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Lineup set for fifth Roots Revival

NEWS STAFF
Monday, July 5, 2021
LIVE OAK — The fifth Suwannee Roots Revival returns to the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in October and is bringing a deep lineup of musicians with it. Musicians slated to perform Oct.

Feds question relief funds for Florida teacher bonuses

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, July 2, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — Republican Governor Ron DeSantis’ highly touted plan to give teachers and principals $1,000 bonuses using federal covid-19 relief funds could be in trouble after the state was informed that extra pay appears to conflict with the intended use of the money. The U.S.
Allen Weisselberg (middle), Trump Organization CFO, leaves Manhattan Criminal Court after his arraignment in State Supreme Court on July 1, 2021 in Lower Manhattan in New York City. (MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO/Getty Images/TNS)

Allen Weisselberg (middle), Trump Organization CFO, leaves Manhattan Criminal Court after his arraignment in State Supreme Court on July 1, 2021 in Lower Manhattan in New York City. (MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO/Getty Images/TNS)

Tax law experts see ‘strong’ case against Trump Org. CFO

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, July 2, 2021
NEW YORK — Companies give perks to their employees all the time. Many top executives at Fortune 500 companies have access to a corporate jet for personal use, a company apartment, or an expense account for fancy meals.
Search and Rescue workers along with K-9 units search the site of the 12-story oceanfront Champlain Towers South Condo, with more than 100 units at 8777 Collins Ave., that partially collapsed around 2 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2021 in Surfside. (MIKE STOCKER/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS)

Search and Rescue workers along with K-9 units search the site of the 12-story oceanfront Champlain Towers South Condo, with more than 100 units at 8777 Collins Ave., that partially collapsed around 2 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2021 in Surfside. (MIKE STOCKER/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS)

Number of missing in Surfside falls; nearby tower evacuated

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, July 2, 2021
SURFSIDE — The number of people missing in the Florida condominium collapse fell Friday following a new review, but fears of another potentially catastrophic failure deepened after engineers found unsafe conditions in a different tower and ordered the entire building evacuated.

Floridians ready to hit road for July 4

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
A 36% increase in Independence Day travel is expected this year, with nearly 2.6 million Floridians planning to take trips for the holiday weekend, according to the AAA auto club. The increase comes after many people stayed home in 2020 because of the covid-19 pandemic.

Live Oak hosting annual Freedom Festival on Friday

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
LIVE OAK — The City of Live Oak is thrilled to announce the return of the Freedom Festival for the eighth year, but this time with a ’50s twist. Commemorating America’s Independence Day, the event is scheduled for Friday, starting at 6 p.m. in the heart of downtown Live Oak.
Kaleb Simmons

Kaleb Simmons

SCSD adding mental health funding

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
LIVE OAK — A settlement with the family of a student who committed suicide will lead to additional funding for a mental health program for Suwannee County School District students.