Informing more than 17,000 readers daily in print and online Cross-country Questions still surround regular season Brown case 6A 1B ends THURSDAY OCTOBER 23, 2014 $1.00 Vol. 91 No. 211 New burglaries look familiar, officials say BY DEBORAH BUCKHALTER on Peanut Road in an area near With nothing else taken in ei- In all cases, the burglar took the burglaries. dbuckhalter@jcfloridan.com the intersection with Eldridge ther case, even though there onlymoney,jewelryand/ormed- Anyone with information that A pair of burglaries in the Cot- Road. were electronics, fi rearms and ication when it was available. might be of use is asked to call tondale area Monday are similar The thief entered through the other valuable items inside one A person of interest was ob- the sheriff’s office at 482-9624 to some other thefts in Jackson back door and took cash and or both of the homes, investi- served by a local farmer at the or Chipola CrimeStoppers at County earlier this year, leav- jewelry, according to the Jackson gators say the two break-ins are Douglas Road burglary. A white 526-5000. ing authorities to wonder if the County Sheriff’s Office. similar to four other burglaries male, with possibly gray hair, Individuals can also sub- same person or people could be In the other case, the thief that occurred in the Gracev- driving a newer-model red four- mit a web tip at www.chipola responsible in all the cases. struck a home on Douglas Road, ille and Campbellton areas in door Ford F150 truck was parked crimestoppers.com. And the investigators have just a few miles northeast of the August. at the garage door there some- Through CrimeStoppers, a been left with one of their fi rst Peanut Road burglary. The thefts are occurring during time after the noon hour on potential cash award of up to potential leads in the case. The intruder entered through daylight hours when the occu- Monday, officials say. $3,000 is being offered for infor- In one of the Monday cases, the the garage door and stole a large pants of the dwellings are away Investigators are asking mation leading to a resolution of thief or thieves targeted a home amount of jewelry. from home, authorities say. the public for help in solving the case. TOYS FOR TOTS Toy drive underway BY DEBORAH BUCKHALTER should be on the road by dbuckhalter@jcfloridan.com 11:30 a.m. Each bike-and- The local Toys for Tots rider set will contribute $20 Christmas drive is offi- to the toy drive before they cially underway in Jackson rev their engines, and those County, with dozens of the with another rider tagging familiar white-and-red along will pay an addition- boxes being installed in al $10 or contribute a toy of area businesses this week. equivalent value. Those who wish to do- They’ll loop through the nate new toys to the drive county along a designated can drop them off at any route and wind up at Mad- of the participating busi- ison Street Park Pavilion nesses between now and between 12:30 and 1 p.m. the close of the business Once at the park, they’ll be day on the fi rst Friday of treated to music, food and December. door prizes as a charity And there’s another way auction event commences to give. The Jackson Coun- to support the Toys for Tots ty Motorcycle Toy Run and drive. PHOTOS BY DEBORAH BUCKHALTER / FLORIDAN Charity Auction will be For more information, ABOVE: Reedy Darville grabs a batch of Toys for Tots boxes as he gets ready to deliver and held Saturday, Nov. 1. Reg- contact Tom Perry at 561- set up some of them around town. TOP RIGHT: From left, clockwise, Sandy Hascher, Tom istration for the bike run 310-6184 or 850-592-2294. Perry, Reedy Darville and Jane Darville go through a checklist of companies who have begins at 10 a.m. that day, He can also be reached at agreed to have Toys for Tots boxes set up inside their places of business. The four, along and the 80-mile, officer-es- [email protected]. The with Kathy Perry (seated between Hascher and Kathy’s husband Tom), met Wednesday to cortedridethroughJackson Toys for Tots webpage can divide the box-delivery duties. RIGHT: These Toys for Tots posters are starting to pop up County begins with lineup be viewed at http://green- all around Jackson County as the seasonal toy drive for local needy children begins. at 11 a.m. All motorcycles wood-fl.toysfortots.org. 3 seriously injured in Marianna traffic crash BY ANGIE COOK acook@jcfloridan.com Three people were taken to a Dothan, Alabama, hospital after sustaining injuries in a two-ve- hicle crash Tuesday evening, ac- cording to the Marianna Police Department. The incident happened around 5 p.m. on Oct. 21, near the in- tersection of Heald and Lafay- ette streets, on the west end of Marianna. MPD officers, deputies with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, and members of Marianna Fire- Rescue and Jackson County Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the reported traffic crash with injuries and entrapment. Police issued a statement lat- SUBMITTED PHOTOS Emergency responders work the scene of a two-vehicle crash that injured three people Tuesday in Marianna. er that evening, detailing what occurred: onto Lafayette Street, pulling Williams’ Edge on the driver-side passenger Hubert Williams was SoutheastAlabamaMedicalCen- A white 2012 Ford Edge driven into the path of Ross Anthony door and both vehicles came to transported by ambulance, both ter. His injuries were described by Edna Williams of Marianna Adams, who was driving a 2004 rest in an open fi eld south of the to Southeast Alabama Medical by law enforcement as serious, was on Heald Street, stopped at Blue Ford Explorer, westbound road. Center. Police say they each sus- but non-life-threatening. the Lafayette Street intersection. in the inside lane. Driver Edna Williams was tained serious injuries. Adams The crash is still under Williams then made a left turn Adams’s Explorer collided with fl own by air ambulance and was also taken by ambulance to investigation by MPD. » CLASSIFIEDS...4B » ENTERTAINMENT...3B » LOCAL...3A»OBITUARIES...5A » LOTTERY...3A » SPORTS...1B » WEATHER...2A This Newspaper $75 CASH Make your pickS Is Printed On Sponsored by JCFloridan.com Recycled Newsprint 1 Jacksonackson Co. Floridan today! WIN! 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Panama City Low - 5:58 AM High - 9:18 PM Apalachicola Low - 10:40 AM High - 3:16 AM 0-2 Low, 3-5 Moderate, 6-7 High, 8-10 Very High, 11+ Extreme Port St. Joe Low - 6:03 AM High - 9:51 PM High - 81° High - 81° Destin Low - 7:14 AM High - 10:24 PM 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11+ Pensacola Low - 7:48 AM High - 10:57 PM Low - 53° Low - 56° THE SUN AND MOON RIVER READINGS Reading Flood Stage Woodruff Sunrise 6:49 AM Sunday Monday 44.06 ft. 66.0 ft. Sunset 6:01 PM Blountstown 6.30 ft. 15.0 ft. Oct. Nov. Nov. Oct. Sunny Mostly Sunny Marianna Moonrise 6:29 AM 6.07 ft. 19.0 ft. Moonset 6:02 PM 30 6 14 23 & Warm. & Warm. Caryville 4.69 ft. 12.0 ft. Community Calendar TODAY Adult and teen meetings to “overcome hurts, — 6:30 p.m. in AA room of First United Methodist » Marianna City Farmers Market Open — 7 habits and hang-ups.” Dinner: 6 p.m. Child care Church, 2901 Caledonia St. in Marianna. Atten- Publisher — Valeria Roberts available. Call 209-7856, 573-1131. dance limited to persons with a desire to stop vroberts@jcfloridan.com a.m. to noon at Madison St. Park. Now featuring Panhandle arts and crafts every Saturday. » Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting — 8-9 drinking. Circulation Manager — Dena Oberski » Home-Cooked Breakfast Buffet — 8:30-9:30 p.m. in the AA room of First United Methodist doberski@jcfloridan.com a.m. Jackson County Senior Citizens, 2931 Opti- Church, 2901 Caledonia St. in Marianna. MONDAY, OCTOBER 27 mist Dr., Mariana. » Movie Madness Monday — 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CONTACT US » St. Anne Thrift Store — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 OneBlood, 2503 Commercial Park Dr., Marianna. Telephone: 850-526-3614 Anne’s Catholic Church, 3009 Fifth St., Marianna. » Marianna City Farmers Market Open — 7 Come donate blood and receive a ticket to Mari- FAX: 850-482-4478 Sale on clothing and shoes. Get ready for winter. a.m. to noon at Madison St. Park. Now featuring anna Cinemas. 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