Flipping convertible injures teens

Alcohol may have contributed to an accident where six teens were ejected from a convertible on Smokey Road late in the evening on May 11. Korey Newmans, 19, of Macclenny was at the wheel of a 2001 Chevrolet Camaro heading south about 11:20 pm with five passengers when he speeded up to pass another vehicle on the right, according to a report by Trooper A. Cummings of the Florida Highway Patrol ...
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Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 22:05:57 -0700

Officials: neighbors of sand mines are content

County officials ventured to Central Florida this week to visit mining sites in preparation for the Baker County Commission’s upcoming vote on a pair proposed sand mining plans here. County Commissioner Michael Crews was joined by County Manager C.J. Thompson and Chamber of Commerce Director Darryl Register for tours of both active sand mines and those undergoing reclamation southeast of Orlando ...
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Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 22:06:07 -0700

Foreclosures on rise in 2012

Wells Fargo Bank recently foreclosed on Baxter resident Mary Bowlin’s former home in north Macclenny, one of 46 properties in Baker County that received foreclosure notices in the first quarter of this year. The 79-year-old widow fell behind on the $1500-a-month mortgage payments for her two bedroom home on Linda Street after her husband died in 2010. Ms. Bowlin said the payments to Wells Fargo ...
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Published: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:00:57 -0700

Law & Disorder: Man, 28, dies after car collides with train

A 28-year-old man died early Sunday after his car collided with a train, the second crash in Northeast Florida this weekend involving a car and a train.
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2012-05-07/story/law-disorder-man-28-dies-after-car-collides-train

Published: Mon, 07 May 2012 00:06:34 -0700

Refunds due for overpriced diesel

If you put diesel fuel in your vehicle at the BP station on US 90 in Macclenny within the last month or two, you could receive a refund check for being overcharged by 85 cents a gallon. Just such a check arrived in Glen St. Mary resident Penny Branch’s mail box on April 28 after she contacted M&R Enterprises of Brevard, Inc. in Cocoa, FL, which she said owns the gas pumps at the BP station ...
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Published: Thu, 03 May 2012 14:12:40 -0700

xG Technology Inc. - xMax data demonstration

May 10, 2012 xG Technology, Inc. ( "xG" , "xG Technology" or the "Company" ) xG Technology Successfully Demonstrates High Quality Mobile Broadband Connection xMax Cognitive ...
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/xg-technology-inc-xmax-data-070500059.html

Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 00:05:00 -0700

Six injured in Baker County roll-over crash

Six people including five teenagers were injured in a roll-over crash Friday night in Baker County that state troopers say resulted from careless driving.
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2012-05-12/story/six-injured-baker-county-roll-over-crash

Published: Sat, 12 May 2012 10:29:49 -0700

Boy injured after running into county commissioner's truck

A Taylor youth is awaiting surgery on Friday at Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville for leg and foot injuries he sustained April 21 when he ran into the side of a pickup truck while crossing North 8th St. in Macclenny at the ballfields. Sean Tillis, 9, was transferred to Wolfson shortly after the 2 pm mishap that occurred during a cloudburst at the north city Knabb Sports Complex. The ...
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Published: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:01:17 -0700

3 people hurt in single-vehicle crash in Baker County

Three Baker County residents were injured early Sunday when the car they were in struck an embankment wall and they were thrown from the vehicle.
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2012-05-06/story/3-people-hurt-single-vehicle-crash-baker-county

Published: Sun, 06 May 2012 06:57:08 -0700

Table set for votes on closure of Barber Road, sand mining

The Baker County Commission is poised to vote on closing the substandard bridge that connects the eastern and western portions of Barber Road between SRs 121 and 228 in the south county. The board will consider a resolution the evening of May 21 that would direct county staff to erect barricades, signs and markings to “inhibit any or all access by the public to the Barber Road Bridge” while ...
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Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:10 -0700