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Jury: O’Steen didn’t conspire

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, June 16, 2022
JACKSONVILLE — A federal jury believes a Dixie County attorney extorted cash from a Lake City businessman, but did not conspire with the former state attorney to do so. Marion Michael O’Steen was found guilty in U.S.
The food pantry at Branford Town Hall is open for those in need in the community to use. Locations in Mayo and Live Oak will open this month as well. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

The food pantry at Branford Town Hall is open for those in need in the community to use. Locations in Mayo and Live Oak will open this month as well. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

DOH hoping pantries provide food access

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
MAYO — Looking to fill a need, the Florida Department of Health in Lafayette and Suwannee counties is now hoping for help in stocking shelves. As part of the department’s Healthiest Weight Florida program, the local health departments saw a need in the communities for access to food. The solution?
A fifth field at the Edward Perry Sportx Complex in Mayo will have lighting thanks to a Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program grant. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

A fifth field at the Edward Perry Sportx Complex in Mayo will have lighting thanks to a Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program grant. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Lafayette BOCC flips switch on complex lighting

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
MAYO — The lights will soon come on for another field at the Edward Perry Sports Complex.
The Suwannee River Water Management District’s 15-county area received more rain in May than its historical average for the month. (COURTESY/Suwannee River Water Management District)

The Suwannee River Water Management District’s 15-county area received more rain in May than its historical average for the month. (COURTESY/Suwannee River Water Management District)

District: May was wetter than normal

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
LIVE OAK — North Central Florida received more rain than normal last month. According to the Suwannee River Water Management District, its 15-county district received an average of 3.77 inches of rain in May. That’s up from the 90-year average from 1932 to 2021 of 3.46 inches.
Emilee Cannon, of Live Oak, gives the student farewell June 11 at Saint Leo University’s commencement ceremony in Savannah, Georgia. Cannon studied at the Lake City Education Center. (COURTESY/St. Leo University)

Emilee Cannon, of Live Oak, gives the student farewell June 11 at Saint Leo University’s commencement ceremony in Savannah, Georgia. Cannon studied at the Lake City Education Center. (COURTESY/St. Leo University)

Cannon addresses Saint Leo grads

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
SAVANNAH, Ga. — They made it through completing tests, papers, and dissertations, juggling family and work obligations, and even living through a worldwide pandemic.

Jan. 6 panel postpones Justice Dept. hearing

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol has postponed a hearing that was to feature dramatic testimony from former Justice Department officials who were pressured by then-President Donald Trump to pursue his false election fraud theories.

Family feud sparks shooting

NEWS STAFF
Monday, June 13, 2022
LIVE OAK — A Live Oak teenager took a family feud into his own hands Monday morning. Upset with a family member, the 15-year-old male teen shot an adult female family member in the left arm while she was sleeping around 10 a.m. before fleeing the residence on 72nd Terrace just west of Live Oak.