By Adam Brakeadam@fultonsun.com

Drug incidents at Fulton High School are above the state and county average, according to reports released last week by the Missouri Department of Elemen-tary and Secondary Education.

“I wasn’t aware we were above aver-age,” said Todd Gray, secretary of the board of education at the Fulton School District. “If there’s an issue, we need to address it.”

The District Discipline Incident report was released June 1 by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Sec-ondary Education. It shows in 2014-15, Fulton High School led all four public Callaway County high schools in drug incidences with 1.8 incidents per 100 students. In 2013-14, the same number at FHS was 0.3 incidents per 100 stu-dents.

“We never did do anything at the high school,” said Major Roger Rice, Fulton Police Department. Rice said FPD spon-sored elementary level D.A.R.E. pro-

grams, but those were cut two years ago.According to the state report, North

Callaway High School had 0.5 incidents per 100 students in 2014-15, and New Bloomfield and South Callaway high schools had no reported incidents. Ful-ton High School has a higher percentage of drug incidents than Hickman, Doug-lass and Battle high schools in Columbia, the report also stated.

“I would have thought Columbia would have had a bigger (drug) problem,” Rice said. “Fulton may seem like it has a bigger problem than the other high schools, but I just think it’s more reported.”

Numbers in the state report seem to follow a trend of increased county-wide drug activity. According to Lt. Clay Chism of the Callaway County Sheriff’s Department, drug activity in the county has increased.

“Our drug arrests this year are on pace to be slightly higher than last year,” said Chism. “We experience drug issues in all parts of the county.”

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Buyer of Monticello replica a history buff, like 1st owner

A doctor who bought a Connecticut home that’s a replica of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello says he’s a history buff and an admirer of the Founding Fathers.

Dr. John Papale lives in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. He made the high bid of $2.1 million for the home in nearby Somers at auction this week.

He tells the Hartford Courant newspaper he plans on moving his family into the home this year.

He first saw the interior of the 10,000-square-foot mansion at a charity event a month ago and visited several more times.

Friendly’s restaurant chain co-founder S. Prestley Blake is a longtime admirer of Jefferson and had the home built for $7.7 million in 2014 just before his 100th birthday.

Papale says he’s inspired to see the real Monticello in Virginia.

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File photoThe Fulton Street Fair’s car show will be from 1-4 p.m. June 18 at Fifth and Court streets.

Street Fair plans falling togetherBy Jenny Grayeditor@fultonsun.com

Jennell Austin is busy coordinating the 13th annual Fulton Street Fair, “Meet Me at the Fair,” set for June 17 and 18 in the Brick District.

She said while she’s been heavily involved, she’s del-egated a lot of the work to others.

“This is my eighth year. I got roped into it,” Austin said, laughing. “It’s like the Mafia — you can’t leave. But I love it.”

The Fulton Street Fair agenda (fultonstreetfair.com) is jam-packed with two solid days of events. It starts with a 5K/kids’ race on Friday and ends with fireworks at 10 p.m. on Saturday.

“It’s exhausting, and you swear you’ll never do it again, but you do,” Austin added.

Her goal is to get more people involved in creating the annual event, she said.

“We have things for everybody, but I’d like a more diverse group to help,” she added.

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Police release nameof slain Fulton man

Relay for Life

By Jenny Grayeditor@fultonsun.com

A Fulton man found deceased, lying on a rural Johnson County road early Wednes-day, died from gunshot wounds, accord-ing to Warrensburg Police Chief Rich Lockhart, spokes-man for the Missou-ri Rural Major Case Squad.

“We’re not sure where the shoot-ing happened yet,” Lockhart said Fri-day afternoon. “The shooting was the cause of death.”

The deceased man was identified on Friday as Thomas

Noel Craig, 48, of Fulton. No address was given for Craig. Lockhart said he was last seen in Fulton about midnight Tuesday and found almost 5½ hours later near the Blackwater River near Dunksburg — 95 miles almost due west of Fulton.

Craig was a convicted sex offender, according to court and Callaway Coun-ty sheriff’s officials. On April 27, 2015, he pleaded guilty to failure to register as a sex offender after being arrested in Callaway County, according to court documents.

Dunksburg is a small community of a few houses and trailers at the intersection of four counties: Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis and Saline, north of Whiteman Air Force Base.

The original call reporting the body came to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office, but deputies determined at the

Thomas Craig

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Businesswoman’s love of flags flies high

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State report: Drug incidents increase at FHS

By Adam Brakeadam@fultonsun.com

Commuters enjoying an array of historical flags flying on the corner of Sixth and Market streets can thank a local businesswoman.

“My job is to educate the public, whether it’s taxes or history,” said Deby Fitzpatrick, owner of B&N Business Services. “That’s what I do.”

She’s been flying a different flag each day in front of her business on Market Street for the last four years. Fitzpatrick, a self-proclaimed history fanat-ic, said she’s fascinated with the Civil War. Each flag has its own rich history, she added.

“Each one has its own story,” said Fitzpatrick. “I put out the flags to educate the public.”

Displaying the flags started as a marketing tactic to attract clients, she added.

“When we opened our business, I decided the best way to let people know that we were here was

Adam Brake/FULTON SUNEighteen teams and more than 200 participants were on the scene Saturday at the Callaway County Relay for Life held at the Callaway Electric Cooperative in Fulton. According to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life website Saturday afternoon, more than $42,000 had been raised so far to go toward cancer research. The local event had a goal of $47,000.