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DeSantis calls for election police

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — Citing unspecified examples of election fraud, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday pledged to create a law enforcement agency to investigate election crimes as part of a new package of voting laws.

Siegmeister license suspended 91 days

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, November 1, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — In custody facing bribery and extortion charges, the Third Judicial Circuit’s former state attorney is no longer able to practice law. The Florida Bar announced Friday that Jeff Siegmeister’s license was suspended for 91 days. The Supreme Court of Florida made the ruling Oct.
Antonio and Dian Canady

Antonio and Dian Canady

Mother, son captured after escape

NEWS STAFF
Monday, November 1, 2021
LIVE OAK — Two weeks after helping her son escape from the Suwannee County Jail, a Troy woman now finds herself behind bars along with him. Suwannee County officers flew to California on Friday night to take Dian Canady, a 64-year-old from Troy, Ala., as well as Antonio Alvarez Martez Canady, 35.
Hunter Ash (from left), Matthew Dickerson and Austin Long graduated from the Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative’s Apprentice Lineworker Program during a ceremony Thursday, becoming journeyman lineworkers. (COURTESY)

Hunter Ash (from left), Matthew Dickerson and Austin Long graduated from the Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative’s Apprentice Lineworker Program during a ceremony Thursday, becoming journeyman lineworkers. (COURTESY)

SVEC graduates 3 from apprentice program

NEWS STAFF
Friday, October 29, 2021
LIVE OAK — Hunter Ash, Matthew Dickerson and Austin Long graduated from the Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative’s Apprentice Lineworker Program at a ceremony held Thursday for their families and friends.
This photo provided by Pfizer shows kid-size doses of its covid-19 vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine on Oct. 29. One more regulatory hurdle remains, as advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will make more detailed recommendations on which youngsters should get vaccinated, with a final decision by the agency’s director expected shortly afterward. (Pfizer via AP FILE)

This photo provided by Pfizer shows kid-size doses of its covid-19 vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine on Oct. 29. One more regulatory hurdle remains, as advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will make more detailed recommendations on which youngsters should get vaccinated, with a final decision by the agency’s director expected shortly afterward. (Pfizer via AP FILE)

FDA paves way for kids to receive Pfizer vaccine

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, October 29, 2021
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer’s covid-19 vaccine.

Virtual school growth spurs funding debate

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Friday, October 29, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — The covid-19 pandemic prompted skyrocketing student enrollment in virtual education, putting a spotlight on competition among Florida providers — and igniting a debate about whether lawmakers should tweak the way public schools are funded as more students take classes online.