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A semi truck and trailer crashed into vehicles at the Auto Unique repair shop Tuesday morning in Mayo, pushing them into the Mayo Laundromat. (COURTESY FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL)

A semi truck and trailer crashed into vehicles at the Auto Unique repair shop Tuesday morning in Mayo, pushing them into the Mayo Laundromat. (COURTESY FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL)

Semi crashes, drives vehicles into Mayo Laundromat

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
MAYO — Some additional repair work is going to be needed at an automotive shop in Mayo. A 2016 Freightliner semi truck and trailer drove off U.S. Highway 27 for unknown reasons around 6:30 a.m.
House bill sponsor Chuck Brannan (from left), Gov. Ron DeSantis and Senate bill sponsor Jay Collins pose at Monday’s bill signing event. (COURTESY)

House bill sponsor Chuck Brannan (from left), Gov. Ron DeSantis and Senate bill sponsor Jay Collins pose at Monday’s bill signing event. (COURTESY)

DeSantis signs constitutional carry

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, April 3, 2023
TALLAHASSEE — Permits will no longer be necessary to carry concealed weapons in Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 542 on Monday during a private ceremony in his office. The bill, which was sponsored by Rep.

One killed, three injured in head-on collision

NEWS STAFF
Monday, April 3, 2023
LIVE OAK — A Live Oak man was killed and three others suffered minor injuries in a head-on collision early Sunday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a black sedan was headed west on County Road 250 southwest of Live Oak when it crossed the middle line near 153rd Road around 4:45 a.m.
This photo provided by NASA shows, from left, NASA Astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on March 29, 2023. (JOSH VALCARCEL/NASA via AP)

This photo provided by NASA shows, from left, NASA Astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on March 29, 2023. (JOSH VALCARCEL/NASA via AP)

1st moon crew in 50 years includes woman, Black astronaut

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, April 3, 2023
NASA on Monday named the four astronauts who will fly around the moon late next year, including the first woman and the first African American assigned to a lunar mission.
Former President Donald Trump’s aides and legal team exit his plane Monday in New York. Trump arrived for his expected booking and arraignment on charges arising from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign. (FRANK FRANKLIN II/Associated Press)

Former President Donald Trump’s aides and legal team exit his plane Monday in New York. Trump arrived for his expected booking and arraignment on charges arising from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign. (FRANK FRANKLIN II/Associated Press)

Trump returns to New York to face charges in probe

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, April 3, 2023
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump flew Monday from Florida to New York for his historic booking and arraignment on hush money charges, as the nation’s largest city bolstered security and warned potential protesters it was “not a playground for your misplaced anger.
Jared Lee, a fifth-generation Florida cracker cowboy, will be operating his cowdog training and horse training operations off his father’s ranch in Suwannee County. (COURTESY)

Jared Lee, a fifth-generation Florida cracker cowboy, will be operating his cowdog training and horse training operations off his father’s ranch in Suwannee County. (COURTESY)

TV star, champion dog trainer is coming home to Live Oak

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, March 31, 2023
LURAVILLE — A reality TV star is roping up his cowboy business and coming back home. Jared Lee, the Suwannee County native that starred on the first season of Ultimate Cowboy Showdown in 2019, is moving back to North Florida this summer.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (EVAN VUCCI/Associated Press)

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (EVAN VUCCI/Associated Press)

Trump scheduled for Tuesday arraignment

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, March 31, 2023
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump will be arraigned Tuesday after his indictment in Manhattan, his formal surrender and arrest presenting the historic, shocking scene of a former U.S. commander in chief forced to stand before a judge. Court officials confirmed the timing Friday.

Permitless carry bill heads to DeSantis

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, March 30, 2023
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would allow people to carry guns without concealed-weapons licenses, sending the issue to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time as he smiles while speaking at Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 15, 2022, Palm Beach. (AP FILE)

Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time as he smiles while speaking at Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 15, 2022, Palm Beach. (AP FILE)

Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, March 30, 2023
NEW YORK — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, prosecutors and defense lawyers said Thursday, making him the first former U.S. president to face a criminal charge and jolting his bid to retake the White House next year.