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Thanks to grant dollars, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office has two new cars, fully loaded with crime-fighting equipment. The 2008 Dodge Chargers and all the equipment were purchased with a $92,000 Aggressive Driving Grant sponsored by the Florida Department of Transportation. More ... Florida Department of Transportation's (DOT) representatives reviewed proposed options for alleviating the increasing vehicular traffic that is currently clogging U.S. 301. It appears that the prospect of a bypass around the downtown sector is the most desirable route. More ... Lake City Police Chief Steven Burch was suspended for five days without pay for violating the police department’s electronic mail policy. Burch’s suspension is the result of an investigation launched by the city manager’s office stemming from a discrimination complaint filed by Lt. (Rudolph) Davis and Sgt. (Shawn) Raggins. More ... Do you have a great shot... A one-of-kind event, cute kids or pets? Well, share them. Send us a copy and it could show up on our website's PICTURE OF THE WEEK. More ... Florida Highway Patrol Lieutenant Bill Leeper (Troop G) was selected as the recipient of the "PIO of the Year" award for 2008 by the Florida Law Enforcement Public Information Officers Association. More ... Jean Lamar, a middle school remedial reading and language arts teacher from Nassau County was named Florida's Teacher of the Year in a ceremony Thursday in Orlando. More ... Ever wonder where you got so many of your crazy relatives? Are the branches of your family tree filled with nuts? Perhaps royalty? Perhaps geniuses? Or perhaps unsavory characters? More and more people are trying to find out. They’re researching their family histories with the help of the Internet and genealogy-focused web sites like Ancestry.com. More ... |
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