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Wednesday Jun 24 | The Stuart News

Four million fry produced at Blackwater this spring

The staff at the Blackwater Fisheries Research and Development Center has been busy this spring producing more than 4 million fish for Florida waters.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

Putnam sheriff says jail failures led to murderous escape

Published: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 4:05 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 4:05 p.m. Personnel lapses and equipment failures are being blamed for a situation that allowed two men to escape from the Putnam County Jail in mid-April, according to a internal investigation at the jail that was released Wednesday afternoon.

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Thu May 21, 2009

Tallahassee.com

Taste: News & notes

PROMOTION Get a taste of Memphis BBQ sauce Patsy Cunningham, CEO of Cunningham's Memphis Gourmet BBQ Sauce, will be at the Lake Ella Shopping Center Publix Friday through Monday promoting the company's sauces, which will be on sale for the Memorial Day weekend.

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Tue May 19, 2009

DeLand Beacon

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BEACON PHOTO/PAT HATFIELD Talking water - St. Johns Riverkeeper Neil Armingeon talks water with Janet Smith of the Women's Club of Welaka during a break at a St.

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Sat May 02, 2009

St. Augustine Record

Water District fails public on drawdown

Readers of Susan Hughes' guest column on April 26, cheering the siphoning of the St.

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Fri Apr 24, 2009

WJXT

South Putnam Woman Attacked With Knife

A young Welaka, Fla., woman reported she was attacked and sexually battered by a man with a knife in her home early Thursday morning.

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Thu Apr 23, 2009

WTLV

Putnam Deputies Investigating Rural Sex Assault

Detectives are working a case of a possible sexual battery on a woman outside of Welaka in Putnam County.

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Wed Apr 22, 2009

WFTV

Escaped Putnam Inmates Caught After Driving Back To Florida

A massive manhunt in Putnam County ended just after 6 p.m. Saturday with the capture of two fugitives that escaped from the Putnam County Jail on early Wednesday morning.

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Mon Apr 20, 2009

News4Jax

US Marshals Join Search For Putnam Fugitives

Indiana police are on alert for two men who escaped from the Putnam County Jail before dawn Wednesday.

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Sat Apr 18, 2009

KansasCity.com

Fla. deputies catch escapees suspected in slaying

Authorities caught two men on Saturday who are suspected of killing a 66-year-old woman after they escaped from a Florida jail earlier this week.Two deputies tackled Doni Ray Brown and Timothy Wayne Fletcher during a foot chase in Pomona Park in the northern part of the state, said Putnam County Sheriff's spokesman Lt.

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WJXT-TV

Brown Family Reacts To Jail Escape

Officials are on the lookout for two jail inmates who escaped this week, and the family of one of the suspects has a lot of questions.

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Thu Apr 16, 2009

WJXT-TV

Escapees Connected To Suspicious Death

More than 24 hours after authorities began searching for two men who escaped from the Putnam County Jail, the invstigation expanded to include two stolen vehicles and the suspicious death of the 66-year-old stepgrandmother of one of the escapees.

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Wed Apr 15, 2009

WFTV

Two Inmates Escape Putnam County Jail

Authorities are searching for two inmates who have escaped from the Putnam County Jail in Palatka.

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WOKV-AM Jacksonville

First Coast Loses Central Florida Water War

Northeast Florida leaders, residents and river watchdogs are blasting a decision by the St.

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Thu Mar 19, 2009

Florida Times-Union

NewCommunity contributes to Haleigh's family funds

Coats of purple paint are dry and freshly cut carpet covers the floor of a small former restaurant in southern Putnam County where the wait continues for the return of Haleigh Cummings.

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Mon Mar 16, 2009

Florida Times-Union

NewNo new leads but wedding bells ring

BOB SELF/The Times-Union Newlyweds Ronald and Misty Cummings are set to appear this morning on the "Today" show to recount the late-night disappearance of his 5-year-old daughter and its aftermath.

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Sat Mar 14, 2009

WTSP-TV - Top Stories

Backyard wedding for Haleigh's father and teen bride

It's a day they say they've been waiting for. Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, and his new bride Misty, tied the knot Thursday afternoon in an outdoor ceremony in Welaka.

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Fri Mar 13, 2009

News4Jax

Haleigh's Dad On National TV: 'Don't Focus On Me'

The father of a 5-year-old girl missing for more than a month told a national television audience Friday that he doesn't want the media to focus on his personal life.

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FOX30Online

Ronald and Misty Marry

It's official. Ronald Cummings and Misty Croslin are now husband and wife. The 25-year-old father of missing Haleigh Cummings, and his 17-year-old girlfriend, tied the knot Thursday in a top secret ceremony at ...

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Sun Mar 01, 2009

Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

Crowded out?

Crane Cams shuts down, workers laid off Driver in deadly interstate wreck has previous DUI Former Christian school teacher pleads no-contest to having sex with student DeLand biker ID'd as crash victim If you ...

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