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Graham confirmed to federal education post

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Former Florida Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Graham was confirmed Wednesday by the U.S. Senate as assistant secretary for legislation and congressional affairs in the U.S. Department of Education. Graham, an attorney, represented the Tallahassee area and other parts of North Florida in the U.S.
A lawsuit filed by the Department of Economic Opportunity claims Klausner failed to live up to its deal. (Suwannee Democrat)

A lawsuit filed by the Department of Economic Opportunity claims Klausner failed to live up to its deal. (Suwannee Democrat)

State wants $3M back from Klausner

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — The former owner of a Suwannee County sawmill may have to cut a big check to the State of Florida. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Leon County Circuit Court seeking to recoup $3 million in incentives provided to Klausner Holding USA, Inc.

Rock tosser faces assault charge

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
LIVE OAK — Driving late Monday morning in northeastern Suwannee County, a car didn’t hit a rock but was rather hit by a rock. According to the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office, a pair of victims said while driving on Wiggins Road just before 11 a.m.
First Lady Casey DeSantis speaks during a roundtable discussion regarding mental health at the downtown Tampa Firefighter Museum on Dec. 11, 2020. (ICY CEBALLO/TNS)

First Lady Casey DeSantis speaks during a roundtable discussion regarding mental health at the downtown Tampa Firefighter Museum on Dec. 11, 2020. (ICY CEBALLO/TNS)

Florida first lady Casey DeSantis has breast cancer

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, October 4, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — Florida first lady Casey DeSantis has breast cancer, her husband Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday. DeSantis, 41, is the mother of the couple’s three children, the youngest of whom was born after the governor took office in January 2019.
Members of the 868 Engineering Construction Company prepare to ‘case the colors’ on Saturday. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Members of the 868 Engineering Construction Company prepare to ‘case the colors’ on Saturday. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Guardsmen deployed to Mexico border

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, October 4, 2021
LIVE OAK — The National Guard Armory was full Saturday. Friends and family — and top Florida National Guard officials — all filed in to say farewell to the 868 Engineering Construction Company.

CRA narrows candidates to 3, maybe

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, October 1, 2021
LIVE OAK — The field for the Live Oak Community Redevelopment Agency coordinator position narrowed Tuesday. Or maybe not. The CRA board discussed how many of the five applicants to interview to fill the vacant position at the head of the city agency.
President Joe Biden leaves a House Democratic Caucus meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 in Washington, DC. The President called the meeting in order to push through an impasse with his $1 trillion infrastructure plan. (KENT NISHIMURA/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

President Joe Biden leaves a House Democratic Caucus meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 in Washington, DC. The President called the meeting in order to push through an impasse with his $1 trillion infrastructure plan. (KENT NISHIMURA/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Biden vows to 'get it done' as talks drag on $3.5T plan

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, October 1, 2021
WASHINGTON — Making his case on Congress' home ground, President Joe Biden pledged Friday at the Capitol to “get it done” as Democrats strained to rescue a scaled-back version of his $3.