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On Tuesday of last week (August 19) a young man barely 15-years-old sustained critical injuries on the practice field while playing the game he loved, football. Milton Johnson, a sophomore this year at Baker County High School in Glen Saint Mary, has suffered an event that will forever change his life and the lives of his family More ... Candidates for Baker County’s District One seat gathered with their supporters at the Supervisor of Elections Office Tuesday night to await the results from the county’s closed Republican primary. As the nine precincts results were announced by Elections Supervisor Nita Crawford, the huddled groups listened and cheered. More ... Mike Millikin unseated incumbent Grady D. "Sam" Markham for the office of Superintendent of Schools with 52 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s election. Millikin has 28 years of educational experience and has served as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, adult educator, district level director and assistant superintendent of schools. More ... Three-term County Commissioner Marianne Marshall was soundly defected by Walter Boatwright who garnered 79 percent of the vote. Boatright will face Democrat Ramiro Palma in the November election. More ... The position for Bradford County Sheriff will be replaced by one of the two primary winners: Democrat Gordon Smith or Republican David Barnes. Both took their primary top spots and will meet in November. More ... Incumbent Sheriff Rick Beseler won his office handily against challengers Mike Taylor and Gary Newman with 55 percent of the vote. Beseler was first elected in 2004 after 25 years as a chief investigator at the State Attorney's Office. More ... Union County voters overwhelmingly returned Sheriff Jerry Whitehead to office with a whopping 88 percent of the vote. First elected in 1984 Sheriff Whitehead breezed in the lead with 3,113 votes. His opponent Ronny Pinkston received 440 votes. More ... Creeks and rivers remain swollen after days of rainfall and almost every community in the north Florida area has been affected, Nassau County residents were the hardest hit by flooding. Residents of Nassau County and the Callahan-Thomas Creek area were slammed by more than five feet of water pouring into their homes. More ... Representatives of many veterans' related organizations joined together to celebrate the dedication of the West Nassau Veterans' Monument at the Allied Veterans of the World, Inc., & Affiliates Post #5, in Callahan. More ... Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today urged state residents to report any instances of price gouging to his department in the wake of Tropical Storm Fay. More ... Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced today that two North Florida properties have qualified for recognition as Century Pioneer Family Farms. Recognition in this program means the families have maintained continuous ownership of the property for at least 100 years. More ... With the hurricane season entering its peak period, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today reminded agricultural producers that they must have crop insurance or non-insured crop disaster assistance coverage (NAP) to be eligible for compensation under the government’s disaster programs. More ... |
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