News Archive

MRS. HAZEL LEE JONES of Old Town passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at the Tri-County Nursing Home.  She was 89.  Mrs. Jones was a homemaker and a mother.  

Anna Marie Dvorak (formerly Anna D. Thompson) age 60 of Cross City/Lake City, Florida, joined our Lord March 27, 2008 after a lengthily illness. Anna was a retired Registered Nurse and leaves behind three children, CharLee Lanier of Panama City, Lori (Greg) McDonald of Lake City, Scott Thompson of Panama City, 

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After four years, Ms. Peni Dunn will be leaving the Advocate to pursue other interests.  Brandi Barber (daughter of Marty Barber and Kim Locklear Karlsen) will be stepping into her shoes.  Please stop by and say welcome to Brandi.  We’re very excited to have her.

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Kathy McKinney, editor 

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 Friday, March 28

2:30-7pm Steer Entry 6:30-8pm: Home Economics Entry  

Saturday, March 29

Morning: Swine, Home Economics Entry, Dairy Goat 

Afternoon: Home Ec., Livestock Judging and release of perishable food entries, 4:00 Fat and Feeder Steer Showmanship 

MRS VIRGINIA ANNE ENGERS of Cross City passed away Sunday, March 23, 2008 after a long illness.  She was 67.  Mrs. Engers taught math with the Dixie County School system for 27 years.  She then became Vocational Director and later became Director of Human Resources for the School System.  She retired in 2007 after 36 years of service.  

 Ashley has been located by her family. Ashley Noegel is 19 years old, has grey eyes  and brown hair.  Old Town acquaintances claim she has not been in  contact for over a month.  She was last seen by her mother in Old  Town, Florida on December 26th.For any information, please contact Monday Hunter at  904-866-2561.

This small plane caused quite a stir when a bolt on the landing gear broke, causing a crash landing at the Cross City airport on Saturday.  Damage was minimal but emergency vehicles were called out to respond. No injuries were reported.>

By David Ryman

Dixie County now has the facilities to recycle newspaper, business paper, magazines and cardboard. There are two recycle dumpster locations, one behind the Texaco gas station opposite the high school in Cross City and the other behind Double D Auto Sales in Old Town. Use of these facilities, by residents of Dixie County, is encouraged, aside from the ‘usual’ reasons for recycling, it will also save the County the expense of moving the waste to a landfill.

“Shauna got it at school, now I’m getting it,” said Michelle Clark, the latest of a long line of county employees coming down with the flu bug that’s been downing students, parents, and employees throughout the county.

On Saturday, March 15, 2008 Edward Brown, 14, of Old Town was killed in a traffic accident on state road 26. Herbert Brown, Edward’s father, was driving eastward on state road 26 when he traveled into the westbound lane to go around a vehicle which had stopped in the eastbound lane to execute a left turn.