~ Student essay contest winners will receive a 2-year Florida College Plan scholarship provided by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation ~
Last week, the Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida officially launched the 2023 Black History Month student art and essay contests with the theme of “Celebrating the Achievements of African American Floridians.”
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Lake City, Fla., – Saturday, February 4, at 8 a.m.
The event will be held at the Lake City Police Department,
Submitted by Tracy Henderson
Live Oak, Fla., – MARK YOUR CALENDAR! The RIVEROAK Technical College Career Day & Program Showcase is scheduled for Thursday, February 16, 2023 from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm.
By Tami Stevenson
Many consumers in 2022 adopted a new mindset, “If it’s not essential, we can do without it.” The chasm between conservatives and liberals, globally, has grown so wide there is no longer a middle ground for anyone to sit on the fence. They have become polar opposites.
In spite of these negative impacts to society, 2022 saw many positive accomplishments. Here are some that took place in our North Florida area:
According to a Jan. 3rd release from Florida Hwy Patrol, FHP continues to investigate an incident that occurred on January 1st at approximately 12:40 am in Columbia County. For reasons to be determined, a series of collisions occurred as twenty-one vehicles
Railroad History in Suwannee County
with Eric Musgrove
January 14, 2023
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Live Oak, Fla., – From the Pensacola & Georgia Railroad, chartered in 1853, to the present-day
12/30/2022
Lake City, FL – Suwannee Valley Unsolved is announcing the inclusion of a new interactive cold case map, which maps each open and cold case homicides in the Suwannee and Columbia County areas. This map comes as the end of the year comes with three active investigations in both counties.
December 30, 2022
JASPER, Fla. – A reward of $50,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and
conviction of the person(s) who murdered Jaworski Williams.
Submitted by Terry J Phelan
Fort White, Fla., – Our Santa Fe River Inc (OSFR) is excited to announce the return of Sanna Saare as coordinator and E. Stanley Richardson as emcee for the 2023 RiverFest Fundraiser and 11th Annual Singer/Songwriter Contest.
Sanna Saare will coordinate the event again this year. -Photo: Submitted
E. Stanley Richardson will emcee the event again in 2023. -Photo: Submitted
Day 1 FG Overall Winner (Tie) & Runner-up (Tie) at the Kicking World 2022 National Showcase in Austin, Texas. L to R – Derek Morris, Dax Iverson, Braxtyn Green, Ashton Paredes.A-Photo: kickingworld.com
Staff Reports
Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis petitioned the Florida Supreme Court for a statewide Grand Jury on COVID-19 vaccines and announced the creation of the Public Health Integrity Committee.
The Governor held a roundtable discussion joined by Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo and world-renowned physicians, researchers, and public health experts to discuss adverse events of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and announce new, aggressive actions to hold the federal government and Big Pharma accountable.
The Biden Administration and pharmaceutical corporations continue to push widespread distribution of mRNA vaccines on the public, including children as young as 6 months old, through relentless propaganda while ignoring real-life adverse events.
