TODAY AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER: MASTER GAMES FROM 8 a.m. til 1. Come enjoy the fun.
TUESDAY / JULY 30, 2013
SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1936
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CHARLES BARRY STILL HUNTING AT 85
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RECYCLING
NEW BINS CAUSING CONFUSION Program improvements are scheduled to take place Wednesday
By LAURA GADDY Consolidated News Service Jacksonville City Clerk Dot Wilson spent part of Monday sorting through confusion about recycling program improvements, which are scheduled to take effect Wednes-
day. Since the 95-gallon recycling bins were issued this month, some residents have asked city officials to take them back, others have had questions about collection times and a few residents have become confused about which items they can leave in the large recycling cans. Some of the confusion came
because the flyers that were attached to the bins included conflicting information and some confusion came because some people never spotted the informational flyers that were supposed to be issued with the recycling cans, city employees said. “I’ve had a lot of people call in and say there was nothing on their carts,” said Mary
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Crook, a receptionist at city hall. Crook said in the past two weeks she has fielded several phone calls from residents who were confused or frustrated about the change, and the city has been trying to get information from the waste management ■ See RECYCLING, page 7
BELIZE
Dr. Wade is ready for next chapter in his life Plans include a medical degree MARGARET ANDERSON NEWS CORRESPONDENT
Anita Kilgore
Two-and-a-half-year-old Addy Cairo enjoys a piece of watermelon at the fifth annual Junebug Festival Saturday in Weaver. PLEASE SEE RELATED STORY AND MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 12.
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Dr. David Wade is on the brink of doing something he wanted to fresh out of high school. He’s leaving in September to attend medical school a t Wa s h i n g t o n University of Health and Sciences in San Pedro, Belize, on the island of Ambergris Cay. He heard good things about the Dr. David Wade school from a friend and, after doing a lot of checking, he realizes this is the school for him. After graduating from Balboa High School in the Republic of Panama in 1974, Wade enrolled at Jacksonville State University in that same year. His plan was to join the ROTC, stay four years at JSU and let the military pay for his medical education. His plan changed when he received a scholarship to the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N. Y. He graduated from there in 1978 with a degree in engineering, but not before injuring his neck while playing rugby in 1976. ■ See WADE, page 7
FACES IN THE COMMUNITY
Jarrod Brown strives to preserve city’s history Photographer is renovating historic home MARGARET ANDERSON NEWS CORRESPONDENT
Anita Kilgore
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Jarrod Brown inside the Dr. Francis Museum.
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Jerrod Brown, 34, wasn’t born in Jacksonville, but he was reared here while spending weekends with his grandparents, the late Claire and Charles Brown. On many occasions as a child, he watched bulldozers demolish much of the city’s history. Although unable to act at a young age, as an adult, Brown is ■ See BROWN, page 5
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trying to help preserve as much of what is left that he can. In fact, as a resident of Jacksonville, he feels a responsibility to do that. Brown is president of the Jacksonville Historical Society. He and others involved with the organization meet on a regular basis to discuss how to advocate for the preservation of the remaining historical structures in town.
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