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School safety app swamped by ‘spam’

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
An online “suspicious activity reporting tool” set up by the state to bolster school safety has been inundated with false or “spam” reports, and the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission wants to take a closer look.

Court focuses on ‘Holy Spirit’ remark in Brown appeal

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — A federal appeals court appeared divided Tuesday as it heard arguments about whether to overturn the conviction of former Florida Congresswoman Corrine Brown, who contends that a juror was improperly removed from her 2017 trial because he said the “Holy Spirit” told him Brown was not...

Covid vaccination access expanded to teachers, cops

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — Marking a significant change in Florida’s vaccination strategy, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said teachers and law enforcement officers ages 50 and older will have access to covid-19 vaccine doses in the coming days as four federally supported vaccination sites open in the state.
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Couple caught in credit card caper

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Smooth sailing was not in the cards for a Texas couple after a bag of state IDs and drivers licenses was discovered in the truck of their car in Columbia County.

Suwannee County Commission sets road project priorities

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, February 19, 2021
LIVE OAK — Christmas is still 10 months away, but the Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners has its wish list ready. Now the board hopes the Florida Department of Transportation is more Santa Claus than Scrooge when it comes to providing funding for road projects.

Cops say: Denied a ride, man wields knife

NEWS STAFF
Friday, February 19, 2021
BRANFORD — Suwannee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 22-year-old man Thursday night after victims say he threatened them with a curved knife after they refused to give him cigarettes and a ride to Gilchrist County.
Celebrating Timothy Jolicoeur’s appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point at Suwannee High on Thursday were teachers and staff that have helped the SHS senior receive that early admission. Those staff and teacher include coach John Wainwright, from left, Senior Chief Patrick Dawson, Tammy Boggus, Jay Jolicoeur (his father as well as science teacher), Jolicoeur, Melinda Griffith, Sandra Hurst, Ronnie Gray, Paula McMillan and Lt. Debra Kleinsmith. (COURTESY)

Celebrating Timothy Jolicoeur’s appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point at Suwannee High on Thursday were teachers and staff that have helped the SHS senior receive that early admission. Those staff and teacher include coach John Wainwright, from left, Senior Chief Patrick Dawson, Tammy Boggus, Jay Jolicoeur (his father as well as science teacher), Jolicoeur, Melinda Griffith, Sandra Hurst, Ronnie Gray, Paula McMillan and Lt. Debra Kleinsmith. (COURTESY)

‘A big deal’: Jolicoeur receives appointment to West Point

JAMIE WACHTER
Thursday, February 18, 2021
LIVE OAK — After a surprise phone call earlier this week, Timothy Jolicoeur was flying high. Soon, the Suwannee High School senior hopes to be flying even higher as a pilot in the U.S. Army.
In this photo provided by NASA, members of NASA's Perseverance rover team react in mission control after receiving confirmation the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Thursday in Pasadena, Calif. The landing of the six-wheeled vehicle marks the third visit to Mars in just over a week. Two spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates and China swung into orbit around the planet on successive days last week. (COURTESY OF NASA)

In this photo provided by NASA, members of NASA's Perseverance rover team react in mission control after receiving confirmation the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Thursday in Pasadena, Calif. The landing of the six-wheeled vehicle marks the third visit to Mars in just over a week. Two spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates and China swung into orbit around the planet on successive days last week. (COURTESY OF NASA)

NASA rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, February 18, 2021
CAPE CANAVERAL — A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on Mars.