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Columbia grad rate drops below 90%

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, January 16, 2023
MAYO — The Lafayette County School District remains the state’s best at graduating students. For the firth straight year, Lafayette County posted the top graduation rate in Florida at 97.6%, according to data released by the Florida Department of Education.
A 2004 Ford Explorer crashed into Hometown Jewelry and Loan Saturday. (COURTESY)

A 2004 Ford Explorer crashed into Hometown Jewelry and Loan Saturday. (COURTESY)

Crash into building kills Live Oak driver

NEWS STAFF
Monday, January 16, 2023
LIVE OAK — A Live Oak man was killed early Saturday when he crashed into a downtown building. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 57-year-old Live Oak man drove off Ohio Avenue (U.S. Highway 129) around 3:30 a.m.

Fort White man gets 10 years for firearm possession

NEWS STAFF
Monday, January 16, 2023
GAINESVILLE — A Fort White man faces 10 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm during a 2021 disturbance. Trevis Strawder, 28, pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in October. Jason Coody, the U.S.

House GOP demands visitor logs in Biden classified docs case

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, January 16, 2023
WASHINGTON — Newly empowered House Republicans on Sunday demanded the White House turn over all information related to its searches that have uncovered classified documents at President Joe Biden’s home and former office in the wake of more records found at his Delaware residence.
A Live Oak man died in an accident Saturday morning when his vehicle crashed into Hometown Jewelry and Loan in downtown Live Oak. (COURTESY)

A Live Oak man died in an accident Saturday morning when his vehicle crashed into Hometown Jewelry and Loan in downtown Live Oak. (COURTESY)

Live Oak man killed, crashed into building

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, January 14, 2023
LIVE OAK - A Live Oak man was killed early Saturday when he crashed into a downtown building. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 57-year-old Live Oak man drove off Ohio Avenue (U.S. Highway 129) around 3:30 a.m.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has notified Congress that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to ‘extraordinary measures’ to avoid default. (ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE)

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has notified Congress that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to ‘extraordinary measures’ to avoid default. (ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE)

Yellen: U.S. close to hitting debt limit

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, January 13, 2023
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress on Friday that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default.
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday in Washington, as John Lausch, the U.S. Attorney in Chicago, looks on. (MANUEL BALCE CENETA/Associated Press)

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday in Washington, as John Lausch, the U.S. Attorney in Chicago, looks on. (MANUEL BALCE CENETA/Associated Press)

Biden, Trump cases pull DOJ toward politics

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, January 13, 2023
WASHINGTON — In naming a special counsel to investigate the presence of classified documents at President Joe Biden’s Delaware home and former Washington office, Attorney General Merrick Garland described the appointment as underscoring the Justice Department’s commitment to independence and...

Lower citrus forecast ‘not unexpected’

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Friday, January 13, 2023
TALLAHASSEE — Florida citrus growers took another hit Thursday, more than three months after Hurricane Ian swept through the heart of the industry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reduced a production forecast for the current growing season by 10% for oranges and 16.