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Suicidal youth arrested for attack on sister |
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Written by Joel Addington
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 14:47 |
 Joseph Chambers An 18-year-old Olustee youth, who allegedly attacked his younger sister with a kitchen knife July 19, turned the weapon on himself, cutting up his arms and leg during the mid-day incident, police reported this week.
Joseph M. Chambers faces a felony domestic violence charge for aggravated battery against his 15-year-old sister.
When Deputy Kevin Jenkins responded to their Shaw Street address in reference to a suicide attempt about 11:55 am, he said the suspect was slicing his left arm with what the officer described as a large knife.
The officer noted several bleeding cuts to the young man’s arms, leg and thumb.
“I want to kill myself,” Mr. Chambers’ said, according to Deputy Jenkins’ report.
After the suspect was taken to the emergency room for treatment, Mr. Chambers’ sister recounted the struggle that occurred some 30 minutes before police arrived.
She said Mr. Chambers was sitting on the porch when she returned home from work because he’s not permitted inside without parental supervision due to previous incidents of domestic violence and a rape attempt.
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Last Updated on Friday, 30 July 2010 10:15 |
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Examining rural children's health: the National Children's Study |
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Written by Joel Addington
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 14:26 |
 Dr. Mark Hudak discusses the early stages of the study. Also pictured is health department director Kerry Dunlavey. Thousands will participate, but millions will benefit.
That’s the slogan that public health officials hope will convince women of child-bearing age to enroll in a nationwide children's health study that will last 21 years and involve some 100,000 kids.
Recruitment will begin in Baker County next month.
The research study is designed to examine a host of factors that contribute to a child’s health into adulthood, both before and after birth.
Samples will be taken from the natural and man-made environments in which children grow up. Their biological make-up and cultural and socio-economic influences will be assessed.
And all of the information will be studied and correlated across the country with the goal of improving the health and well-being of children.
Dr. Mark Hudak, chief of the neonatology division at UF-Shands Jacksonville, is the lead investigator for the study in Baker County, which is the only rural county in Florida included in National Institutes of Health [NIH] sponsored National Children’s Study.
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Last Updated on Friday, 30 July 2010 08:03 |
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BCDC loses millions despite more inmates |
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Written by Joel Addington
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 14:40 |
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Sheriff’s office and county officials have said many times, both publicly and privately, that the Baker County Commission and Baker Correctional Development Corporation [BCDC] are separate entities largely independent from one another.
But both are suffering revenue shortfalls and the BCDC’s operating losses aren’t helping the county’s dependence on reserves.
The deficit in the fund that pays for housing local inmates is expected to top $3.4 million for the 2010-11 fiscal year beginning October 1.
Reducing the number of county inmates at the BCDC-owned jail north of Macclenny is the only way to reduce the deficit, short of raising taxes.
The BCDC, by contrast, needs more inmates to reduce it’s projected deficit, which is $1.2 million in the coming fiscal year, according to the budget approved by the nonprofit corporation’s board of directors July 21. The BCDC has no taxing authority.
The deficit is mostly on paper though.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 29 July 2010 09:30 |
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