Anchor Leigh Moody leaves Bay News 9; GM Mike Pumo steps down from WFLA

Palm Harbor native Leigh Moody was fired from her anchor job at 24-hour local cable newschannel Bay News 9 on Monday. Both Moody and officials at Bay News 9 declined to provide specifics, saying it was an internal personnel decision, though the anchor acknowledged she wasn't the first local TV personality to lose a job in recent months."I don't think this is anything surprising, given the current economic state," said Moody, who anchored weeknights and overnights on the newschannel, featured on the Bright House Networks cable system.The newschannel has already posted notices seeking a replacement, indicating cost cutting may not have been an issue. Moody, a broadcast journalism...
Scottsburg Man Guilty Of Attempted Malicious Wounding

Laura Leigh Moody, 20, of Alton, had three charges against her nol prossed upon a motion by the Commonwealth last week.Charges nol prossed included two separate charges for possessing a DMV document violation, and one for altering/forging a DMV registration.• Michelle Newman, 37, of South Boston, pleaded guilty last week to four felony and three misdemeanor charges.Felony charges included two for forgery to the prejudice of Marvin Bowman, and two for passing a forged check, and misdemeanor charges included two for obtaining money under false pretenses and one for petty larceny.Pursuant to a plea agreement with the Commonwealth, the court sent...