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De Broughton and farmers from around north Florida recently formed a pact to use about 30 pounds of fertilizer less per acre of crops at an impromptu conference. (COURTESY)

De Broughton and farmers from around north Florida recently formed a pact to use about 30 pounds of fertilizer less per acre of crops at an impromptu conference. (COURTESY)

Teaming up for a Sustainable Suwannee

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Corn growers in the heart of Florida family farm country took a big personal risk this year to keep the Suwannee River a little cleaner. They cut fertilizer use by hundreds of thousands of pounds so less would sink past their plants and into the aquifer and river we rely on for drinking water.
Nurse Lydia Holly prepares a child's covid-19 vaccine dose on Nov. 3, 2021, at Children's National Hospital in Washington. (AP File)

Nurse Lydia Holly prepares a child's covid-19 vaccine dose on Nov. 3, 2021, at Children's National Hospital in Washington. (AP File)

Pfizer asks FDA to allow covid-19 vaccine for kids under 5

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
WASHINGTON — Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its covid-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March.

Incest chatroom admin sentenced to 20 years

NEWS STAFF
Monday, January 31, 2022
JACKSONVILLE — A Lake City man that oversaw a chatroom dedicated to “daughters and daddies” child sexual abuse has been sentenced in federal court. John Thomas Jackson, a 45-year-old, was sentenced Thursday by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan in U.S.

Man charged for calling 911 for a ride

NEWS STAFF
Monday, January 31, 2022
LIVE OAK — Needing a ride is not an emergency. According to a Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office report, a West Palm Beach man learned that lesson during the overnight hours Monday, leading to his arrest after repeated calls to 911.

Florida bill would make protesting outside homes illegal

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, January 31, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — Protests by anti-maskers at the home of a school board member and at the house where the parents of murder victim Gabby Petito’s boyfriend lived were cited before a Florida Senate committee unanimous approved a bill Monday to make such disturbances illegal.
Kary Black (left) reacts after hearing her named called as the Suwannee County Teacher of the Year on Thursday. (PAUL BUCHANON/Special to the Reporter)

Kary Black (left) reacts after hearing her named called as the Suwannee County Teacher of the Year on Thursday. (PAUL BUCHANON/Special to the Reporter)

Black takes cake as Teacher of the Year

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, January 28, 2022
LIVE OAK — In teaching culinary arts at Suwannee High School, Kary Black found the right ingredients to produce cook up a major award. Throw in some fun ideas, mix in a supportive administration and willing students and blend it with love and care for those students, and, voila!
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon on Friday in Washington. (ALEX BRANDON/Associated Press)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon on Friday in Washington. (ALEX BRANDON/Associated Press)

Austin says Putin now has full range of options in Ukraine

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, January 28, 2022
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday the buildup of Russian forces along Ukraine’s border has reached the point where President Vladimir Putin now has a complete range of military options, including actions short of a full-scale invasion.