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Current projected path for Tropical Storm Fred. (NOAA)

Current projected path for Tropical Storm Fred. (NOAA)

Tropical Storm Fred makes landfall in Dominican Republic

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tropical Storm Fred made landfall in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, with forecasters warning that heavy rains could cause dangerous flooding and mudslides there and in the neighboring country of Haiti.
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Senate approving H.R. 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. (KENY NISHIMURA/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Senate approving H.R. 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. (KENY NISHIMURA/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

$1T infrastructure bill passes Senate

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
WASHINGTON — With a robust vote after weeks of fits and starts, the Senate approved a $1 trillion infrastructure plan for states coast to coast on Tuesday,  as a rare coalition of Democrats and Republicans joined together to overcome skeptics and deliver a cornerstone of President Joe Biden’s...

Suwannee Schools enjoy ‘smooth’ first day

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
LIVE OAK — Other than the normal first day traffic delays, Superintendent Ted Roush said the Suwannee County School District’s first day of the school year was good. “Everything seemed to go pretty smooth,” Roush said.
A map of the proposed fiber upgrade for Suwannee County, which would connect 8,877 households. (COURTESY)

A map of the proposed fiber upgrade for Suwannee County, which would connect 8,877 households. (COURTESY)

Suwannee eyes $25M internet boost

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, August 9, 2021
LIVE OAK — Suwannee County may soon be pulling into the fast lane of the information superhighway.

Vouchers, lawsuit ratchet up school mask debate

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Friday, August 6, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — The State Board of Education approved an emergency rule Friday that will allow students who experience what officials labeled covid-19 “harassment” to use state-backed vouchers to transfer to private schools or to move to different public schools or districts.