishing to attend the public hearing should contact Danny Johnson at least five calendar days prior to the meeting and a language interpreter will be provided. To access a Telecommunication Device for Deaf Persons (TDD) please call (800) 955-8771. Any handicapped person requiring special accommodation at this meeting should contact Danny Johnson at least five calendar days prior to the meeting.

Pursuant to Section 102 of the HUD Reform Act of 1989, the following disclosures will be submitted to DEO with the application. The disclosure will be made available by Hamilton County and DEO for public inspection upon request. The disclosures will be available on and after the date of submission of the application and shall continue to be available for a minimum of five years.

1. Other Government (federal, state and local) assistance to the project in the form of a gift, grant, loan, guarantee, insurance payment, rebate,

subsidy, credit, tax benefit, or any other form of direct or indirect bene fit by source and amount;

2. The identities and pecuniary interests of all developers, contractors, or consultants involved in the application for assistance or in the planning or development of the project or activity;

3. The identities and pecuniary interests of any other persons with a pecuniary interest in the project that can reasonably be expected to exceed $50,000 or 10% of the grant request (whichever is lower);

4. For those developers, contractors, consultants, property owners, or others listed in two (2) or three (3) above which are corporations, or other entities, the identification and pecuniary interests by corporation or ent ity of each officer, director, principal stockholder, or other official of the entity;

5. The expected sources of all funds to be provided to the project by each of the providers of those funds and the amount provided; and

6. The expected uses of all funds by activity and amount.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT, HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE AND FAIR HOUSING JURISDICTION THIS LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS THE EMPLOYMENT OF SECTION 3 & W/MBE PERSONS.

HAMILTON COUNTY SECOND PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Hamilton County is applying to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) for a grant under the Housing Rehabilitation Category in the amount of $700,000 under the FY2012 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. For each activity that is proposed, at least 51% of the funds must benefit low and moderate-income persons. The activities, dollar amounts and estimated percentages benefit to low and moderate-income persons for which the county is applying are:


Obituaries

OBITUARY INFORMATION

All obituaries are paid notices and are placed by the funeral home or

crematorium handling the arrangements as a service to the

family.

For more information: Phone: 386-362-1734 Fax: 386-364-5578

email: [email protected]

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AGENDA BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, HAMILTON COUNTY, FLORIDA Room 112 – Courthouse 207 Northeast First Street Jasper, Florida MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 THE AGENDA ITEMS LISTED BY NUMBER WILL BE TAKEN IN ORDER FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING REGARDLESS OF TIME. HOWEVER, THE TIME CERTAIN ITEMS LISTED WITH SPECIFIC TIMES WILL COMMENCE AT THE SPECIFIED TIME. LISTED ITEMS

1) COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC – UNAGENDAED APPEARANCES (*) 2) CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL 3) REPORT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORTS AND REQUESTS 4) HEALTH DEPARTMENT ROOF PROJECT 5) ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES 6) FLORIDA LEADERS ORGANIZED FOR WATER (FLOW) 7) APPROVE BILLS 8) CORRESPONDENCE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 9) ADJOURN TIME CERTAIN ITEMS

9:00 A.M. – CALL TO ORDER – INVOCATION – PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 9:05 A.M. – 2 ND PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2012 CDBG GRANT CYCLE 9:10 A.M. – LAND USE AND SHIP PROGRAM UPDATES AND REQUESTS 9:15 A.M. – OFFER TO SELL PROPERTY TO COUNTY 9:20 A.M. - COUNTY ROAD PROJECTS – STATUS REPORT AND REQUESTS A)SW 42 nd Drive – Limited Maintenance Agreement 9:25 A.M. – NORTH FLORIDA BROADBAND AUTHORITY – RICHELLE SUCARA DUE TO PUBLICATION DEADLINE, THIS AGENDA MAY NOT CONTAIN ALL MATTERS BEFORE THE BOARD. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE AGENDA MAY BE OBTAINED AFTER 1:00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2012, FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT, COUNTY COURTHOUSE, JASPER, FLORIDA. Persons appearing before the Board are requested, if possible, to submit in writing the subject matter of their appearance before the Board not later than Tuesday prior to the Board Meeting the following Tuesday. (*) NOTICE: Persons appearing before the Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners, not having given notice in time to be included and shown on the Agenda, and desiring to make a presentation, will be limited to five (5) minutes, in the interest of meeting time. The Board of County Commissioners will hear and listen to persons appearing whose subject has not been shown on the agenda; however, action by the Board on any such matter can only be taken upon determination of an emergency situation. Any identifiable group of three (3) persons or more shall be limited to a total of ten (10) minutes per topic. In accordance with Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, notice is given that if any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board, agency or commission, with respect to proceedings and that, for such purpose, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. NOTIFICATION: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING A SPECIAL ACCOMODATION FOR ATTENDANCE AT THIS MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT, ROOM 106, 207 NORTHEAST FIRST STREET, JASPER, FLORIDA, TELEPHONE (386) 792-1288, NOT LATER THAN 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE PROCEEDINGS. IF HEARING IMPAIRED, TDD (386) 792-0857. NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 AT 6:00 P.M.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAMILTON COUNTY, FLORIDA CONSENT AGENDA September 4, 2012

1) MINUTES – APPROVE: A) August 21, 2012 Regular Meeting 2) DEPARTMENT HEADS – INFORMATION ITEMS:G 3) DEPARTMENT HEADS – ACTION ITEMS:

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Nora “Snooks” CrosbyHenderson

Nov. 1, 1932Aug. 21, 2012

Nora “Snooks”Crosby Hen-derson, age 79,of Echols County, Ga.passed away Tuesday,Aug. 21, 2012 at herhome, following an ill-ness of some time. Norawas born Nov. 1, 1932 tothe late Lazarus andBessie Bryant Altman.She was employed bythe Echols CountySchool Board in thelunchroom at EcholsCounty School for manyyears before retiring.Mrs. Henderson waspreceded in death by herfirst husband and the fa-ther of her children,Frank S. Crosby and lat-er by her second hus-band, Mr. Tillman Hen-derson. Also precedingher in death was herdaughter, Margaret C.Deas White and severalbrothers and sisters.Survivors include one

son, Frank L. “Pete”Crosby (Lanie), ofJasper, Fla.; two daugh-ters, Linda C. Rogers(Ronald), Echols County,Ga. and Annette C.Roberts (Paul),Reynolds, Georgia; ason-in-law, Joe White,Lakeland, Ga.; Step Chil-dren, Faye H. Adams,Statenville, Ga., Linda H.Williams (Joe), Valdosta,Ga., Vonnie H. Wisier(Dick), Wedowee, Al.,and Arthur Henderson,Statenville, Ga.; onebrother, W.H. Altman(Diane), Lowndes Coun-ty, Ga.; one sister, AliceMcClelland (Joe), ZolfoSprings, Fla.; 10 grand-children, 20 great grand-

children, 6 step grand-children and 11 stepgreat grandchildren.Funeral services were

held Friday, Aug. 24,2012 in the chapel ofHarry T. Reid FuneralHome, Jasper, Fla. withher grandsons Rev. Con-rad Rogers and Mr. Ja-son Crosby officiating.Interment followed atHebron Cemetery.Memorial contribu-

tions may be made toBethany Hospice, 2517Bemiss Road Suite D,Valdosta, Ga. 31602 orHebron Cemetery Fund,P.O. Box 95, Jennings,Fla. 32053.Harry T. Reid Funeral

Home, Jasper, Fla. was incharge of arrangements.

Emma IngramAug. 22, 2012

Emma Ingram, 64of Jasper, passedfrom this earthlywalk life Wednesday,Aug. 22, 2012 at the BayaPointe RehabilitationCenter in Lake City,Florida. Home Goingcelebration for Ms.Emma Ingram will be 11a.m. Sat., Sept. 01, 2012at New Bethel Mission-ary Baptist Church, inJasper, Fla. Rev. RonniePaul is the pastor andwill officiate. Burial willfollow in the BurnhamCemetery, Jasper, Fla.The family will receiveother relatives and sor-rowing friends, Fri.,Aug. 31, 2012 from 6 - 8p.m. at the chapel of EricA. Brown & Son FuneralHome, Inc. ProfessionalMortuary Service en-trusted to Eric A. Brown& Son Funeral Home,Inc. www. Ericbrownfu-neralservices.com

Adams-Keen Wedding Reminder

Clarence and DebraAdams of Jennings, Fla.,are pleased to announcethe engagement and up-coming marriage of theirdaughter, Cierra Blake

Adams, to Clint HoustonKeen, son of Clinton andKathy Keen of Mayo, Fla.The wedding and re-

ception are set to takeplace on Saturday, Sept.

8, 2012 at 5 p.m. at theQuail Branch Lodge inLake Park, Ga. No localinvitations will be sent.All friends and family arewelcome to attend.

Hamilton VTAE SchoolABE and GED Prep Courses

for GED ExamThe GED Testing Service is releasing a new version of the GED Exam on January 1,

2014. The test will be computer-based, not written, and will be more difficult than thecurrent version. Scores WILL NOT transfer to the new test; all incomplete GED tests willbecome invalid after December 31, 2013 and students will have to re-take all content ar-eas on the new test.Adults who have not received a high school diploma may register and enroll at the

class site in Jasper at the JREL Complex, Building 1, Room 8. A person can begin theregistration process on any Monday while class is in session. See registration informa-tion, class schedule and program requirements below.Registration Information:

*Class Registration and Locator Exam: Every Monday at 1:00 p.m.Completion of Registration Form, Residency Form, and TABE Loca-

tor Test will take approximately two hours. *Class Entrance Exam: Every Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. (arrive at 12:50 p.m.)

TABE Test will begin at 1:00 p.m. and last for approximately threehours.Class Schedule:

MorningClass Meeting Time Class Begin/End Date8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. August 27, 2012 December 18, 2012Classes meet Monday thru Friday each week

EveningClass Meeting Time Class Begin/End Date5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. August 28, 2012 December 18, 2012Classes meet Tuesday and Thursday each week

Adult Education Program Requirements:The State of Florida has initiated legislation regarding Adult Education classes. A stu-

dent must provide proof of Florida Residency and pay a $45 tuition fee for each semes-ter.In order to be a student enrolled in the Adult Education Program, the student must meet

ALL of the following requirements: 1. Provide a valid copy of Social Security Card,2. Provide a copy of Withdrawal Form from last secondary school at-

tended, if under the age of 18,3. Complete Registration Form prior to entrance testing (Locator/TABE),4. Complete Residency Form prior to entrance testing (Locator/TABE),5. *Take Entrance Exams: (a) Locator Test, (b) TABE Test,6. Complete 12 hours of class instruction, and7. Upon completion of 1-6 above, pay $45 tuition fee (Florida residents)

for one semester (cash or money order payable to: Hamilton VTAE School). Note: If student has not met all the requirements at the end of 12 hours of instruction,

he/she will not be allowed to continue receiving class instruction.Call Rex Mitchell (792-7827) or Evelyn Davis (792-7829) for more information.

DrugCoalitionElectionsOn Tuesday, August 21,

the Hamilton County Alco-hol and Other Drug Preven-tion Coalition held elec-tions for the upcoming year.Jeremy Cheshire remainedas president, Don Fenemanwas voted in as vice presi-dent, Brenda Carter re-mained as secretary, andLaura Dees remained astreasurer.Sub-committees chair-

men on the executive boardelected are Sharon Gay,who remained as chairmanof long-term\fiscal plan-ning, and Abbie Taylor,who also remained as pro-gram sub-committee chair-man. Kathy Curry was vot-ed in as publicrelations/media sub-com-mittee chairman. We had a very successful

meeting with representationfrom multi sectors. We weredelighted to welcome ournew members, WardenMonroe Barns and Assis-tant Warden Beth Mallard,Hamilton County Correc-tional Institution; OfficerJay Golub, White SpringsPolice Department; Lt. RoyLocklear, Florida NationalGuard; Sherry Beck,Hamilton County Jail Nurseand parent; Michelle Carl-ton, parent; and TristinSmith, student. Our next meeting will

be September 18 at Hamil-ton County High School inthe Culinary Arts Buildingat 9 a.m. If you are interest-ed in joining our efforts tokeep our youth safe andhealthy, please make plansto join us on September 18.We would love to hear yourinput and ideas on makingour communities safe anddrug-free.

Eagle, Lang lakes’ boat ramps remain closed

Access to the three boatramps at Eagle Lake and theroad leading to the ramps atLang Lake will remain closeduntil further notice due to con-struction.PotashCorp-White Springs

closed access to the rampsMay 1 to begin rebuilding theculvert at Eagle Lake inHamilton County. However,because of delays caused byTropical Storm Debby, theclosure has been extended.According to PotashCorp-

White Springs officials, theroads and boat ramps for bothlakes are unserviceable.“The access was originally

scheduled to be closed for 90days,” said Florida Fish andWildlife Conservation Com-mission freshwater fish biolo-

gist Brian Hilton. “However,because of the damage to thearea from the rains, construc-tion had to be halted, so the re-opening has been pushedback.”The culvert is being built

next to the old structure,which is next to the boat ramp,Hilton explained. In addition,

the roads require mainte-nance.The boat ramp area is cur-

rently being used for parkingof construction equipment andmaterials, which necessitatesclosure of the ramp. The roadthat continues around the laketo other boat ramps is alsoclosed due to construction.

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ADVENT CHRISTIAN

BAPTIST (Southern)

CHURCH OF CHRIST

FIRST ADVENT CHRISTIAN N.W. 15th Avenue Jasper Rev. Wayne Sullivan

Sunday Sunday School......................10:00 a.m. Morning Worship..................11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study.............................7:00 p.m.

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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH

792-2275 Pastor: Steve Shaw

Sunday Sunday School....................10:00 a.m. Morning Worship.................11:00 a.m. Children’s Church................11:00 a.m. Church Training.....................6:00 p.m. Evening Worship...................7:00 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting......................7:00 p.m. Youth Ignited/Youth Ministry7:00 p.m.

1/2 mile East on Hwy. 6, Jasper, Fl 32052

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH “Where Friends become Family”

207 N.E. 2nd Street, Jasper 792-2658 Pastor: Roger Hutto

Sunday Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Supper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m. Children, Youth & Adult Program s6 :30 p.m.

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NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH SR 6 West, 6592 NW 48th St.,

Jennings, FL 32053 938-5611

Pastor: Jeff Cordero

Sunday School...............................10:00 a.m. Morning Worship...........................11:00 a.m. Evening Worship...........................6:00 p.m. Youth Happening, Mission Friends, R&A & GA ..........................6:00 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting, Teen Kids, Youth........6:00 p.m.

Van pick-up upon request 732119

CHURCH OF CHRIST N.W. 3rd St., Jasper Bldg.: 792-2277

Sunday Sunday School............................9:30 a.m. Morning Worship.......................10:30 a.m. Evening Worship.........................6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Evening........................................6:00 p.m.

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NON-DENOMINATIONAL BURNHAM CHRISTIAN CHURCH 4520 NW CR 146, Jennings, FL 32053

938-1265 Pastor: Johnny Brown

Sunday Sunday School..............................9:45 a.m. Worship.......................................11:00 a.m. Evening Service............................6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Youth Program...............................5:30 p.m.

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To list your church on our

church directory, please call Virginia at 386-362-1734

CATHOLIC CHURCH ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH Three miles north of Jasper U.S. 41 P.O. Box 890, Jasper, FL 32052 Rectory U.S. 90 E., Live Oak, FL

(386) 364-1108 Saturday MASS 4:00 p.m.

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PRESBYTERIAN FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 204 N.W. 3rd Avenue, Jasper, 792-2258

Pastor: Alexandra Hedrick SUNDAY

Sunday School ...........................10:00 a.m. Worship Service..........................11:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAY Choir Practice...............................7:00 p.m.

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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

405 Central Ave., Jasper, FL Pastor - Dale Ames

Phone - 386-792-1122 Sunday

Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday

Family Night Dinner 3rd Wednesday Clothes Closet 4th Saturday 1-5pm

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Arrest RecordsEd itor's no te : The

Jasper New s prints theentire arrest record eachw eek . If your name ap-pears here and you arelater found not guiltyor the charges ared ropped , w e w ill behappy to mak e no te o fthis in the new spaperw hen jud icial proo f ispresented to us by youor the authorities.The following abbre-

viations are used be-low:DAC - Department of

Agriculture Commis-sionDOA - Department of

AgricultureDOT - Department of

TransportationFDLE - Florida De-

partment of Law En-forcementFHP - Florida High-

way PatrolFWC - Florida Fish

and Wildlife Conserva-tion CommissionHCDTF - Hamilton

County Drug TaskForceHCSO - Hamilton

County Sheriff's OfficeICE - Immigration

and Custom Enforce-mentJAPD - Jasper Police

DepartmentJNPD - Jennings Po-

lice DepartmentOALE - Office of

Agricultural Law En-forcementP&P - Probation and

ParoleSCSO - Suwannee

County Sheriff's OfficeWSPD - White

Springs Police Depart-ment

Aug. 17, DaphedronLamar Allen, 32, 1310SW Hatley St., Jasper,

Fla., VOP, 6 counts,McDaniel

Aug. 17, Jaime Trejo,38, Budget Lodge Mo-tel, Rm. 204, Jennings,Fla., DWLS w/knowl-edge, Harvey

Aug. 17, Arel Acuna,50, 3980 NW 103 Loop,Jasper, Fla., no validDL, out of county war-rant, Indian River,Hughes

Aug. 17, TimothyKirkland Harris, 42,5176 NW CR 141,Jasper, Fla., DWLS, 3rdor subs. offense, DWLSexp. more than 4 mos.,Hughes

Aug. 18, Tevin TerellAlexander, 18, 5411Dogwood Dr. S., Val-dosta, Ga., escape, re-sist w/violence, bur-glary, larceny 300 ormore, less than 5,000,Williams

Aug. 18, JoshuaShane Hand, 39, 2125NW 36 Way, Jennings,Fla., battery D/V, bur-glary w/assault/bat-tery, Murphy

Aug. 19, Dontae An-tonio Smith, 23, 5497Platter Dr. Ellenwood,Ga., fail to stop for in-spection, DWLS know-ingly, resist w/o vio-lence, Everett

Aug. 19, QuincyBernard Armstead, 31,1135 Maplewood Rd.Jasper, Fla., batteryD/V, Akins

Aug. 19, Mike Ham-mond Johnson, Jr., 22,2662 NW 6 Dr., Jasper,Fla., poss. controlledsubstance, DWLSR,Rickerson

Aug. 19, Jonna A.Seeber, 23, 6050 NW 35Way, Jennings, Fla., af-fray, battery D/V,

Howell

Aug. 19, AlexanderEstrada, 24, 2673 NWCR 141, Jennings, Fla.,affray, battery D/V,Howell

Aug. 24, Austin D.Deangelo, 31, 2011Fouraker Rd. Jack-sonville, Fl., battery DVfor Duval County S.O.,Smith

Aug. 24, Ronald R.Devers, 37, 408 NW 1Ave., Jasper, Fl., tres-pass after warning,Price

Aug. 26, Derwin Kei-th Hardin, 43, 414Weaver St., Tullahoma,TN., oper. vehicle whilelicense susp. rev., Clan-ton

Aug. 23, RobertWayne Keene, Jr., 38,129 SE 867 Ave., OldTown, Fl., disorderlyintox., Harvey

Aug. 24, QuinteriaShemire Scott, 24, 698Chapman St., Jones-boro, Ga., poss. lessthan 20 grams marijua-na, resist w/o viol,DWLS knowingly, outof state warrant-Clay-ton Co. larceny,Cheshire

Aug. 24, Edgar AllenEdwards, 34, 671 HughSt., Atlanta, Ga., poss.less than 20 grams mar-ijuana, Cheshire

Aug. 23, NatashaNicole Hughes, 29,6538 Pearl Riley Rd.,Milton, Fl., VOP-aggbatt, Akins

Aug. 23, VincentEdray Bailey, 45, POB204, Jennings, Fl.,DWLS, Harvey

Aug. 22, TawannaNicole Ferrell, 32, 3784NW Archer St., Lake

City, Fl., out of countywarrant-Columbia,Curry

Aug. 23, Sharyn SueDickerson, 42, 226 E.Caino, Springfield, Mo.,bypassing ag inspectionstation, out of countywarrant-Polk, batt.

Aug. 23, CarmonLynn Gurganus, 40,4571 SW 86 Blvd.,Jasper, Fl., contrib.delinquency minor,Murphy

Aug. 22, AshleyHolmes, 39, in transit,Shutler

Aug. 22, Lorenzo Jor-rin, 20, in transit, holdfor Orange SO, Shutler

Aug. 22, Katherine T.McCarthy, 50, 11469 SE50 Dr., Jasper, Fl., bat-tery DV, 2 cts., Murphy

Aug. 21, Marxus T.Anthony, 22, 1125Franklin St., Jack-sonville, Fl., Hold forJax SO, Fouraker

Aug. 22, DamonTyson, 28, in transit,hold for Orange SO,Shutler

Aug. 22, AntwoineCannon, 37, in transit,hold for Orange SO,Shutler

Aug. 19, Mike Ham-mond Johnson, Jr., 22,2662 NW 6 Dr., Jasper,Fl., poss. controlledsubstance, DWLSR,Rickerson

Aug. 19, Janna A.Seeber, 23, 6050 NW 35Way, Jennings, Fl., af-fray, battery DV, How-ell

Aug. 19, AlexanderEstrada, 24, 2673 NWCR 141, Jennings, Fl.,affray, battery DV,Howell

No Folk Clubthis seasonSad news. There will be

no White Springs Folk Clubthis year. Due to circum-stances beyond our control,we have made the decisionto cancel this season. Weare fine, but there have beensome uncertainties concern-ing the venue that havecaused us to make this deci-sion. It has been a wonder-ful seven years and wethank the Telford Hotel andour loyal audience for theirsupport.We will keep you on our

mailing list and if and whenthere is a resurrection of theFolk Club, we will let youknow. Walter and Merri McKenzie

A family whostuck togetherBy Dorothy J. Mizell-McNeal

I, Dorothy J. Mizell, wasborn the 10th child of 17children born to Will andAnnie Mizell. Three of theirchildren shortly after theywere born, did not survive.The remaining 14 childrenwith their parents, lived ona farm in Spring Branch, lo-cated outside of Jasper. We had our mother,

which I consider a veryshort time, because at theage of 46, march 5, 1932,my mother passed. I wasonly 12, the oldest 25, andthe youngest four. We were a family who

believed in staying together.Even after we all becameadults, and moved to differ-ent states and cities, we stillmanaged to see on anotherat least twice a year. Thedistance didn’t matter. Weweren’t just sisters andbrothers, we were bestfriends, also.My father said that he

never wanted his childrenseparated from each other,so this is why we are a fam-ily who will stick togetheruntil death separates us. As of this writing, I have

two surviving brothers andone sister living in Chicago,and I live in Houston,Texas. But no matter whatthe cost, I travel at leasttwice a year to spend timewith them, and when we aretogether, we share ourmemories and laugh talkingabout our sisters and broth-ers who have passed. Talk-ing about them brings lotsof joy to us. Family, if you care about

your family, show them thatyou love and appreciatethem because when they areno longer with you, it willleave a big void in yourheart. I know how it has af-fected me, losing my par-ents, sisters and brothers. I’d like to share this with

you, my biggest achieve-ment that ever happened tome: When I became thefounder of the Mizell Fami-ly Reunions at the age of47, I organized it Aug. 18,1968 honoring my father’s85th birthday. For futuregenerations, all of theMizell Family Reunions

will be in honor of my fa-ther, Mr. Will Mizell. I have heard rumors, that

someone who attends thesefamily reunions is trying tofind out information aboutone of our family descen-dants that we know nothingabout, that person was sep-arated from the family dur-ing slavery. My grandfatherHenry was a slave, but Iwas fortunate to know himbefore he died in 1923. Iknew my grandmother, An-geline before she died in1933. How I got to knowthem, we all lived in SpringBranch, grandma lived ashort time with us. I knew all of my uncles,

Mizell, my mother’s par-ents and their children. Iknow the history of myfamily very well, therefore,this Mizell family, mycousins, should concentrateon the family they have liv-ing. Get to know them, be-cause they do not know halfof their siblings who areliving. This is the reason forthese reunions. As your founder, I have

put a lot of hard work intothese reunions trying tokeep this family together. We are back together, as a

family, a reunion. Thatshould be an event wherefamily members, old, newand young, come togetherto celebrate and have fun. Areunion is not a place ofbusiness meetings, not aplace where we have to actlike a business corporation.Stop dwelling on the past,

enjoy the present, and lookforward to the future to en-joy this wonderful Mizellfamily you have living herewith you now. We should laugh togeth-

er, have fun together, singtogether. At these reunions,give each one a hug, letthem know that you care.So family, if you want thesereunions to be successful,you have to continue tostick together as one bighappy Mizell family.

Your founder, Dorothy J. Mizell-McNealThe founder of the Mizell

Family Reunion610 N. Elder Grove Drive

Pearland, TX 77584281-741-7977

FDOT road and lane closures

COLUMBIA COUNTY:State Road 47 Possible

daytime lane closures at thenew Clay Electric site southof Lake City and trucks en-tering and leaving daily.HAMILTON COUNTY:Interstate 75 Daytime

lane closures northboundbetween the SuwanneeCounty line (Suwannee

River Bridge) and US 129for paving. No work is al-lowed from Friday at 6 a.m.until Sunday at 9 p.m. Thespeed limit is reduced to 60mph during lane closures. US 129 Daytime lane

closures at the Interstate 75overpass to work on theguardrail. US 129 Possible daytime

lane closures between thewestern city limits of Jasperand the Georgia line after8:30 a.m. to begin work inpreparation of resurfacingthe roadway.LAFAYETTE COUNTY:County Road 354 Possi-

ble daytime lane closuresbetween US 27 and StateRoad 51 (Hal AdamsBridge) to begin construc-tion of a new bike trail onthe north and east side ofthe road. State Road 51 Possible

daytime lane closures be-tween County Road 354and the Hal Adams Bridgeto begin construction of anew bike trail on the eastside of the road.

MADISON COUNTY:State Road 53 Daytime

lane closures from US 90 tothe Georgia line to clean theditches.SUWANNEE COUNTY:State Road 51 Daytime

lane closures north of theLafayette County line inLuraville from 8 a.m. to 5p.m. to fill a sinkhole.


Labor Day. A national holiday since 1894. The "unoffi-cial" end of summer, a time to put away your white shoesand summer clothes. You can leave those shorts and T-shirts out for a while longer in north Florida. Labor Day isa holiday that celebrates the contributions made to our na-tion by those who labor and/or work. In our part of theworld, "Around the Banks of the Suwannee", that includesa lot of wonderful folks.During the past several months, we have witnessed, first

hand, the fruits of many of those who labor, as we, as anarea, have worked hard to clean up and pick up and re-build following the ravages of Tropical Storm Debby. We have seen churches, civic organizations, individuals,

and private businesses step up and help those in our areawith needs. I am so proud to be part of an area that trulycares. The wonderful, generous, big hearted and caringspirit of so many in our area means so very, very much.I hope that over the coming Labor Day weekend we will

all spend a little time to reflect upon the wonderful contri-butions made by so many. We should also spend some timeappreciating the beauty of our area.We are so blessed to live in an area rich in outstanding

natural resources - our area rivers, lakes, springs, naturaltrails. We have so many opportunities to get out and enjoyLabor Day weekend without breaking the bank. Pack apicnic lunch and head for one our area's many outstandingstate parks. We have a number in our area; Suwannee Riv-er State Park in Ellaville, Stephen Foster Folk CultureState Park and Big Shoals State Park in White SpringsIchetucknee State Park, and many others. If it's music you want, the Cornett family owns and op-

erates Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. They havecamping, picnic areas, a music hall, restaurant and greatmusic. The park is located near Live Oak and is a wonder-ful Labor Day destination.As to the white shoes, there was a time in my life when

I had a pair of white buck shoes, but that is not now. I don'thave any to put away. But what I will never put away isthe love and affection I have for my home "Around theBanks of the Banks of the Suwannee."From the Eight Mile Still on the Woodpecker Route

north of White Springs, wishing you all a day filled withjoy, peace, and, above all, lots of love and laughter..HappyLabor Day!

Central Hamilton Elementary update Submitted

We appreciate all our parents coming outto our “Meet the Teacher”. We had a greatturnout! Our school year has begun andwe are working hard. We are “Roundin’ UpSuccessful Readers” this year. You will no-tice our western theme across our campus.We encourage you to “Lasso a good book”and read every day with your child.We are so happy to have pre-kinder-

garten on our campus this year. Welcome toMrs. Kalinowski and Mrs. Combass and allour pre-kindergarten students. Our kindergarten team, Mrs. V. Williams,

Ms. Shaw, and Mrs. Goodin are busy teach-ing letter names and sounds, and workingon sight words. Kindergarten students are

getting to know the daily routine andeveryone is learning to share.Mrs. S. Williams welcomes Ms. Smith

and Mrs. Whitaker to the first grade team.The first grade boys and girls are reviewingschool rules and working on positive be-havior. They are identifying parts of a sto-ry, recognizing the setting, the characters,and the theme. They are also learning torecognize fiction and non-fiction. Mrs.Cook, Ms. Dempsey, and Mrs. Lamberthave focused on class and school expecta-tions. They had a lot of fun working on “AllAbout Me” booklets. In math they have worked on addition

and in reading their focus was the long ”a”. Our third grade team includes Mrs.

Schneider and Mrs. Woodard. Also, Mrs.

Blue joins the third grade team this year.Third graders have learned about place val-ue and number sense this week. In readingtheir first book was about a teacher’s firstday of school and how she felt a little ner-vous, too. They were introduced to thegenre of realistic fiction and non-fiction,and understanding the text. Writing workshops began for students in

fourth grade with Mrs. Griffin and Ms.Carter. They did read-a-loud and think-a-loud activities, and worked on grammarmechanics. In math, they worked on placevalue and word form, expanded form andstandard form. Mrs. Merine’s 5th grade class did an in-

vestigation using the Scientific Method todetermine which brand of potato chips had

the most oil. In Social studies, they arelearning about the states and capitols. Our 6th grade team includes Mrs.

McGee, Mr. Perez and Mrs. Norris. Dataassessment, fluency, comprehension anddictionary skills are just a few of the read-ing activities our 6th grade students haveparticipated in this week.Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Johnson and Ms. Sny-

der have supported our ESE students acrossour campus and Mrs. Bailey’s group has fo-cused on parts of speech.At Central Hamilton Elementary, 495 is

our goal for a grade of B this school year.You will hear 495 from your students; youwill see 495 across our campus, in the hallsand in the classrooms. We are on our way!! “Roundin’ Up Successful Readers”

Ashia Daniels and family.

Jakaylen Lumpkin and family.

Eshan Patel and family.

Principal Lee Wetherington-Zamora and Coach Drayton.

Kyler Hart and family.

Katelynn Melvin and family.


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If you were asked whatbrings you the most joy inlife, I bet your answerwould involve someonerather than something.However, if you wereasked what brings you themost frustration in life,chances are good your an-swer to that would besomeone as well! Rela-tionships tend to displaythe best and worst in all ofus. Enjoying the best iseasy, but what do you doabout that relationship thatoften results in frustration,anger and/or confusion?First, realize that thesefeelings are indicators ofan unhealthy element inyour relationship and func-

tion like an internal alarmsystem. This alarm servesto let us know that thingsare not as they shouldbe…someone important tous is affecting our life in avery negative way.

In his book, HandlingDifficult People, author Dr.John Townsend describesrelationships as “the deliv-ery system for so many ofthe good things we need inlife-love, safety, grace,warmth, encouragement,truth, forgiveness, andmore. These elementsmake life meaningful, pur-poseful, and enjoyable.But life with a difficultperson is none of thosethings.” Relationshipswith difficult people canbring feelings of isolationinstead of connection, andcan actually work to de-stroy the affection that youonce held. We can also be-gin to believe that nothingwe try will fix the problem;this leaves us frustratedand we often resort to be-coming someone we don’twant to be when we arewith our difficult person.So what should we do?

Take a look at 1Corinthians 13:4-6, and

Heart Matters read the Biblical definitionof love from a differentperspective:

“Love is patient, love iskind. It does not envy, itdoes not boast, it is notproud. It is not rude, it isnot self-seeking, it is noteasily angered, it keepsnot record of wrongs.Love does not delight inevil but rejoices with thetruth. It always protects,always trusts, alwayshopes, always perse-veres.”

Love’s nature is to staywith the relationship as itdevelops, grows, and ma-tures. The fact that love ispatient and kind does notmean that you minimize ordeny hurtful behavior…norare we to become passive:doing nothing to solve theproblem and simply pray-ing and hoping that Godwill fix our difficult per-son…we are co-laborerswith God, and He oftenshows us things to do in ad-dition to prayer (we just of-ten don’t have the courageto follow through.) Love isnot proud, rude or self-seeking, meaning that wearen’t trying to changesomeone so that they be-come what we want, butthat we long to see growthso they become who God

Angie Land

created them to be. The“always” of love indicatesthat love must be protectedto last…and often the bestway to accomplish this isto confront the harmful be-havior of your difficultperson and put conse-quences in place, not topunish, but to motivatechange. If you continue toenable your difficult per-son, you are not helpingthem. On the contrary, youare actually encouragingthem to continue down this

destructive path.Evaluate that difficult

relationship in you life,and put real proactive loveinto practice. Ask God forwisdom and instruction,and a dose of courage tofollow through. What youput into practice todaycould bring great results inyour relationship tomor-row. God wants your rela-tionships to bring goodthings into your life…be-cause your heart matters!

Blessings, Angie

Heart Matters is a week-ly column written by AngieLand, Director of the Fam-ily Life Ministries of theLafayette Baptist Associa-tion, where she teachesBible studies, leads mar-riage and family confer-ences and offers Biblicalcounseling to individuals,couples and families. Con-tact Angie with questionsor comments at [email protected]

Hamilton County Varsity Football 2012

Fri. Aug. 24 Classic (Trenton) Home 7:30Fri. Aug. 31 Fort White Away 7:30Fri. Sept. 7 Suwannee Away 7:30Fri. Sept. 14 Bradford Home 7:30Fri. Sept. 21 OPENFri. Sept. 28 Dixie (HC) Home 7:30Fri. Oct. 5 Lafayette Home 7:30Fri. Oct. 12 Crescent City Away 7:30Fri. Oct. 19 Branford Away 7:30Fri. Oct. 26 The Villages Away 7:30Fri. Nov. 2 Jefferson Away 7:30Fri. Nov. 9 Yulee Home 7:30

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