Regional

A mechanical failure sparked a fire early Wednesday morning at the Ash Grove South cement plant near Branford. Nobody was injured. (COURTESY)

A mechanical failure sparked a fire early Wednesday morning at the Ash Grove South cement plant near Branford. Nobody was injured. (COURTESY)

Fire doused at cement plant

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
BRANFORD — An overnight fire knocked out a machine, but not the operation, at a cement plant in southern Suwannee County. Firefighters from Suwannee County Fire Rescue responded to the Ash Grove South’s Branford plant around 4 a.m.
Flowers and candles are placed outside Robb Elementary School on Wednesday in Uvalde, Texas, to honor the victims killed in Tuesday's shooting at the school. (JAE C. HONG/Associated Press)

Flowers and candles are placed outside Robb Elementary School on Wednesday in Uvalde, Texas, to honor the victims killed in Tuesday's shooting at the school. (JAE C. HONG/Associated Press)

Governor: Texas gunman said he was going to shoot up school

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
UVALDE, Texas — The gunman who massacred 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas warned in online messages sent minutes before the attack that he had shot his grandmother and was going to shoot up a school, the governor said Wednesday.
Branford salutatorian Luke Norton wipes away a tear after presenting loved ones with a flower during commencement exercises Friday night at Buccaneer Stadium. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Branford salutatorian Luke Norton wipes away a tear after presenting loved ones with a flower during commencement exercises Friday night at Buccaneer Stadium. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Branford grads look to write their next chapter

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Monday, May 23, 2022
BRANFORD — Graduates clad in blue robes walked one-by-one across the aluminum stage for three things: a diploma, a handshake and a photo op. Nearly halfway through the 85 high school seniors, however, Principal Terry Huddleston dug into his jacket pockets.
Caroline Simpson, the Suwannee High senior class vice president, walks into Langford Stadium during a downpour Saturday night. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Caroline Simpson, the Suwannee High senior class vice president, walks into Langford Stadium during a downpour Saturday night. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Rain doesn’t damper SHS commencement

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, May 23, 2022
LIVE OAK — The Suwannee High School Class of 2022 follows directions well.