Suwannee Wreck Claims Local Teen MISSING Accident Involved a Wednesday Afternoon Wreck According to Florida Senger
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1 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Suwannee wreck claims local teen MISSING Accident involved a Wednesday afternoon wreck According to Florida senger. The two were headed when she drove her car into Highway Patrol reports, Antico southbound on County Road tractor-trailer rig, the path of an oncoming semi. was driving a 2000 Acura four- 49 when Antico’s car entered South of Live Oak. Tabitha Guyton Antico, 18, door eastbound on 216th Street the intersection directly in the of Lake City, died of crash- near the intersection with path of Williams’ truck. The By TONY BRITT related injuries. County Road 49. front of Williams’ truck collid- [email protected] The wreck occurred in At the same time James ed with the left side of Antico’s Suwannee County around Williams, 42, of Lake City, was vehicle. SUWANNEE COUNTY — An 1:35 p.m. at the intersection driving a 1998 Peterbuilt semi, Antico was pronounced dead 18-year-old Lake City girl died of County Road 49 and 216th traveling with Burton Beasley, while en route to the hospital, from injuries she sustained in Street. 43, also of Lake City, as his pas- reports said. Flood control Downtown Kamrie Mitchell faces Suwannee county Development woman Mitigation delays have missing residents upset. for 10 days By LAURA HAMPSON [email protected] 24-year-old last Clay Hole Creek area homeowners say a mitiga- seen in Lake City tion plan developed after the 2004-05 hurricanes and Branford areas. would have prevented flooding in their homes and others after Tropical Storm By TONY BRITT Debby. The mitigation plan [email protected] involved buying and demol- ishing several homes to Suwannee County authorities make room for water reten- are searching for a woman who tion areas. was last seen 10 days ago in However, as six home- the Lake City and Branford area. owners wait to sell their Kamrie Cherai Mitchell, 24, was flood-damaged homes to the last seen Aug. 25. county, Columbia County She was reportedly driving a Commissioners want more white, four-door, 1992 Pontiac information before begin- Grand Am sedan. ning the project that already Columbia County Sheriff’s is several years delayed. Office officials have confirmed Commissioner Scarlet P. the car was recovered Wednesday Frisina will give an update by Suwannee County authorities on the Clay Hole Creek off County Road 242 in Suwannee and Mitigation Project County. Thursday night at the Board JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Mitchell is described as being 5 of County Commissioners A motorist passes by the Powers building, located at 388 N Marion Avenue in downtown Lake City. feet 3 inches tall, weighing about meeting, which begins at 130 pounds. She has blue eyes 7 p.m. at the School Board with natural blonde hair, which is Auditorium. currently dyed brown. Homeowners Mike She has “Kamrie” tattooed on Williams, 1850 SE County CRA studies Powers building her left foot, “Grams” and a but- Road 252, and Pastor terfly on her wrist and “Layla” Rodney Baker are sched- City ultimately Broadband Authority. The city condition. with a footprint and birthday tat- uled to speak about the council serves as the CRA board The Powers’ Building, 388 N. tooed on her right side. project and timeline. hopes to attract and will use TIF (Tax Increment Marion Avenue, is 65 years old Family members believe foul “If they put a retention Financing) to pay for the environ- and was constructed in 1947. For play was involved in Mitchell’s pond where my house is, more businesses. mental study. many years the building served disappearance because she hasn’t they (neighbors) wouldn’t By TONY BRITT The North Florida Broadband as a Cadillac dealership owned called in to check on her young have flooded,” Mike [email protected] Authority, which has an office in by Ralph Powers. It was later daughter and she hasn’t spoken Williams said. the downtown area and a ware- purchased by Samuel P. Vann to any family or friends in the past The county didn’t act City officials hope converting house in another area, is consid- and used by Vann Carpet One as 10 days. when they were supposed an old warehouse into a func- ering purchasing the building to a warehouse. Suwannee County Sheriff Tony to, he said. Mike Williams tioning business will improve the have an office and warehouse The building is a 10,086 sq. ft. Cameron is leading the investi- said his home flooded in looks of the downtown area and space in the same facility. brick structure and the property, gation into the case. He was not 2004 or 2005, before he pur- potentially attract more business- “This is a process that will which is roughly three-fourths of immediately available to answer chased it, and again during es to the area. be carried out wisely and cau- an acre, is composed of 32,670 questions about the investigation Debby. During Tuesday night’s tiously,” Wendell Johnson, city sq. ft. Wednesday. Mike Williams said the Community Redevelopment manager, said CRA meeting. “It’s The Vann family, who is the Anyone with information about county offered to buy his Agency meeting, a majority of city going to take some time.” building’s current owner, has the case is asked to call the home in the aftermath of officials voted in favor of paying Johnson said he expected the agreed to sell the property for Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office Debby. “They offered this for a phase 1 environmental study process to take 12-18 months to no more than its appraised value at (386) 364-3443 and refer to case to us. We did not go to for the old Powers’ building for get everything in order. He said to the North Florida Broadband number 12-37472. the potential future purchase of it’s a start to get the old Powers’ FLOOD continued on 6A the building by the North Florida Building back into optimum value POWERS continued on 6A Clinton: Obama showing way to more modern economy Former president jobs, former President Bill Barack Obama and Joe Biden.” Clinton declared Wednesday Obama’s high command touts record of night in a Democratic National released excerpts of his fellow Democrat. Convention appeal aimed at mil- remarks hours before Clinton’s lions of hard-pressed Americans appearance as they worked to DAVID ESPO yet to decide how to vote. control the political fallout from AP Special Correspondent “If you want a you’re-on-your- an embarrassing retreat on the own, winner-take-all society, you party platform. 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