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Updated: Pedestrian killed on Lowder Street E-mail
Written by Joel Addington   
Sunday, 07 April 2013 08:14
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Flowers at the accident scene.

Flowers at the accident scene.

A Baldwin man was killed after walking into the path of car heading north on Lowder Street Saturday evening.

Susan B. Green of Macclenny was driving the 2007 Chevy Malibu on CR23A (Lowder) near Big Oaks Court about 8:35 pm when the car struck Allen Lee Moore, 43.

He was pronounced dead at the scene by Baker County Medical Services.

Ms. Green, 49, was not injured and will not be charged. FHP is investigating whether the victim’s actions were alcohol related.

The Malibu had an estimated $3500 in damage.

Mr. Moore may have been on the way to his father’s residence on Miltondale Road off North Lowder Street, according to the sheriff’s office. He was carrying a beer at the time of the collision, officials said.

Mr. Moore was released from county jail on the previous day. He spent about two weeks there on a misdemeanor charge of petty theft for allegedly stealing beer from the MyFuel gas station at US 90 and 6th Street, formerly known as Murphy’s Oil.

A resident nearby the accident scene, who asked not to be identified, placed a memorial flower bouquet on the road shoulder Monday, April 8.

He said the victim’s family visited the site the same day. He said they were upset that the driver would not be charged, but that witnesses told police Mr. Moore was carrying a quart of beer and stumbled into traffic.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 12:03
 
Councilman rents SHIP house; county could file lien for $45K balance on taxpayer-funded loan E-mail
Written by Joel Addington   
Wednesday, 03 April 2013 11:56
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The Foster SHIP on February 27.

The Foster SHIP on February 27.

Glen town councilman Morris “Dickie” Foster is renting out a house formerly occupied by his late mother — a home paid for with an interest-free, deferred payment loan from the government that prohibits the property’s sale or lease until 2028.

The county manages the taxpayer-funded loan program known as SHIP (State Housing Initiatives Partnership) and holds a mortgage on the property for the balance of the loan, some $45,000.

The county has no plans to stop Mr. Foster from renting the house, however.

Mr. Foster, a plumber whose company worked on the SHIP house, purchased the property on which the home sits at 10255 N. Glen Ave. in 2005.

At that time there was an existing 844-square-foot, wood-frame house on the small lot next door to Mr. Foster’s residence.

Property records indicate the sale price was $60,000. Mr. Foster put $9000 down and took out a $51,000 mortgage to finance the remainder of the purchase, court records show.

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Long road home for teen accident victim E-mail
Written by Joel Addington   
Wednesday, 03 April 2013 11:50
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Corey Craig's homecoming party.

Corey Craig's homecoming party.

Corey Craig (pictured at center above) of Macclenny came home Friday night to a huge gathering of well wishers after four months of therapy at the Sheperd Center in Atlanta, GA, a hospital that specializes in medical treatment, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury and brain injury.

Mr. Craig suffered a spinal injury in a vehicle accident on December 1, 2012 on Claude Harvey Road that took the life of another teen, Jordan Sommise.

 
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To use the BrdzNBz NE Florida service, teens can text NEFLTeen to 66746 to opt-in to the service and then submit their question. Health educators with more than 40 years of combined public health experience respond to questions within 24 hours.

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