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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Old Town man injured
by sturgeon
on Suwannee River
An Old Town man was injured Friday
when he collided with a sturgeon that had
jumped out of the Suwannee River in front
of his boat.
Christopher Jordan Marlo (DOB
09/18/80), received non-life-threatening in-
juries, according to Florida Fish and Wild-
life Conservation Commission (FWC) in-
vestigators.
Marlo was operating the 14-foot john-
boat that belonged to his passenger, John
Garrett Cobb (DOB 06/05/75) of Cross City.
They were just south of Rock Bluff near the
County Road 340 bridge. The two had been
fishing and were headed back to the Gornto
Springs boat ramp, where they had launched
at 7 a.m. According to investigators, the two
were traveling about 10 to 15 mph. At about
10:30 a.m., a sturgeon jumped up in front of
the vessel, striking Marlo. Neither man saw
the fish. However, Cobb reported he saw
something splash off the right side of the
boat and the boat turned hard to the right. He
looked back to see Marlo slumped over the
left side of the vessel. Cobb got Marlo back
into the boat and went to the Rock Bluff
boat ramp, according to FWC investigators.
Inglis AmVets elect new officers
William Crow AmVets Post 447, Inglis held an election for new officers on May
5. The newly-elected officers are: Elisabeth Robbin, Commander; Robert Claxton, 1st Vice;
Barbara Roberts 2nd Vice; Ruth Ruppert, Adjutant; Chuck Cassady, Finance Officer; Marc
Holloway, Judge Advocate; Dave Byrne, Provost Marshall; Mike Tebbetts, Service Officer;
Bernard Gray, Public Relation; Russell Konold, Quarter Master; and Tom Mazur, Trustee.
$25k In Scholarships Award Citrus Graduates
Workforce Connection awarded $25,000 in scholarships to five Citrus County
high school graduates who plan to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, math
(STEM) or an occupation in demand from among one of the region s targeted industry sec-
tors. The scholarship program provides up to $5,000 for graduating high school seniors in
each of the Workforce Connection region s three public school districts for two-year com-
munity college or technical school programs. Read full story on: thenewscaster.com.
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