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POSTED 10/10/2008 - City of Macclenny residents enjoy the protection of a full time fire department that has maintained an ISO (Insurance Services Organization) rating of Class Four over the past several years. In addition, the department, and especially Fire Chief Buddy Dugger has required extensive training for all of their firefighters including those working part time. More ... A Benefit Raffle for Milton "Oshay" Johnson will raise funds for the family’s continuing medical and living expenses. Johnson, a sophomore at Baker County High School in Glen St. Mary suffered severe injuries on the practice field on August 19. More ... POSTED 12/09/2008 - When Niki Mann, Cheerleading Coordinator for Callahan Pop Warner Football, saw Jeannie Blaylock, co-anchor of the First Coast News discussing "Buddy Check 12" and "Buddy Bucks" she decided to help. More ... POSTED 10/09/2008 - Jimmy Sawgrass, a Muskogee Indian, and his troupe visited Callahan's Intermediate School Friday and I got to be there for part of it. He did a lot of face painting and also sold fox tails, tomahawks and other items of interest. More ... POSTED 10/08/2008 - The community of Taylor has participated in the Community Wildfire Protection Plan program since 2006 hosting several CWPP meetings, to draft the plan and to organize upcoming events. Taylor has also hosted two community education events and a community yard sale designed to share Firewise information. The Taylor Firewise Community Meeting was the final step in the community's efforts to gain recognition as a Firewise Communities/USA community for 2008. More ... The 2008 Baker County Fair Queen is Miss Cassie Register. Ashley Burns was chosen as 1st runner up. The fair will continue until October 11. More ... POSTED 10/07/2008 - There will be a fundraiser for the family of 19-year-old Kyle Newman at the Cash Cow Country Store in Macclenny, Florida. Kyle was tragically killed in a car accident Sunday evening. More ... The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today the opening of a Disaster Loan Outreach Center at the Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida Monday, October 6 at 10 a.m. in the Regency Square Regional Building. Opening of this Center will make it convenient for disaster survivors affected by the Tropical Storm Fay that occurred August 18 - September 12, 2008 to apply for disaster loan assistance. More ... A Baker County teen was killed in a accident on CR 125 south of Glen St. Mary Sunday evening. The accident happened about 7:00 p.m. just south of the Woodlawn Road intersection. Police believe the driver of the truck may have overcorrected and lost control of the vehicle. The truck then overturned several times ejecting one passenger. More ... Obituaries are provided to North Florida News Daily by your local funeral homes and are updated daily. More ... A Union County ambulance transporting a patient to Shands Medical Center in Gainesville was involved in an accident Sunday night on NW 13th Street. A paramedic and the driver of the other vehicle were injured. More ... Starke was recognized as a 2008 Florida Main Street Award winner at the a special banquet ceremony on September 18 during the annual awards dinner at the Florida Main Street 2008 Annual Conference held in Venice. More ... Recording Artist Mel Tillis and Novelist Harry Crews have been recommended for the 2009 Florida Artists Hall of Fame by the Florida Arts Council and approved by Secretary of State Kurt S. Browning from a distinguished slate of the state’s finest artists. More ... |
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