Just before Robert Lee Barnes was sentenced for the brutal stabbing death of a former high school classmate, the teenager told the court he wished he could turn back the hands of time. Now, it's time in prison that Barnes is trying to erase.
CEDAR KEY Hurricane Sally’s outer winds were blowing hard, churning two-foot waves as Larry Woodward beached the skiff on Atsena Otie Key. The island, rich in history and wildlife, is disappearing, succumbing steadily to rising seas and hellacious storms that pummel the historic mills, cemetery and bird-loving habitats.
The race was on: To get on and off the key before the Gulf became unnavigable and to preserve what remains of the Native American, colonial, military and industrial histories. Atsena Otie “Cedar Island” in the language of the Muscogee is part of the Lower Suwannee and Cedar Keys national wildlife refuges.
50 years later: Remembering Creek s magical 1970-71 hoops season
High-flying Lancers lit up scoreboard, reached multiple milestones, captured community s heart
Dec. 14, 2020
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Members of Bullock Creek s 1970-71 basketball team were (bottom, from left) Roger McIntosh, Jesse Myers, Jim Leddy, Mike Stone, John Maxson, Chuck McDonald; (middle, from left) Dennis Wyse, Dar Devereaux, Brian Marquardt, Jack Holzhausen, Rich Chenoweth; and (top, from left) manager Tom Leddy, head coach Bill Mick, assistant coach Roger Karr, and manager Duane Wyse. (image reproduced from original Daily News print)Show MoreShow Less
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Bill Mick, who still resides in Midland, was the coach of Bullock Creek s historic 1970-71 basketball team.photo providedShow MoreShow Less
reporter: investigators this morning are renewing their calls for the public asking anyone with information into yesterday s explosion to come forward to provide pictures, witness descriptions, anything that might help lead to the tour whomever kiried out those explosions yesterday. and again, 12 cities around boston are closed and active crime scene and as investigators tried to peace together exactly what happened here. nearly a day after two explosions rocked the finish line in the boston marathon, massachusetts governor deval patrick warned bostonians life will be different and at least until an arrest is made. everyone should expect continued heightened police presence and everyone should continuepers continue personally to be vigilant. reporter: two explosions near the finish line about 12 seconds and 100 yards apart shattered windows that sent runners, spectators running for safety. dozens of the wounded were rushed to several boston hospitals. among the dead a