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FWC Reports
Sometimes neighbors can work it out. FWC Lt. Mark Hollinhead
and Officer Danny Arnette met with a landowner after
receiving a complaint from a subject who leases adjoining property in
Lt. Hollinhead observed a vehicle traveling in
Officer Danny Arnette contacted
Officer Randall Brooks about a trespass complaint he received from a land
manager. Officer Brooks responded and identified two subjects who were hunting
the property in
Officer Randall Brooks observed an alligator hide in the
backyard of a residence. No one was at the residence, but later in the day, a
subject called Officer Brooks and admitted to killing the alligator. Arrangements
were made to meet the subject later. Charges are pending.
News Segment 1
Some Flowers Will Bloom Again
Wetlands will bloom again after pineland purple, rayless sunflower and dense gayfeather were planted to restore natural habitat. Since being named “flowery land” by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon in Easter 1513, the state
has lost many wetlands or they’ve
been degraded by human impacts. In December, the Northwest Florida Water
Management District hand planted about 32 acres of wet prairie and hydric pine flatwood wildflowers
on wetland restoration sites in
District Executive Director Doug Barr says they have purchased over 212,000 acres of wetlands, floodplain and upland buffers to protect and restore water resources. He says restoration of wetlands impacted before they purchased them is an important component of their land management program.
First, natural water flow was restored to degraded wetlands, then natural fire cycles were introduced and shrubs were eradicated. After this, wiregrass and toothache grass were planted. However, studies indicated that key species were not present in the seed bank, probably due to years of fire suppression and habitat degradation.
David Clayton, District Environmental Scientist says the species selected for reintroduction were based on importance and occurrence in high quality wet prairie and hydric pine flatwoods of the region. He says seeds from these
species were collected from the District’s Garcon Point and grown by DEP
and a private nursery. Clayton adds that many of these species have not
been cultivated before. Clayton helps develop wetland restoration plans and monitors the District’s mitigation projects to offset wetland losses from highway construction and other development activities.
Over 150,000 plants, 22 varieties of wetland wildflowers, grasses and sedges, were planted in islands on 15.5 acres at the Sand Hill Lakes Mitigation Bank,
Clayton says by next spring and summer these plants should blossom with a showy variety of wildflowers and their seeds should spread to further
populate the surrounding wetlands.
News Segment 2
Deputy Who Was Shot Thanks Community
An OCSO investigator who survived being shot three times while working to take a violent fugitive into custody says the amount of support he’s received has been overwhelming, including letters from across the country.
Investigator Steve Hough says the December 9th, event in
Santa Rosa County, when the suspect came out of the home on Camille Garden
Circle firing guns in both hands, initially seemed like something out of a
movie. He says he relied on his training and returned fire immediately. But
when he was knocked to the ground and saw all the blood, he realized he’d been
shot in the face. In addition, two bullets also went through Investigator Hough’s
leg, injuries he was unaware of until he arrived at the Emergency Room. Hough,
who is part of the OCSO Sexual Predator & Offender Unit, was working at the
time as part of a
Investigator Hough and his wife Tanya say they want to voice
their extreme gratitude for the emotional and financial support offered by
co-workers, family, friends, local citizens, and even complete strangers over
the last two months. “It’s just been incredible,” said Hough. “The amount of
support that’s come in is still, to this day, it’s overwhelming. It’s
phenomenal.”
Hough and his wife Tanya say it has boosted their spirits
and helped ease the painful process of recovery. Hough says he plans to return
to his job as a law enforcement officer once he’s gotten through all the
planned surgeries.
He also wants to be able to share his experiences with
fellow law enforcement officers in hopes his experience may provide insights
that would benefit others who also find themselves in a gunfight. He also wants
to be sure those who go through such an ordeal realize that it’s critical to
open up and talk about what happened with others, so that you can heal both
emotionally and physically.
Monday, Sheriff Larry Ashley awarded Investigator Hough the
OCSO Medal of Valor for his actions of putting his own safety at risk to
capture a violent fugitive.
OCSO Investigator Todd Watkins also received the Medal of
Valor and Investigators Jeff McGill and John Merchant were awarded Medals of
Merit.
News Segment 3
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The DeFuniak Springs Little League along with
the Walton Lady Braves team and coaches are putting on a softball clinic at the
Little League Park on Thursday, February 2. The clinic is free and will run
from
Dixie Youth Baseball and Softball,
ages 4-14 Skills Clinic/Final Registration will be held Saturday February 4
from 1-4 and Sunday February 5 from 2-4 at the Freeport Regional Sports
Complex, Fields 1-3. For more information, call Latilda at 835-2340.
Obituaries - Listen in the
morning, just after
Death Notice for Donald Leroy Norvell, III, age 67, who passed away Thursday, February 2. Arrangements will be announced later by Jerry Evans. Friends and family may go online to view obituaries, offer condolences and sign the guest register at www.jerrevansfuneralhome.com.
Reverend Ottway James White, Sr.
of Point
Amy Marie Wetherell was born
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