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Friday, April 19, 2024

Suspect arrested with methamphetamine in ‘high crime area’ of Wildwood

Freddie Lee Labon

A suspect was arrested with methamphetamine in a “high crime area” of Wildwood.

Freddie Lee Labon, 59, of Wildwood was among a group of men standing in front of a vacant duplex near the intersection of Pitt Street and Terry Street shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. The police department has had several complaints of people breaking into the duplex and staying there without authorization. Labon said he was there to see “a friend.”

The Georgia native was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and drug equipment. He was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center on $3,000 bond.

Golf course deserves a failing grade

A Village of Hadley resident recently played an executive golf course that had earned a B- grade in a recent report grade. He says the golf course now deserves a failing grade.

It’s great that Villages-News.com features holes-in-one

A reader from Arkansas is envious that Villages-News.com publishes stories celebrating Villagers’ holes-in-one. He wishes he and his friends could get that kind of recognition where they live.

Roosevelt Executive Golf Course should be downgraded to F grade

A Village of Bradford resident, in a Letter to the Editor, contends the Roosevelt Executive Golf Course has a D grade, but should be an F.

The press is biased against Trump

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Osceola Hills makes the case that the press is biased against former President Trump.

Former Morse South Gate attendant offers a little perspective

A former Morse South Gate attendant, in a Letter to the Editor, offers a little perspective after another letter writer was critical of attendants working that gate.