Meet Gatsby, a yellow Labrador retriever. Gatsby is assigned to Officer William Boyer with the Capitol Police.
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▪Meet Gatsby, (pictured top) a yellow Labrador retriever. Gatsby is assigned to Officer William Boyer with the Capitol Police. Gatsby searches vehicles and mail trucks entering underneath the Capitol. He also searches exteriors and interiors in the state offices surrounding the Capitol. The K-9 team supports
Governor’s Press Office
Governor Ron DeSantis, last week, signed House Bill 461 to expand eligibility requirements for the Bright Futures Scholarship Program to include paid work experience as a substitute for service hours. This expansion will allow students who work after school jobs to apply their paid work
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MADISON, FL – High school students from Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, and Madison counties, and Lake Park, Georgia explores the fields of mechanics, electronics, and computing during North Florida College’s Mechatronics Camp held June 20th-23rd.
Staff Reports
Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted record funding for Alzheimer’s and related dementias and signed Senate Bill 806, to establish the Ramping up Education of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia for You (READY) Act. Additionally, the Governor announced that the final pillar of the five-part Dementia Action Plan, created in 2019, has been fulfilled with the establishment of the Florida Alzheimer’s Center for Excellence. The Freedom First Budget signed
Late last month, Governor Ron DeSantis, after receiving notice of a fine from the Florida Department of Health (DOH), Special Olympics International (SOI) has agreed to honor athletes from across the nation who were unable to attend the 2022 USA Games in Orlando due to SOI’s unlawful vaccine mandate, which was rescinded at the last minute.
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The Lake City - Columbia County Chamber of Commerce welcomed 12 new members in the second quarter of 2022. New members include Adaline Hope Boutique, Columbia Direct Primary Care, EXIT Realty Farm & Country, Integrative Direct Primary Care, Mederi Caretenders, Pinnacle Site Solutions, RoofCrafters,
By Tami Stevenson
Columbia, Suwannee, Hamilton and Madison County Candidates list.
Do you know who is going to be on your ballot? For many people, voting is a serious civic duty. They never miss an election and proudly wear their “I Voted!” pins on election day, hoping their candidate will win. For others, voting may be seen as too much of a hassle or a useless endeavor that won’t make a difference anyway.
Fact: History has shown that local elections have been won and lost by as little as one or two votes! This upcoming election is more about local leaders than a presidential race, so the impact can be huge to your community, bringing meaningful change to your schools, your city and your county.
Live Oak, Fla., – The United States Postal Service® filed notice in April with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of price changes to take effect July 10, 2022. The changes will include a two-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 58 cents to 60 cents. See Chart-
Camp Safe Haven of Haven Hospice received a $1,000 donation. Shown above with Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy horse and owner, Jorge Bengochea. -Photo: Submitted
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Lake City, Fla., – On June 21, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded more than $28.4 million in funding for economic growth and community resiliency to 23 Florida communities through the Community Development Block Grant – CV (CDBG-CV) program, and the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Hazard Mitigation Grant Match Program.
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TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR JUNE 21, 2022, 5:00 P.M.
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