Informing more than 17,000 readers daily in print and online US Ebola patient released Man on trial again in 9A 4A loud music killing FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2014 $1.00 Vol. 91 No. 192 Researchers ID 2 more sets of Dozier remains BY ANGIE COOK acook@jcfloridan.com Two boys whose remains were excavated from un- marked graves at the now- closed Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys site in Marianna have been iden- tified, according to a repre- sentative of the University of South Florida. Thomas Varnadoe, 13, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Firefighters hold the line with water hoses during a and Earl Wilson, 12, will controlled burn while fi ghting the King Fire on Tuesday in be the second and third Mosquito, Calif. children to be returned to family members. Wilson is the fi rst African-American student identified by re- 2 local fi refi ghters searchers. The teens were identified at the University of North Texas Health Sci- go to California ence Center by matching THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DNA samples taken from Wayne Wilson, nephew of Earl Wilson, speaks to the media after a news conference Thursday at BY DEBORAH BUCKHALTER surviving relatives. the University of South Florida in Tampa, regarding the unmarked graves found at the former dbuckhalter@jcfloridan.com A USF research team an- Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna. University researchers have positively identified nounced the identification the remains of two more boys recovered from the graves. Thomas Varnadoe and Earl Wilson Two rangers who serve during a Thursday me- were positively identified through DNA matches from family members. with the Florida Forest dia event in Tampa. The “Our ability to provide years is a remarkable privi- “We recognize the need Service’s Chipola District identity of the fi rst set of answers and the physi- lege,” Erin Kimmerle, lead to help families and vic- in Jackson County have remains, those of George cal remains of those who researcher and USF associ- tims fi nd resolution, no headed out to fi ght the Owen Smith, 14, was an- died to their brothers and ate professor of anthropol- wildfires in California. In nounced in August. sisters after more than 70 ogy, said in a statement. See DOZIER, Page 8A fact, four of the 40 fi re- fi ghting personnel who have deployed from the FFS to assist are from this regional district. One is SUBMITTED PHOTO from Calhoun County; the Kyle Edwards other is a Forest Area Su- and natural resources pervisor on the district’s of this great nation,” Wildfire Mitigation Team. Florida Commissioner of Jackson County team Agriculture Adam Put- members Kyle Edwards nam said. “Thanks to our and Don Showalter left current low fi re danger in Tuesday to join the fi ght. Florida, we are able to of- According to the FFS, the fer our skilled fi refi ghters teams called up to battle to Western states while the 90,000-acre blaze will continuing to provide for help in a variety of ways, the safety of our citizens.” from creating fi rebreaks The Florida Forest Ser- around the wildfire to vice manages more than 1 other front-line fi refi ght- million acres of public for- ing duties and additional est land while protecting wildfire-related work. The 26 million acres of homes, majority of the Chipola forestland and natural re- district team members sources from the effects of are battling the King Fire wildfire. east of Sacramento. For more information “The Florida Forest Ser- about the Florida Forest vice is dedicated to pro- Service, go to www.Florida tecting the people, homes ForestService.com. PHOTOS BY KRISTIE CLOUD / FLORIDAN Robert Epps, the tow-truck driver called to pull a car out of the Bascom First Baptist Church cemetery Monday night, picks SIBLING SUPPORT up pieces of the car scattered around the graves Thursday afternoon. Epps, an employee of John Bryan Towing, said he “hated it happened” and felt he needed to return to the cemetery to pay his respects. Car crashes into cemetery BY DEBORAH BUCKHALTER dbuckhalter@jcfloridan.com A Grand Ridge man allegedly drove his Thunderbird into a Bas- com cemetery Mon- day night, striking, unsettling and dam- aging several tomb- stones before fl eeing the scene after the crash. He was found Davison later and has been charged with numer- ous traffic violations. Dominic Robert Davison, 43, is charged with careless driving, leav- ing the scene of a crash, giving false information at a crash scene and having no valid tag, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Several headstones were knocked over when a car crashed into the Bascom First Baptist Church cemetery Monday night. Authorities say Davison was west- bound on County Road 165A (Win- cemetery, striking several tomb- been leveled. tergreen Road) when he failed to stones and grave markers. The car The Rev. Greg Roberts, pastor of stop at its intersection with County came to rest facing southwest in the First Baptist Church of Bascom, Road 165 (Basswood Road). cemetery, which is adjacent to First said the cemetery committee of the KRISTIE CLOUD / FLORIDAN The front of the 1995 Ford Thun- Baptist Church of Bascom, and Da- church is trying to reach the fami- our-year-old Kennedy Sweet watches her derbird he was allegedly driving vison initially fl ed, according to lies of the deceased whose mark- big sister Caroline play junior-varsity vol- collided with a metal road sign as FHP. He was later located and then ers were damaged, but that issues leyball for the Lady Hornets on Tuesday it continued westbound across taken into custody by the Jackson about who will pay for the repairs F Basswood and onto the west shoul- County Sheriff’s Office. The FHP or replacements cannot be settled night in Cottondale. School pride is a family der of the road. The car contin- indicates that alcohol was a factor affair. Kennedy’s mother, Holley, teaches at ued westbound and entered the in the crash, but no DUI charge has See CEMEMTERY, Page 8A Cottondale Elementary School. » CLASSIFIEDS...7B » ENTERTAINMENT...6B » LOCAL...3A»OBITUARIES...9A » RELIGION...6A » 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! WEEKLY WEEKLY PRIZES PRIZE INCLUDING THE GRAND PRIZE -AYETI COOLER Large Pizza FROM MCCOY’S OUTDOORS Sponsored by Beef ‘O’ Brady’s OR APATIO SET &GRILL 2 FROM BIG LOTS WEEKLY PRIZE [email protected]/Fearless 2A ◆ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2014 WAKE-UP CALL JACKSON COUNTY FLORIDAN ◆ www.jcfloridan.com Weather Outlook High: 82 Low: 67 High: 82 Partly Cloudy. Low: 68 High: 81 Mild Day. Today Low: 69 Justin Kiefer / WMBB High: 86 High: 83 High - 83° Low: 67 Low: 69 Low - 70° High: 84 Low: 69 High: 84 Low: 65 High: 84 High - 83° High - 84° PRECIPITATION Low: 72 Low - 70° Low - 70° 24 hours 0.00” Year to date 51.23” Month to date 4.54” Normal YTD 45.79” Normal MTD 2.79” Normal for year 59.26” Saturday Sunday TIDES Showers & Storms Scattered Showers U LTRAVIOLET INDEX Become Likely. & Storms. Panama City Low - 7:19 AM High - 11:02 PM Apalachicola Low - 11:59 AM High - 4:58 AM 0-2 Low, 3-5 Moderate, 6-7 High, 8-10 Very High, 11+ Extreme Port St. Joe Low - 7:24 AM High - 11:35 PM High - 84° High - 87° Destin Low - 8:35 AM High - 12:08 AM 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11+ Pensacola Low - 9:09 AM High - 12:16 AM Low - 69° Low - 68° THE SUN AND MOON RIVER READINGS Reading Flood Stage Woodruff Sunrise 6:32 AM Monday Tuesday 40.65 ft. 66.0 ft. Sunset 6:32 PM Blountstown 2.92 ft. 15.0 ft. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Scattered Showers Warm & Humid. Marianna Moonrise 8:37 AM 6.72 ft. 19.0 ft. Moonset 8:03 PM 1 8 15 23 & Storms. Possible Storms. Caryville 2.94 ft. 12.0 ft. Community Calendar TODAY Panhandle arts and crafts every Saturday. the kids, entertainment, refreshments. Being held » Battle of Marianna Commemoration — 9 a.m. » Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting —8 for Moose charities. Publisher — Valeria Roberts history demos at Madison Street Park: noon to a.m. in the AA room of First United Methodist » Peanut Boil — 5:30- 8:30 p.m. Panhandle vroberts@jcfloridan.com 3 p.m. Civil War exhibit at Russ House: 2:30 p.m. Church, 2901 Caledonia St. in Marianna. Pioneer Settlement, Blountstown. Free admission battlefield tours at Russ House: 4 p.m. histori- » 2015 Fed Cattle Show Weigh-in — 8:30-11:30 and free peanuts. Games and activities for the Circulation Manager — Dena Oberski cal conference at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church: 6 little ones. Live entertainment by Easy Company doberski@jcfloridan.com a.m. Jackson County Agriculture Center, U.S. 90, p.m. Sons of Confederate Vets memorial service Marianna. Vaccinations for Jackson County 4-H on the porch of the Wells Cabin. The concession at Riverside Cemetery: 7 p.m. College chorus and FFA exhibitor’s animals will be available. Open stand will be open. CONTACT US performs at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church: 7:20 to public. » Pink Cares Goes Country Dinner and Auc- p.m. Live interpretations of notables buried at St. Telephone: 850-526-3614 » Lonny Lindsey Scholarship Trail Ride — 9 tion — 6 p.m. Jackson County Agricultural Center, Luke’s Episcopal Church. All events free and open FAX: 850-482-4478 a.m.