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Reedy Creek Improvement District Administrator John Classe, from left, Ed Milgrim, legal counsel, Leila Jammal, Board of Supervisors, Jane Adams, BOS, Larry Hames, President of the BOS, and Don Greer, BOS, meet Wednesday. (WILLIE J. ALLEN JR./Orlando Sentinel/AP)

Reedy Creek Improvement District Administrator John Classe, from left, Ed Milgrim, legal counsel, Leila Jammal, Board of Supervisors, Jane Adams, BOS, Larry Hames, President of the BOS, and Don Greer, BOS, meet Wednesday. (WILLIE J. ALLEN JR./Orlando Sentinel/AP)

Disney government in the dark about effect of law dissolving it

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
LAKE BUENA VISTA — At the first meeting of Walt Disney World’s private government since Florida Gov.

Live Oak Artists Guild hosting Meet and Greet

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
LIVE OAK — The Live Oak Artists Guild is looking to meet — and greet — new artists. LOAG invites artists from all mediums and genres to come to a Meet and Greet on May 7 from 1-4 p.m. at the Live Oak Library, 1848 Ohio Ave. S. The guild, since 1979, has focused mostly on the visual arts.
Tracy Starling and the Kentucky Sleepy Hollow Band will perform their bluegrass music Saturday during the Suwannee River Jam. (COURTESY)

Tracy Starling and the Kentucky Sleepy Hollow Band will perform their bluegrass music Saturday during the Suwannee River Jam. (COURTESY)

Regional artists ready to shine in Jam spotlight

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
LIVE OAK — Years of trying will finally pay off today when the 29th annual Suwannee River Jam kicks off. Kyle Brigham, an O’Brien singer, has long tried to play his way onto one of the Jam’s stages. To no avail. Then, finally, he earned one of the regional artists spots two years ago.

Early voting underway in Live Oak

NEWS STAFF
Monday, April 25, 2022
LIVE OAK — Voting is underway in the City of Live Oak. Early voting for the District 1 and District 4 council seats began Monday and will continue through Saturday at the Suwannee County Judicial Annex, 218 Parshley St. SW. During early voting, polls will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
Family and friends of Tyre Sampson leave items during a vigil in front of the Orlando Free Fall drop tower on March 28. (STEPHEN M. DOWELL/Orlando Sentinel/Associated Press)

Family and friends of Tyre Sampson leave items during a vigil in front of the Orlando Free Fall drop tower on March 28. (STEPHEN M. DOWELL/Orlando Sentinel/Associated Press)

Parents sue after death of teen from Florida ride

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, April 25, 2022
ORLANDO — The parents of a 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from a 430-foot drop-tower ride in central Florida’s tourist district sued its owner, manufacturer and landlord on Monday, claiming they were negligent and failed to provide a safe amusement ride.

DeSantis signs election integrity bill

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Monday, April 25, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — A measure to create a first-of-its-kind office in Florida to investigate voting irregularities, along with making other changes in the state’s elections system, was signed into law Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.