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Bradley prepares for 2026 re-election bid

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Monday, August 15, 2022
After running unopposed this year, Sen. Jennifer Bradley (R-Fleming Island) has taken an initial step toward seeking re-election in 2026. Bradley last month opened a 2026 campaign account in Senate District 6, according to the state Division of Elections website.

Deputy LO clerk blasts ‘bullying’ manager

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, August 12, 2022
LIVE OAK — After nearly two decades with the city, Live Oak’s deputy clerk blistered City Manager George Curtis in her resignation letter earlier this month. Michelle Deas, who resigned after 19 years in the city, said the morale and work environment “has NEVER been as bad as it is now,” in an Aug.
The notice filed by the Justice Department to the U.S. District Court South District of Florida informing the judge that lawyers for former President Donald Trump did not object to the government's motion to unseal the search warrant for Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, is photographed Friday. (JON ELWICK/Associated Press)

The notice filed by the Justice Department to the U.S. District Court South District of Florida informing the judge that lawyers for former President Donald Trump did not object to the government's motion to unseal the search warrant for Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, is photographed Friday. (JON ELWICK/Associated Press)

FBI seized 'top secret' documents from Trump home

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, August 12, 2022
WASHINGTON — The FBI recovered “top secret” and even more sensitive documents from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to court papers released Friday after a federal judge unsealed the warrant that authorized the sudden, unprecedented search this week.

Garland asks court to unseal FBI warrant in Trump search

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, August 11, 2022
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is asking a federal court to unseal the warrant the FBI used to search the Mar-a-Lago estate of former President Donald Trump, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday, acknowledging extraordinary public interest in the case about classified records.
The entrance to the FBI headquarters in Cincinnati is shown. An armed man decked out in body armor tried to breach a security screening area at an FBI field office in Ohio on Thursday, then fled and exchanged gunfire in a standoff with law enforcement, authorities said. (LIZ DUFOUR/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)

The entrance to the FBI headquarters in Cincinnati is shown. An armed man decked out in body armor tried to breach a security screening area at an FBI field office in Ohio on Thursday, then fled and exchanged gunfire in a standoff with law enforcement, authorities said. (LIZ DUFOUR/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)

Man who tried to breach FBI office shot, killed after standoff

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, August 11, 2022
WILMINGTON, Ohio — An armed man clad in body armor who tried to breach the FBI’s Cincinnati office on Thursday was shot and killed by police after he fled the scene and engaged in an hourslong standoff in a rural part of the state, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.

Allen to fill spouse’s term

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
LIVE OAK — The Live Oak City Council vacancy has been filled by a familiar name. At its Tuesday meeting, the council unanimously agreed to appoint Tesie Allen to fill out her late husband Don’s term, which ends in July 2024. Don Allen passed away July 16.
North Florida College’s Bachelor of Science Degree Nursing Class for 2022 included three local students: Taylor Adkins, of Lafayette County; Mary Altman, of Hamilton County; and Jennifer Raulerson, of Suwannee County. (COURTESY)

North Florida College’s Bachelor of Science Degree Nursing Class for 2022 included three local students: Taylor Adkins, of Lafayette County; Mary Altman, of Hamilton County; and Jennifer Raulerson, of Suwannee County. (COURTESY)

NFC honors 20 with BSN pinning ceremony

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
MADISON — Three local students were among North Florida College’s Bachelor of Science Degree Nursing Class of 2022. The college held a traditional pinning ceremony for the graduates on July 26, honored on the state at Van H. Priest Auditorium.