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The Lafayette County Courthouse should have its clock tower back on top in two weeks after a delay in preparations to complete the restoration project. (FILE)

The Lafayette County Courthouse should have its clock tower back on top in two weeks after a delay in preparations to complete the restoration project. (FILE)

Clock tower’s return to Mayo slowed down

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
MAYO — Time has slowed down on the Lafayette County Courthouse getting its clock tower back. According to Steve Land, the county’s clerk of court and comptroller, the crane to restore the clock tower to the top of the courthouse has been delayed.
Scott Sadler, Lafayette County’s public works director, said his crews would be beautifying the town ahead of the July 4 celebration. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Scott Sadler, Lafayette County’s public works director, said his crews would be beautifying the town ahead of the July 4 celebration. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Putting a shine on Lafayette County

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
MAYO — The landscape of the Town of Mayo is getting a quick makeover ahead of the Independence Day weekend. The Lafayette Board of County Commissioners met Monday afternoon to discuss several items of importance coming up.
White Springs resident Randolph Keen speaks during the public comment portion of Tuesday’s meeting on internet cafes in the town. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

White Springs resident Randolph Keen speaks during the public comment portion of Tuesday’s meeting on internet cafes in the town. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

White Springs goes all in on internet cafes

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
WHITE SPRINGS — The population of White Springs was ready to ante up. Now the town’s council is finally pushing all-in. The White Springs Town Council unanimously approved an ordinance at its Tuesday meeting allowing internet cafes and other gaming devices to be operated within the city limits.
Cassidy Hutchinson, a top former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, is sworn-in as she testifies during the sixth hearing by the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 insurrection on Tuesday in Washington, DC. (BRANDON BELL/Getty Images/TNS)

Cassidy Hutchinson, a top former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, is sworn-in as she testifies during the sixth hearing by the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 insurrection on Tuesday in Washington, DC. (BRANDON BELL/Getty Images/TNS)

Aide: Trump wanted to join Jan. 6 crowd

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump rebuffed his own security’s warnings about armed protesters in the Jan.
Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, arrives to testify as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, on Tuesday at the Capitol in Washington. (JACQUELYN MARTIN/Associated Press)

Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, arrives to testify as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, on Tuesday at the Capitol in Washington. (JACQUELYN MARTIN/Associated Press)

Aide: Trump dismissed Jan. 6 threats, wanted to join crowd

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump rebuffed his own security’s warnings about armed protesters in the Jan.
Ryan Bartkus, a PACE program director, discussed the economic development financing tool with the Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners last week. (FILE)

Ryan Bartkus, a PACE program director, discussed the economic development financing tool with the Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners last week. (FILE)

Suwannee board OKs new PACE program

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, June 27, 2022
LIVE OAK — A western Suwannee County business may have found another avenue to pluck financing for an $18.5 million resiliency project.
Joe Kennedy, a former assistant football coach at Bremerton High School in Bremerton, Wash., poses for a photo March 9, 2022, at the school's football field. (TED S. WARREN/AP File)

Joe Kennedy, a former assistant football coach at Bremerton High School in Bremerton, Wash., poses for a photo March 9, 2022, at the school's football field. (TED S. WARREN/AP File)

SCOTUS backs coach in praying on field after games

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, June 27, 2022
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday that a high school football coach who knelt and prayed on the field after games was protected by the Constitution, a decision that opponents said would open the door to “much more coercive prayer” in public schools.