Regional

Wellborn man hit, killed on Interstate 75

NEWS STAFF
Friday, December 15, 2023
GAINESVILLE — A Wellborn man was hit and killed while walking along Interstate 75 in Gainesville on Thursday. According to a Florida Highway Patrol release, a tractor trailer headed north on I-75 just past the Archer Road interchange hit the 50-year-old Wellborn man around 4:45 p.m.

District: North Florida enjoyed wet November

NEWS STAFF
Friday, December 15, 2023
LIVE OAK — North Florida experienced a wetter November than normal, according to the Suwannee River Water Management District. According to the district’s hydrologic conditions report for November, the district’s average rainfall in November was 3.
The Lafayette County School District earned a fifth consecutive 'A' grade from the Florida Department of Education on Monday. (COURTESY)

The Lafayette County School District earned a fifth consecutive 'A' grade from the Florida Department of Education on Monday. (COURTESY)

Lafayette schools earn top grade in state

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
MAYO — The Lafayette County School District doesn’t have a secret formula for earning top grades in the Florida Department of Education’s School Grades.
Santa Claus rides in the Live Oak Christmas parade last year. This year's parade, which was originally scheduled for Dec. 2, has been moved again to Friday due to inclement weather forecast Saturday. (FILE)

Santa Claus rides in the Live Oak Christmas parade last year. This year's parade, which was originally scheduled for Dec. 2, has been moved again to Friday due to inclement weather forecast Saturday. (FILE)

Live Oak parade moved to Friday

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
LIVE OAK — The Live Oak Christmas parade is on the move once more. The lighted parade, which follows the final day of the annual Christmas on the Square festival, was postponed from its Dec. 2 date due to the threat of inclement weather.
FBLA students from Lafayette, Columbia, Hamilton County, Bell and Trenton chapters met Dec. 1 for a leadership day in Mayo. (COURTESY)

FBLA students from Lafayette, Columbia, Hamilton County, Bell and Trenton chapters met Dec. 1 for a leadership day in Mayo. (COURTESY)

Inaugural FBLA leadership day event a success

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
MAYO — The Lafayette FBLA chapter recently hosted the area’s first leadership day in partnership with other district chapters. Joining Lafayette FBLA at the Lafayette 4H classroom were chapters from Columbia, Hamilton County, Bell and Trenton.
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a meet and greet on Dec. 7 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (CHARLIE NEIBERGALL/Associated Press)

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a meet and greet on Dec. 7 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (CHARLIE NEIBERGALL/Associated Press)

DeSantis goes after Trump on abortion, covid, border wall in Iowa town hall

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Donald Trump “flip-flipped” on abortion, overreached in response to covid-19 and failed to uphold his campaign pledge to get Mexico to pay for a wall on the southern U.S. border, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday in Iowa.

House approves Biden impeachment inquiry

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president.

Live Oak man killed in rollover crash Friday

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
LURAVILLE — A Live Oak man was killed Friday afternoon when his truck overturned in western Suwannee County and hit a fence. According to a Florida Highway Patrol release, a 55-year-old Live Oak man was headed north on State Road 51 around 3:44 p.m.