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DEP wants feedback on springs projects

NEWS STAFF
Monday, June 13, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — The public has its say this month on potential springs restoration projects. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is accepting comments through June 30 on projects under consideration for funding in FY 2022-23.

Suwannee County lands ‘Shark’ with land deal

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, June 10, 2022
LIVE OAK — Suwannee County officials hope another bite will soon be taken out of their catalyst site. During a special meeting Thursday morning, the Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a development agreement to sell 27.
Non-perishable food, first-aid items, toiletries and clean water are among the items recommended to carry among other hurricane supplies. (COURTESY/UF/IFAS Photography)

Non-perishable food, first-aid items, toiletries and clean water are among the items recommended to carry among other hurricane supplies. (COURTESY/UF/IFAS Photography)

Finding the right tools for hurricane season

NEWS STAFF
Friday, June 10, 2022
UF/IFAS Hurricane season launched June 1, and the first glimpses of stormy weather already passed through parts of the Sunshine State. As prices continue to increase, people will have to pay more for everything, including storm supplies.

Citrus production at eight decade low

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Friday, June 10, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — With the state pouring millions of dollars into research and marketing efforts, Florida’s citrus industry is approaching the end of the 2021-2022 growing season with its lowest production since around the start of World War II. The U.S.
Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., gives her opening remarks as Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., left, looks on, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol on Thursday in Washington. (J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/Associated Press)

Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., gives her opening remarks as Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., left, looks on, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol on Thursday in Washington. (J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/Associated Press)

Capitol riot panel: Trump to blame for 1/6 ‘attempted coup’

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, June 9, 2022
WASHINGTON — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president's effort to overturn the 2020 election.

Suwannee lassos land near arena

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
LIVE OAK — Looking to lasso some development for the south end of the county, Suwannee County officials agreed to pay a steep price. At Tuesday’s Suwannee County Board of County Commission meeting, the commissioners unanimously OKd the purchase of 32 acres on U.S.

NFC names spring academic honorees

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
MADISON — More than 100 North Florida College Sentinels earned academic honors for the spring 2022 semester, including a number of students from Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee counties. Students earning President’s List honors are those full-time NFC students who earned a GPA of 3.