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DOH faces challenge on pot licenses

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Thursday, November 3, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — Heeding a legal blueprint laid out by an appellate judge, a Tampa-based orchid grower has filed a lawsuit accusing the Florida Department of Health of violating the state Constitution by delaying the issuance of nearly two-dozen medical marijuana licenses.
The national champion Lafayette FFA parliamentary procedure team poses with its plaque outside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis last week. Team members include Seth Chandler, Jaley Moseley, McKenzie Winburn, Ella Hancock, Jalen Hill and Cason Driver. (COURTESY)

The national champion Lafayette FFA parliamentary procedure team poses with its plaque outside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis last week. Team members include Seth Chandler, Jaley Moseley, McKenzie Winburn, Ella Hancock, Jalen Hill and Cason Driver. (COURTESY)

Lafayette FFA makes history with national title

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
MAYO — Lafayette FFA made history in Indianapolis last week. The Lafayette FFA’s parliamentary procedure team’s national championship in its Leadership Development event was the program’s first national CDE/LDE win.

Landfill blaze doused, contained

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
WINFIELD — An early morning fire at the Winfield Solid Waste Facility burned for hours until it was smothered out by county public works and solid waste facility employees mid-day Wednesday afternoon.

Live Oak shooting suspect captured

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
LIVE OAK — A Sanford man was arrested Tuesday night in Union County after authorities say he shot into a Live Oak home. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Malik Bellesen, 19, was arrested for shooting into an occupied dwelling.

Early voting runs through Saturday

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Early voting for the November elections is starting to pick up the pace, and different counties are starting to see how both state and local races are shaping up. According to the Columbia County Supervisor of Elections website, 9,811 voters had submitted their ballots through Wednesday.
Members of the Oath Keepers on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP FILE)

Members of the Oath Keepers on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP FILE)

Witness: Oath Keepers head tried to reach Trump

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
WASHINGTON — Days after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes tried to get a message to then-President Donald Trump that urged him to fight to stay in power and “save the republic,” according to trial testimony on Wednesday.

LO shooting suspect captured

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
LIVE OAK — A Sanford man was arrested Tuesday night in Union County after authorities say he shot into a Live Oak home. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Malik Bellesen, 19, was arrested for shooting into an occupied dwelling.

UF Trustees unanimously approve Sasse

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
GAINESVILLE — The University of Florida Board of Trustees on Tuesday unanimously approved U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as the panel’s pick to be the school’s next president, as the Nebraska Republican pledged to practice “political celibacy” if he ultimately gets the job.

Gas prices to jump as ‘holiday’ ends

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Monday, October 31, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — Florida motorists can expect to pay more at the pump as the state’s month-long gas tax “holiday” ends. The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas Monday stood at $3.29, about a dime cheaper than at the start of October.

Supreme Court to weigh bar accident case

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Monday, October 31, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — After an appeals court rejected a $28.6 million judgment, the Florida Supreme Court on Monday said it will take up a case involving catastrophic injuries suffered by an 18-year-old woman after two Tallahassee bars served underage drinkers.