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My name is Denise Williams (former Sergeant with the DCSO).  I am a friend of Chad Reed’s and I traveled down from Atlanta, GA to attend his funeral services.  As you know at the funeral Pastor Brown advised that Chad wanted to have a Well built to help poor impoverished people receive clean water.

I had a conference call with the organization that builds the wells in India and Guatemala(World help & Your Cause).  I spent the entire day working to get Chad’s website up and running.  I am happy to say today they are able to take donations to get the “Chad Reed Well” built. You can make a donation by going to www.yourcause.com/ChadReed.  All donations will go directly to the organization on Chad’s behalf.  Our goal is to raise $15,000 in Chad’s honor to build a Deep Bore Well that will provide clean water to 1,000 people for the next 20 years.

I was hoping to run a ad in the Dixie County Advocate to inform all the residents of Dixie County about our fund-raising goals.  Also,  I would like to plan a Walk-a-thon and Fish Fry in Cross City to raise money.  Unfortunately,  I now live in Atlanta so ground work in Cross City will be pretty challenging.  I would like to ask for any volunteers that would like to help email me at: info@gimonline.org.  I will be traveling back and forth between Cross City and Atlanta until this Well is built.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

Denise Williams-Butler

Tragically, Officer Chad Reed has reportedly passed away at the hospital.

Please keep his family and coworkers in your prayers.

At least one suspect in the shooting of four people in Brooksville, in which two elderly women were killed and a pregnant juvenile was wounded, has been apprehended in Cross City at the Foodland intersection.  There was a shootout after the suspects were chased from Fanning Springs. Apparently the suspect was wounded in the face and his on his way to Shands.  The story is breaking and exact details are difficult to confirm.

According to witnesses on the scene, DCSO Officer Chad Reed was seriously hurt –witnesses on the scene are reporting that he was shot in the face–while apprehending the suspect and is on his way to the hospital.  Please keep him and his family in your prayers.

According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s office, the suspect’s name is John Kalisz and at least two of the women shot were his own family members.

Good lord.

Former County Commissioners Alton Land and “Big John” Driggers were sentenced today to three years and one month (why the extra month?) and three years of probation today in Gainesville.

In Monday night’s meeting, the Cross City City Council decided to keep Johnny Greene on the City payroll until his appeals are exhausted. Mr. Greene was convicted last week of taking bribes and then lying to investigators about it.

Sorry, folks, but they just sent us this on Monday night. It won’t make it in the paper on time.  Please help spread the word to people who may need it:

Farm Share Inc. is on a mission to continue feeding Florida ’s families.  This evening, Farm Share is delivering a tractor trailer load of fresh cantaloupe, watermelon, mango, tomatoes, and eggplants to three different locations in North Central Florida for a massive food distribution that will benefit residents living in 8 different counties.  The 1st distribution will take place on Tuesday, January 12th at 8:00am at the Bradford County Fair Grounds located at 2300 North Temple Avenue in Starke .  The 2nd distribution will be at Bronson’s Town Hall located at   660 East Hathaway Avenue  in Levy County    between 9:00am-10:00am . 

The 3rd distribution will take place at Mount Pleasant Baptist church located at 310 Southwest 5th Street in Chiefland from 11:00 AM til Noon.

“We expect this load to provide fresh produce to  more than 2,000 families”, said Bill Brown of The Children’s Table.  “This donation is all part of Farm Share’s mission to alleviate hunger by providing nutritious food to Florida ’s needy”, said Yvette Rodriguez of Farm Share.  “The best part is that it will not cost them a penny.  Each recipient will receive these items completely free of charge”, added Rodriguez.  We expect this load to provide nutritious produce to residents living in the following counties: Bradford, Lake Butler , Union, Citrus, Levy, Alachua, and Dixie .  For more information on Farm Share’s cause log on to  www.FarmShare.org .