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State drops DUI charge against suspended mayor

by Joel Allen

Posted: 03.15.2011 at 1:42 PM Updated: 03.22.2011 at 6:05 PM

Retha Pierce learned in court Tuesday that the DUI charge against her was dropped. / Joel Allen

The suspended mayor of Atlantic Beach has been cleared of a drunk driving charge. Toxicology tests for Retha Pierce came back negative for alcohol or other drugs, so the Marion County solicitor's office dropped the charge.

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