C M Y K www.newssun.com EWS UN New online NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 resource helps Tourney time History lesson keep teach young students Spots still available in Display at county office News- about plants Sun file annual Firemen Classic recalls history of AP photo by SPORTS, 1B PAGE 2A LIVING, 10B Friday-Saturday, August 19-20, 2011 www.newssun.com Volume 92/Number 98 | 50 cents Inside Teachers Lawsuit filed 20 fingers, 20 toes, a lot of love Arcadia man sues told not HCSO alleging false arrest, to ‘friend’ imprisonment students PAGE 6A Forecast New rules on social networks put in place By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY A couple of afternoon [email protected] thunderstorms SEBRING — Adapting High Low policy to fit changing tech- nology, over the summer the school district tightened its 93 76 rules concerning social net- Complete Forecast working sites for personal PAGE 10A use. Effective as of now, Online “school board employees are Photo by www.kapturedbykatara.com prohibited from inviting any Swaddled in an American flag, twins Hayden Olivia and Carter Mac get some love from mom Alicia Jetton on Wednesday morning at Florida Hospital in Sebring. Jetton’s husband, Pfc. Joshua Jetton, was killed in combat in students, or any minors who Afghanistan in June. See the story, page 2A. are not relatives, to be ‘friends’ through an Internet site or accepting such invita- Question: Does the tions from students or county need Phase III minors.” “Socializing with students of the Sebring who are not relatives, outside Parkway? 21-year-old shot to of school on social network- ing websites, chat rooms, blogs, and other websites, Yes including but not limited to MySpace, Facebook, and 52.2% Twitter,” is also prohibited. death during argument All electronic communica- tion with students should be By SCOTT DRESSEL listed as 12:04 a.m. on Thursday. hospital, Thursday being treated for a professional and formal, not [email protected] Fletcher was transported to gunshot wound to the leg. The SPD is overly casual and never inap- No SEBRING — An argument in front Highlands Regional Medical Center investigating the cause of that injury. propriate. of 418 Martin Luther King Jr. where he was pro- Carr said investigators were trying Employees are prohibited Boulevard just after midnight on nounced dead. to determine what the argument was from using electronic com- 47.8% Thursday left one man dead and A witness to the about. munications to criticize, dis- another one potentially facing murder shooting fled the Downs, who had not been booked parage or ridicule students, charges. scene, Carr said, and as of press time, has a lengthy book- staff or the district. Total votes: 92 According to Cmdr. Steve Carr of Downs allegedly fired ing sheet at The point of the new rules, Next question: the Sebring Police Department, Earl shots at the fleeing www.highlandssheriff.com/, the last said John McClure, school James Downs, 27, and Clinton witness. Downs then arrest being on March 18 when he was board attorney, is to protect Downs Should teachers be Anthony Fletcher Jr., 21, both of fled the scene, but was booked for battery on an officer/fire- children from possible preda- allowed to interact Sebring, got into an argument. During later caught by Highlands County fighter/EMT, resisting an officer with tors. with students through the argument, Carr said, Downs pulled Sheriff’s Office deputies in Parkcrest violence, possession of cocaine, pos- Former school board mem- social networks like out a gun and shot Fletcher in the Terrace at 1:27 a.m. session of drug equipment and evi- Facebook? head. The time of the incident was Downs was in custody, but at the dence tampering. See RULES, page 6A Make your voice heard at www.newssun.com Board, union at odds over Manager Obituaries Sheila Uccellini Age 64, of Brunswick, evaluation system approval interviews N.Y. and Marco Island By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY Obituaries, Page 6A [email protected] today in AP SEBRING — There was a By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY Index moment of tension at Tuesday’s [email protected] Classifieds 7A school board meeting, brought AVON PARK — City council members Community Briefs 2A about by the stress of meeting will interview the three candidates for city Community Calendar 8B mandated deadlines. manager today starting at 9 a.m. Dear Abby 9B The district must have its new The event has been advertised as a special Editorial & Opinion 3A teacher evaluation system council meeting and takes place at council approved by the Florida Healthy Living 5B chambers at 123 E. Pine St. It is open to the Department of Education by the Lottery Numbers 2A public. end of September, but getting All three candidates have a graduate Movie Review/Times 9B that approval has been a chal- degree. All three have municipal manage- Religion 6B lenge. The state has required con- ment experience. Two are unknown, one has Sports On TV 2B stant changes and adjustments worked for the city since Sept. 28, 2009. throughout the entire process. An Lillie Latimore, city manager of Pahokee approval for one aspect, for and president of Innovative Business example, had only been received News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY School board attorney John McClure (right) explains the collective Strategies Inc., is scheduled to be inter- Monday afternoon. As a result www.twitter.com/thenewssun bargaining process during a discussion of the new teacher evalua- viewed first. the district has been hard pressed tion system. Teachers have to approve it. Board member Ronnie Julian Deleon, Avon Park’s director of to keep to the schedule. Jackson listens. public works and utilities and interim city Worried about the deadline, manager, is scheduled to appear before the district staff wanted the school council at 11 a.m. www.facebook.com/newssun board to go ahead and approve County Educational Association president Steve Picklesimer Following a lunch break, the third candi- the new system Tuesday night. — the teachers’ union — has to asked. date, Kenneth Fields, is scheduled for his The difficulty is that teacher vote its approval first. “It’s as complete as we can interview at 2 p.m. Fields’ last position was evaluation systems are a contrac- “Why pass this when there are village manager of the Village of 0790994 01001 tual item, meaning the Highlands still negotiations to come?” union See NEW, page 4A Islamorada. Phone ... 385-6155 Fax ... 385-2453 Online: www.newssun.com WAUCHULA STATE BANK; 11.25"; 1.5"; Black plus three; process, front strip; 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 2 C M Y K Page 2A News-Sun ࡗ Friday, August 19, 2011 www.newssun.com Decades of Change Jetton welcomes twins at Blessed Beginnings Special to the News-Sun ounces and was 18.5 inches SEBRING – Twenty fin- in length. Hayden gers, 20 toes, plenty of Olivia was born one Stand work heaven knows. minute later at 8:42 p.m. The Jetton twins arrived She weighed 5 pounds, ahead of schedule on Aug. 15 ounces and was 18 inch- by them 15, bringing great joy to the es in length. family and mom Alicia. Maternal grandmother is During a deadly, tragic Carter came first weigh- Denise Moore of Sebring. summer in Afghanistan, ing 5 pounds, 3 ounces at Paternal grandparents are where we stand on the A lot of changes have hap- 8:41 p.m. with his sister Rick Jetton of Lake Placid war politically is irrele- pened in Avon Park since Hayden following one and Amanda Prabhakaran the 1930s, and the histori- vant. All that matters is cal display Decades of minute later and weighing 5 of Mooresville, Ind. standing beside our Change provides a oral rep- pounds, 15 ounces. Women’s Wellness troops and their families resentation of some of those Mom Alicia is feeling Center obstetrician and as they shoulder the heav- changes. doubly blessed. family friend Dr. Guinevere iest burdens of America’s “I just want to thank the Bullard delivered the twins. longest war. Government Heartland community for “As I said when I first Cpl. Zachary Mills, 22, providing such loving sup- saw them, ‘Oh, Alicia, is an ordnance technician Center display port during this difficult they're perfect.’ May God with Marine Attack and exciting time in our continue to watch over you, Squadron 513, stationed features oral lives,” said proud mother the twins and your family.” in Kandahar. His job is to history of AP Alicia Jetton. Jetton, who is the widow arm Harriers, the ground- News-Sun photos by KATARA SIMMONS “Thanks to all the dona- of Pfc. Joshua Jetton, is one breaking military jets Lifelong Avon Park resident and community activist tions of diapers, toys, for- of the first mothers to deliv- By ED BALDRIDGE capable of lifting off ver- Beatrice Peterson is featured in the exhibit Decades of mula and gift cards, I can er at the new Jarrett Family [email protected] tically without forward Change on display until December in the Sebring just focus on loving my Blessed Beginnings SEBRING — Throughout Government Center. speed. new two bundles of joy.” Birthing Center at Florida upcoming month, the It was 6:30 a.m. Carter Mac was born at Hospital in Sebring. Government Center Lobby Kandahar time when Cpl. 8:41 p.m. Pfc. Jetton was killed will play host to a display comments of the residents,” and Robert Wilson Jr. The Mills spoke via satellite He weighed 5 pounds, 3 June 20 in Afghanistan. featuring the oral history of said Elaine Levey, director of White residents included phone to The Unknown Avon Park.