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Oleatha Harris (from left) presented Gloria Bradley a Purple Angel Trumpet Plant and lap roll quilt for her service to the community and years of friendship. (COURTESY)

Oleatha Harris (from left) presented Gloria Bradley a Purple Angel Trumpet Plant and lap roll quilt for her service to the community and years of friendship. (COURTESY)

Community of Springville celebrates its history with reunion every 4th of July

NEWS STAFF
Friday, July 9, 2021
Every 4th of July, the community of Springville has held an annual homecoming that has brought together its citizens for longer than the oldest living attendees can remember. The celebration is at least 90 years old but probably dates back to the early turn of the twentieth century.
The aftermath at Live Oak Locals after a car crashed through the entrance. (COURTESY/Suwannee Fire Rescue)

The aftermath at Live Oak Locals after a car crashed through the entrance. (COURTESY/Suwannee Fire Rescue)

SCSO: Suspect crashed car into bar early Wednesday morning.

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
LIVE OAK — The storm arrived early Wednesday at a Suwannee County bar. A dispute between patrons at the Live Oak Locals bar north of Live Oak turned into a much bigger problem when a car came crashing into the bar around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.

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.
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.