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NASA’s moon rocket sits at Kennedy Space Center on Monday in Cape Canaveral. Hurricane Nicole’s high winds last week caused a 10-foot section of caulking to peel away near the capsule at the top of the rocket. (BILL INGALLS/NASA via AP)

NASA’s moon rocket sits at Kennedy Space Center on Monday in Cape Canaveral. Hurricane Nicole’s high winds last week caused a 10-foot section of caulking to peel away near the capsule at the top of the rocket. (BILL INGALLS/NASA via AP)

Moon rocket launch on track

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, November 14, 2022
CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA remained on track for Wednesday’s planned liftoff of its new moon rocket, after determining that hurricane damage provided little extra risk to the test flight.
Arise Coffee, shown at a previous Taste of Suwannee event, will be one of the food vendors at this year’s Suwannee Education Foundation fundraiser on Tuesday. (FILE)

Arise Coffee, shown at a previous Taste of Suwannee event, will be one of the food vendors at this year’s Suwannee Education Foundation fundraiser on Tuesday. (FILE)

Taste of Suwannee serving up food, funds

JAMIE WACHTER
Saturday, November 12, 2022
LIVE OAK — There will be more than tasty treats on the menu Tuesday at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. At the Suwannee Education Foundation’s Taste of Suwannee, support for the students and teachers within the Suwannee County School District will also be served.
NASA’s new moon rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B Friday in Cape Canaveral. (CHRIS O’MEARA/Associated Press)

NASA’s new moon rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B Friday in Cape Canaveral. (CHRIS O’MEARA/Associated Press)

NASA: Moon rocket set for first flight

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, November 12, 2022
CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA’s moon rocket needs only minor repairs after enduring a hurricane at the pad and is on track for its first test flight next week, a top official said Friday.
Vice President Kamala Harris lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during the National Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery, on Friday in Arlington, Va. (MANUEL BALCE CENETA/Associated Press)

Vice President Kamala Harris lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during the National Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery, on Friday in Arlington, Va. (MANUEL BALCE CENETA/Associated Press)

Harris: Veterans ‘best of America’

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, November 12, 2022
WASHINGTON — Under gray clouds and pouring rain at Arlington National Cemetery, Vice President Kamala Harris told the nation’s veterans Friday their work makes America stronger, as the administration announced new support for children who live with wounded service members.
Homes are damaged and collapsed after the shore on which they stood was swept away following the passage of Hurricane Nicole Thursday in Wilbur-By-The-Sea. (REBECCA BLACKWELL/Associated Press)

Homes are damaged and collapsed after the shore on which they stood was swept away following the passage of Hurricane Nicole Thursday in Wilbur-By-The-Sea. (REBECCA BLACKWELL/Associated Press)

Rains from Nicole douse eastern U.S.

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, November 12, 2022
WILBUR-BY-THE-SEA — Heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Nicole covered the eastern United States from Georgia to the Canadian border Friday while hundreds of people on a hard-hit stretch of Florida’s coast wondered when, or if, they could return to their homes.

Sasse ratified as UF president

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — Republican U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse on Wednesday was confirmed as the incoming president of the University of Florida, as several members of the state university system’s Board of Governors defended Sasse amid student and faculty opposition.

McCray elected to third term on school board

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
MAYO — Marion McCray doesn’t have much time to catch her breath. Re-elected to the Lafayette County School Board for a third time in a runoff election Tuesday night, McCray will now be sworn in Tuesday night. It’s a bit of a whirlwind following a long process to get here.
Alecia Swinson, a Lafayette County 4-H youth, won a $1,500 scholarship for her ‘Hawaiian pork chops’ in the state 4-H Tailgating competition. (COURTESY)

Alecia Swinson, a Lafayette County 4-H youth, won a $1,500 scholarship for her ‘Hawaiian pork chops’ in the state 4-H Tailgating competition. (COURTESY)

Lafayette’s Swinson wins state cookout with ‘Hawaiian pork chops’

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
MAYO — Teenage master grillers from across the state met at the University of Florida campus Saturday, but a Lafayette County youth stood above the rest.
Incumbent Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis holds his son Mason as he celebrates winning reelection, at an election night party Tuesday in Tampa. (REBECCA BLACKWELL/Associated Press)

Incumbent Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis holds his son Mason as he celebrates winning reelection, at an election night party Tuesday in Tampa. (REBECCA BLACKWELL/Associated Press)

DeSantis defeats Crist, wins 2nd term as Florida governor

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
​​​​​​TALLAHASSEE — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis won reelection to a second term Tuesday in a dominant victory over Democrat Charlie Crist, bolstering his rise as a prominent GOP star with potential White House ambitions.