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Commerce Park S UBSCRIBE ONLINE AT Spring Football To Expand THEHERALDADVOCATE.COM Classic Friday . Story 3A . Story 6A The Herald-Advocate Hardee County’s Hometown Coverage 114th Year, No. 25 4 Sections, 44 Pages 70¢ Plus 5¢ Sales Tax Thursday, May 22, 2014 Vandals Strike At Hardee High By CYNTHIA KRAHL the gymnasium; draining of barugh, 18, of 4850 Freeman Of The Herald-Advocate juice bottles on the wooden gym Ave., Bowling Green. Graduation prank gone wrong floor; posting of large porno- Arrested by mid-morning on or pure thuggery? graphic pictures on walls every- Wednesday was Armando Regardless, three teens are where; damage to a golf cart Daniel Alamia, 18, of 3493 Mar- under arrest and have been used by the school resource of- ion St., Zolfo Springs. charged with trashing Hardee ficer; release of five cows from Each teen has been charged Senior High School early Tues- the ag barn; placement of a hog with four criminal offenses, one day morning. carcass in the middle of the misdemeanor and three fel- Two additional suspects re- commons area; and other break- onies. Trespassing on school main to be charged. ins and similar damages. grounds is a second-degree mis- Among the exploits of the The five vandals obscured demeanor. The third-degree five, captured on video surveil- their faces from view with felonies include preventing or lance cameras which are sta- masks and with clothing. hindering firefighting by empty- tioned throughout the campus, Arrested on Tuesday night ing fire extinguishers, grand are the discharge of five fire ex- were Carl Kenneth Douglas, 18, theft of a fire extinguisher and tinguishers, coating every inch of 20640 Farrell Road, Zolfo See VANDALS 2A Alamia Douglas Harbarugh of flooring and furnishings in Springs, and Gage Paul Har- 13, So Far, Crash Seeking Claims Election By CYNTHIA KRAHL 2nd Teen Of The Herald-Advocate So far, only one of five in- cumbents up for re-election has By MARIA TRUJILLO not sparked any opposition. Of The Herald-Advocate Thomas Trevino, School A May 13 vehicle crash Board member for District 5, which already had taken one has no challengers to date. teen’s life claimed another on But as the deadline for placing Saturday. one’s name on the ballot by the Justin Garza, 19, of Wau- voter-petition method passed on chula, died at Lakeland Re- Monday at noon, four other in- gional Medical Center after cumbents are in for a race to being transported there in criti- keep their seats. cal condition on Tuesday of last County Commission District week, says an updated Florida 2 incumbent Sue Birge, a Re- Highway Patrol report. HARDEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IMAGE The single-vehicle crash first publican, is opposed by three Surveillance cameras at the high school captured the vandals in the act. Here, two are shown – their faces covered political hopefuls, Steven Plum- took 19-year-old Tyshon Hil- with masks and clothing – after every inch of the flooring was covered with fire-extinguisher powder. Footprints can lard’s life. He succumbed to his mer II, Daniel Graham and Judy be seen in the dust as they enter and exit doorways. Wilson. Plummer is a Democrat, injuries on the same day as the while Graham and Wilson are wreck, FHP crash investigator both Republicans. Trp. William J. Delany and Grady Johnson, the incum- homicide investigator Cpl. K. bent county commissioner for Benavidez said. District 4 and a Republican, The third occupant, Manuel faces two opponents, Repub- By JOAN SEAMAN notification system enables law places a resident or county visi- Sheriff’s Office database, espe- Juarez, 22, was taken to Florida lican Russell Melendy and De- Of The Herald-Advocate enforcement to notify hundreds tor at risk. cially if they have moved or got- Hospital Wauchula in serious mocrat Allen Ellison. There’s a new, improved way of people instantly when neces- The system is only as good as ten a new number. People also condition. For the School Board, which to make sure you get in on all sary. the residents who use it. need to register their cell phone, The accident happened is a non-partisan race, District 1 the important alerts for Hardee It could be severe weather, The best way to be sure is to Facebook or twitter, so that around 1:20 a.m. on State Road member Paul Samuels is being County. such as a tornado watch or warn- register online at hardeeso.- there’s an associated ad-dress 64 and West Main Street, near challenged by Andrew Smith. Text, Facebook, Twitter, cell ing; evacuations because of com., says Gerald Shackelford, for an alert in their area. Charlotte’s Webb. FHP said the In District 4, veteran member phone or landline, the Hardee power outages, flood or an envi- systems administrator with the The new system replaces an car was a 2003 Cadillac CTS, al- Jan Platt has two contenders, County Sheriff’s Office is liter- ronmental or chemical hazard; a Hardee County Sheriff’s Office. “old, antique, worn-out system, though it is still unknown who Eugenia Larsen and Garry ally reaching out to ensure that jail or prison escapee; an armed People can also enroll by going that has aged beyond its use. was driving the vehicle. McWhorter. everyone living or working in shooter; wild animals, such as a to the website www.usnear.org. With it, we could only notify 10 The report says the Cadillac Again, District 5’s Trevino re- the county can receive instant bear or panther roaming the He noted that many homes no or 15 people at one time and it was going east on SR 64 when, mains alone on the roster to date. notification of any emergency neighborhood; an Am-ber or Sil- longer have a landline. Even took hours to reach the 300 or for an unknown reason, the car That may change when the of- that might concern them. ver alert for a missing child or those that do need to be sure 400 hundred in a specific area, went across the westbound lane ficial qualifying period opens on The new Hyper-Reach mass elderly resident; or anything that their number is updated in the ”See HIGH-TECH 2A See CRASH 2A Monday, June 16. It will run for a full week. At that time, however, poten- tial candidates will have to pay Army Buddies For Life! a qualifying fee. By MARIA TRUJILLO organ to Morse. said Morse was a very good Of The Herald-Advocate Gilliard had to undergo a friend and “it’s the right thing to WEATHER Ever wanted to help someone number of exams, such as blood do.” He also said he never had DATE HIGH LOW RAIN and then donated blood? tests, stress tests, an electrocar- any doubts about going through 05/14 87 71 0.02 How about giving an organ? diogram (EKG) and more, to see with this life-saving procedure. 05/15 87 70 0.01 Fort Green resident Randy if Morse’s body would accept The two met in Germany 05/16 81 65 0.00 one of his kidneys. He says he when they were stationed there 05/17 82 52 0.00 Gilliard is stepping up to save a 05/18 85 57 0.00 friend’s life by doing just that. has never been seriously ill, with the U.S. Army. Gilliard was 05/19 86 57 0.00 He is donating a kidney. other than having his appendix a combat engineer and Morse 05/20 87 60 0.00 His old Army buddy, Larry taken out, so he was optimistic was a helicopter me-chanic. TOTAL Rainfall to 05/20/2014 - 13.84 Morse of Meldrim, Ga., was of being healthy enough to do- When Gilliard left Germany, he Same period last year - 6.41 born with only one functioning nate. continued to stay in contact with Ten Year Average - 47.79 kidney and is now in end-stage After all of the tests, he was his friend. The men have even Source: Univ. of Fla. Ona Research Center kidney failure. Upon hearing told he was a match and would fished and hunted together. COURTESY PHOTO this news, Gilliard decided to get be able to give a kidney. Soon Gilliard and Morse wil Larry Morse (left) is in end-stage kidney failure. His Army INDEX checked out and see if he could When asked why he even See KIDNEY 11Al buddy, Fort Green resident Randy Gilliard, is in Atlanta Classifieds.....................6B be the one to donate the vital considered doing so, Gilliard preparing to save his life tomorrow by donating a kidney. Community Calendar....3A Courthouse Report.......4C Crime Blotter.................8C Entertainment............... 7C Hardee Living................2B Information Roundup... 3A Obituaries......................4A Puzzles..........................7C School Lunch Menus... 5C Solunar Forecast.......... 1C Lest We Forget 11 2A The Herald-Advocate, May 22, 2014 The Herald-Advocate Vandalism - Golf Hardee County’s Hometown Coverage JAMES R. KELLY Publisher/Editor CYNTHIA M. KRAHL Managing Editor JOAN M. SEAMAN RALPH HARRISON Sports Editor Production Manager NOEY DE SANTIAGO Asst. Prod. Manager 115 S. Seventh Ave. Phone: (863) 773-3255 P.O. 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