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Thirsty man arrested for voyeurism

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, December 5, 2020
LIVE OAK — Looking for a drink at a neighbor’s house Friday morning landed a Live Oak peeping tom in jail. According to the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office, 34-year-old Derek Platt was caught looking through a juvenile’s window around 6 a.m. Friday.

FDOT upgrading school zones

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Nine local school zones will receive enhancements as part of a $1.5 million project in Northeast Florida. The Florida Department of Transportation’s District 2 began the school zone safety improvement project this week that includes 141 school zones in 13 counties.

Suwannee board requests investigation into land deal

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
LIVE OAK — The Suwannee County administrator’s role in a land deal will soon be under investigation. The Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners approved by a 4-1 vote Tuesday night at its regular board meeting to seek an independent investigation into the purchase of 11.
A stretch of Interstate 75 was designated the Sergeant William T. Bishop Memorial Highway on Tuesday. Present for the dedication for the late Florida Highway Patrol trooper were Colonel Gene Spaulding, FHP director (from left); Charles Barnes, Bishop’s brother-in-law; Vanessa Barnes, Bishop’s sister; Chuck Brannan, District 10 state representative; and FHP Lt. Colonel Troy Thompson. (COURTESY)

A stretch of Interstate 75 was designated the Sergeant William T. Bishop Memorial Highway on Tuesday. Present for the dedication for the late Florida Highway Patrol trooper were Colonel Gene Spaulding, FHP director (from left); Charles Barnes, Bishop’s brother-in-law; Vanessa Barnes, Bishop’s sister; Chuck Brannan, District 10 state representative; and FHP Lt. Colonel Troy Thompson. (COURTESY)

Bishop honored with road designation

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
GAINESVILLE — A Florida Highway Patrol master sergeant from Lake City was honored Tuesday when a portion of Interstate 75 was named in his honor.

Christmas parade still a go for Fort White

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
FORT WHITE — The Yuletide spirit of the Christmas Holiday season will be featured in southern Columbia County next weekend during the annual Fort White Christmas parade. The parade will take place noon, Saturday, Dec. 12. The parade lineup starts at 10 a.m. at Fort White High School.

Florida tops 1M covid-19 cases

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
TALLAHASSEE — On April 1, just weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, 7,773 people in Florida had tested positive for the insidious disease. By July 1, that total was up to 158,997. On Oct. 1, it had leaped to 709,144.

Schools still offering online classes

NEWS STAFF
Monday, November 30, 2020
TALLAHASSEE — Public school instruction will continue in-person and online this spring as coronavirus cases continue to increase across Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said Monday.

State’s October tax revenue tops forecast

NEWS STAFF
Monday, November 30, 2020
TALLAHASSEE — Florida for the first time since spring beat a monthly revenue forecast that had been in place before the coronavirus pandemic slammed into the state, according to an October report released Monday.