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Ausley, Simon spar over multiple issues

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — A closely watched race for a North Florida state Senate seat long held by Democrats continued to heat up Monday, as incumbent Loranne Ausley and Republican challenger Corey Simon went toe-to-toe on guns, abortion and education issues.
Loretta Lynn waves to the crowd after performing during the Americana Music Honors and Awards show Sept. 17, 2014. She died Tuesday at her home. She was 90. (MARK ZALESKI/Associated Press)

Loretta Lynn waves to the crowd after performing during the Americana Music Honors and Awards show Sept. 17, 2014. She died Tuesday at her home. She was 90. (MARK ZALESKI/Associated Press)

Loretta Lynn, country queen, dies

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90.
Stewart Rhodes, the founder of Oath Keepers, speaks during a gun rights rally at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Conn., April 20, 2013. (JARED RAMSDELL/Journal Inquirer via AP)

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of Oath Keepers, speaks during a gun rights rally at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Conn., April 20, 2013. (JARED RAMSDELL/Journal Inquirer via AP)

Oath Keepers trial: Jan. 6 was ‘rebellion,’ prosecutor says

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, October 3, 2022
WASHINGTON — The founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates planned an “armed rebellion” to keep President Donald Trump in power, a federal prosecutor contended Monday as the most serious case yet went to trial in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Responders from the de Moya Group survey damage to the bridge leading to Pine Island to start building temporary access to the island in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Sunday in Matlacha. The only bridge to the island is heavily damaged so it can only be reached by boat or air. (GERALD HERBERT/Associated Press)

Responders from the de Moya Group survey damage to the bridge leading to Pine Island to start building temporary access to the island in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Sunday in Matlacha. The only bridge to the island is heavily damaged so it can only be reached by boat or air. (GERALD HERBERT/Associated Press)

Feds vow major aid for Hurricane Ian victims amid rescues

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, October 2, 2022
FORT MYERS — With the death toll from Hurricane Ian rising and hundreds of thousands of people without power in Florida and the Carolinas, U.S. officials vowed Sunday to unleash a massive amount of federal disaster aid as crews scrambled to rescue people stranded by the storm.
The Lawson Trio will open the Friends of Music’s concert season Friday night in Live Oak. (COURTESY)

The Lawson Trio will open the Friends of Music’s concert season Friday night in Live Oak. (COURTESY)

The Lawson Trio returns to Live Oak

NEWS STAFF
Friday, September 30, 2022
LIVE OAK — The Friends of Music’s 2022-2023 concert season is just about ready for first pitch. The Lawson Trio will be returning to Live Oak next Friday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. All are invited to attend the free concert at Covenant First Presbyterian Church, 421 White Avenue in Live Oak.
Damaged homes and businesses are seen in Fort Myers Beach on Thursday following Hurricane Ian. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Damaged homes and businesses are seen in Fort Myers Beach on Thursday following Hurricane Ian. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Hurricane Ian heads for Carolinas after pounding Florida

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, September 30, 2022
CHARLESTON, S.C.  — A revived Hurricane Ian set its sights on South Carolina’s coast Friday and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods after the megastorm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and left people trapped in their homes.
This aerial photo shows damaged homes and debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Thursday in Fort Myers. (WILFREDO LEE/Associated Press)

This aerial photo shows damaged homes and debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Thursday in Fort Myers. (WILFREDO LEE/Associated Press)

Many trapped in Florida as Ian heads toward South Carolina

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, September 29, 2022
PUNTA GORDA — Rescue crews waded through flooded streets and used boats Thursday in a scramble to save people trapped after Hurricane Ian destroyed a cross-section of Florida and brought torrential rains that inundated more communities.