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NASA’s new moon rocket lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. (JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press)

NASA’s new moon rocket lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. (JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press)

NASA’s mightiest moon rocket lifts off

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
CAPE CANAVERAL  — NASA’s new moon rocket blasted off on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard Wednesday, bringing the U.S. a big step closer to putting astronauts back on the lunar surface for the first time since the end of the Apollo program 50 years ago.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listens at right during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. (J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP File)

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listens at right during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. (J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP File)

McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader: ‘Not going anywhere’

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criticized after a disappointing performance in the midterm elections that kept Senate control with Democrats.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-lago on Nov. 8 in Palm Beach. (ANDREW HARNIK/AP File)

Former President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-lago on Nov. 8 in Palm Beach. (ANDREW HARNIK/AP File)

Trump announces 3rd presidential bid

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
PALM BEACH — Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest.

Man arrested after fondling self on road

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
LIVE OAK — A Wellborn man was arrested Monday afternoon after exposing a woman to his interpretation of a joy ride. A Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office report states a woman had just left the Murphy’s gas station near Walmart around 1:10 p.m.
Suwannee County Chief Deputy Buddy Williams was one of 19 graduates from last week’s Chief Executive Seminar from the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute. (COURTESY)

Suwannee County Chief Deputy Buddy Williams was one of 19 graduates from last week’s Chief Executive Seminar from the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute. (COURTESY)

Suwannee’s Williams graduates from Chief Executive Seminar

NEWS STAFF
Monday, November 14, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — A Suwannee County law enforcement officer is now a Chief Executive Seminar graduate. Buddy Williams, the chief deputy at the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office, was one of 19 chief executives to graduate from the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute course last week.

Subpoenas to seek redistricting docs

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Monday, November 14, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — Plaintiffs challenging the constitutionality of Florida’s new congressional redistricting plan will subpoena documents from a consultant and a lawyer who played roles in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to pass the plan this spring.
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.