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Garland names special counsel on Trump probes

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, November 19, 2022
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel Friday to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into the presence of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the Jan.

Unemployment rate rises slightly following Ian

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Saturday, November 19, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — Florida saw an uptick in its unemployment rate in October after deadly Hurricane Ian swept through Southwest Florida, while the labor force continues to grow, according to numbers released Friday. The state Department of Economic Opportunity said the unemployment rate was 2.
RareSong, a group using period-appropriate instruments and costumes, will perform Dec. 2 in Live Oak as part of the Friends of Music concert series. (COURTESY)

RareSong, a group using period-appropriate instruments and costumes, will perform Dec. 2 in Live Oak as part of the Friends of Music concert series. (COURTESY)

RareSong brings past to life in concert

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, November 19, 2022
LIVE OAK — The past will come to life through song next month. As part of the Friends of Music concert series, RareSong’s eight musicians will perform at the Covenant First Presbyterian Church, 421 White Avenue SE, in Live Oak. The concert, which is free to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m.
This artist sketch depicts the trial of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, left, as he testifies before U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on charges of seditious conspiracy on Nov. 7. (DANA VERKOUTEREN/Associated Press)

This artist sketch depicts the trial of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, left, as he testifies before U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on charges of seditious conspiracy on Nov. 7. (DANA VERKOUTEREN/Associated Press)

Feds: Oath Keepers sought ‘violent overthrow’

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, November 19, 2022
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON — For weeks leading up to Jan.
Liz Faith will perform at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park on Saturday night from 7-10 p.m. (COURTESY)

Liz Faith will perform at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park on Saturday night from 7-10 p.m. (COURTESY)

Greenwood, Faith playing at SOSMP

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, November 17, 2022
LIVE OAK — A longtime Nashville artist and a young Georgia singer will descend upon the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park this weekend.

Pelosi to step down from House leadership

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, November 17, 2022
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will not seek a leadership position in the new Congress, ending a historic run as the first woman with the gavel and making way for a new generation to steer the party after Democrats lost control of the House to Republicans in the...
Incumbent Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters at an election night party after winning his race for reelection in Tampa. (REBECCA BLACKWELL/Associated Press)

Incumbent Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters at an election night party after winning his race for reelection in Tampa. (REBECCA BLACKWELL/Associated Press)

Judge blocks DeSantis law on barring ‘woke’ education

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, November 17, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge in Florida on Thursday blocked a law pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that restricts certain race-based conversations and analysis in colleges. Tallahassee U.S.
This artist sketch depicts the trial of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and four others charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Oct. 6, 2022. (DANA VERKOUTEREN/AP File)

This artist sketch depicts the trial of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and four others charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Oct. 6, 2022. (DANA VERKOUTEREN/AP File)

Storming Capitol was ‘really stupid,’ Oath Keeper testifies

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, November 17, 2022
WASHINGTON — A former Ohio bar owner who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style stack formation with fellow members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group told jurors Wednesday that it was a “really stupid” decision, saying she got swept up in what seemed to be a “very American moment.
Henry McCray (right) receives a plaque for his four years of service on the Lafayette County Commission from Chairman Anthony Adams at Monday’s meeting. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Henry McCray (right) receives a plaque for his four years of service on the Lafayette County Commission from Chairman Anthony Adams at Monday’s meeting. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Lafayette BOCC frustrated over 2 bid processes

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
MAYO — Rising costs are hitting home for the Lafayette County Board of County Commissioners. At its Monday morning meeting, the commission tabled awarding a bid to wash and paint the Lafayette County Courthouse due to the higher than expected cost.
A manatee floats in the warm water of a Florida Power & Light discharge canal in Fort Lauderdale. (LYNNE SLADKY/Associated Press)

A manatee floats in the warm water of a Florida Power & Light discharge canal in Fort Lauderdale. (LYNNE SLADKY/Associated Press)

Lettuce on the menu to slow manatee starvation

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
ST. PETERSBURG — Lettuce will be on the menu again this year for Florida manatees as part of an effort to slow the starvation deaths of the beloved marine mammals, wildlife officials said Wednesday.