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Pair charged after infant hospitalized

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
LIVE OAK — A Live Oak couple faces child neglect charges a month after their infant son was flown to a Gainesville hospital. David Sheffield-Shipley and Ariana Chavez, both 19, were arrested Tuesday on a warrant for child neglect stemming from an Aug. 25 incident.

HCSO: 911 not for venting frustrations

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
JENNINGS — Needing to vent is not a reason to call 911. A Hamilton County man found that out the hard way Tuesday. Stephen Pittman, a 25-year-old from Jennings, was arrested around 7 p.m. Tuesday for misusing the 911 system after making four different calls to 911 within a few minutes.

United Way receives $25K donation for storm relief fund

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
The United Way of Suwannee Valley’s hurricane relief fund received a boost from a natural gas provider. Enbridge, who is a partner in the Sabal Trail Transmission line that cuts through North Florida, donated $25,000 to the United Way’s fund to assist victims from Hurricane Idalia.

Disaster Recovery Centers get new hours

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Disaster Recovery Centers in Columbia and Hamilton counties have a new schedule. Starting this week, the Disaster Recovery Center at the old Lake City Reporter building, 180 E. Duval Street in Lake City, will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy talks to reporters following a House Republican conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/Getty Images/TNS)

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy talks to reporters following a House Republican conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/Getty Images/TNS)

McCarthy ousted as speaker in historic House vote

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Recreation and Parks plans to make improvements at Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park, including replacing the current museum with an interpretive center as well as implement a Civil War Heritage Trail interpretation. (COURTESY)

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Recreation and Parks plans to make improvements at Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park, including replacing the current museum with an interpretive center as well as implement a Civil War Heritage Trail interpretation. (COURTESY)

Olustee State Park may get new museum

NEWS STAFF
Friday, September 29, 2023
OLUSTEE — This week the public has a chance to fire off its shots about planned improvements for the Olustee Battlefield State Park.

Clay rates increase; average bill won’t

NEWS STAFF
Friday, September 29, 2023
For the first time in more than 20 years, Clay Electric Cooperative members will be paying more for their energy rate charge. However Clay said the average bill will not change due to a decrease in the co-op’s power cost adjustment.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a Republican presidential primary debate Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a Republican presidential primary debate Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

DeSantis knocks Trump during GOP debate

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Seven Republican presidential hopefuls gathered at the Reagan Library in California on Wednesday for the second of the party’s primary debates. The contest’s dominant front-runner — former President Donald Trump — skipped the event again.