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The Facebook page with almost 1,200 fans says it all: Another 1,300 fans have signed up at Keep Chad Reed in Our Prayers - We Love You Chad.

Murder suspect John Kalisz could be transferred to a local hospital this week, a prosecutor in Dixie County said Tuesday.

Florida officials will try to get a more accurate count in the U.S. Census by targeting advertising and outreach at 10 traditionally hard-to-reach groups.

Published: Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 11:29 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 11:29 p.m. CROSS CITY L.B. King has been in business here since 1960 without a robbery or other serious trouble.

Amy Wilson could hear her co-worker's dying breaths as she sat on the ground with blood pouring out of her shoulder.

As the suspect in Thursday's murder spree recovers from his multiple gunshot wounds and waits for more surgeries, prosecutors in two separate judicial circuits are deciding where he will be tried first.

Sadness, guilt and disbelief have cost Melissa Williams a lot of tears during the past 72 hours.

You'd be hard pressed to find someone in Dixie County who doesn't know of 33-year-old Chad Reed.

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John Kalisz's confession was instant. He was talking on the phone with Jessie Denny, a close, personal friend.

They were talking about sheriff's Capt. Chad Reed on Friday at the power company and the Dairy Queen and the Dixie County Emergency Services and the First Baptist Church.

Deputies say when 55-year-old John Kalisz arrived at a gas station in Cross City, the damage and pain he had inflicted was already unthinkable and it wasn't over.

Published: Friday, January 15, 2010 at 10:06 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 15, 2010 at 12:49 p.m. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating Thursday's shooting death of a Dixie County sheriff's captain and will file a report to the State Attorney's Office.

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Wednesday morning low temperatures were as follows: Perry 18 Apalachicola 25 Albany 18 Cross City 22 Dothan 20 Panama City 26 Tallahassee 16 Valdosta 23 Others of note: Chipley 19 Cuthbert 19 Edison 19 Geneva 16 Georgetown 19 Leesburg 19 Mayo 19 We got awful close to a record this morning at Tallahassee with a low of 16.

The following is from Irv Watson of the National Weather Service in Tallahassee on Tuesday afternoon courtesy of Holmes County EMA Dothan was the lowest this morning with 21 degrees at our airport sites.

Toys for Tots Distribution The annual Toys for Tots distribution for Levy County will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at First Baptist church in Bronson.

I would like to encourage my elected and appointed colleagues in public office to strive to have all public meetings held at a time of day that is suitable for our citizens.

The 5th Annual Nature Coast Toys for Tots Ride raised $16,631 to be used to purchase toys for children in the tri-county area of Levy, Dixie and Gilchrist counties.

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 7:42 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 7:42 a.m. A Homeless Veteran's Stand Down will be held Friday in Lake City and free transportation has been arranged for vets in several rural counties.