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MACCLENNY, FL - Baker County Sheriff Joey Dobson easily won reelection with a landslide 82 percent victory over his challengers. Neither Gregory Bohannon or Timothy Smith were able to mount a viable campaign over the incumbent garnering only a small percentage of the votes. More ... LAKE BUTLER, FL - Two local races drew voters to the polls in Union County in addition to the state and national races. Candidates were vying for the county property appraiser position as well as a District 3 county commission seat. More ... FERNANDINA BEACH, FL - Nassau County Sheriff Tommy Seagraves won his reelection bid with 66 percent of the vote over challenger Fernandina Beach Police Captain Jim Coe. Seagraves got 24,680 votes to Coe’s 12,649. More ... GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL - In what election officials say was one of the largest turnouts for Clay County voters, Ben Wortham was chosen as the new superintendent of schools over Stephen Richards. Incumbent David Owens did not seek re-election. More ... LAKE CITY, FL - Challenger Mark Hunter took a 54.2 percent majority of the vote to oust incumbent Bill Cootee and become the next sheriff of Columbia County. Hunter received 14,933 votes to Bill Gootee’s 12,610 votes or about 45.7 percent of the 27,543 votes cast in Tuesday election. He will take office in January. More ... STARKE, FL - Starke Police Chief Gordon Smith will be the new sheriff of Bradford County after a win over opponent David Barnes in Tuesday’s election. Smith, a 22 year veteran in law enforcement, took a nearly 64 percent lead with 7,336 votes over Barnes’ 4,194 votes. More ... NOVEMBER 4, 2008 - After two years of controversy, it came down to a simple vote Monday evening as the Duval County School Board voted 5-2 to keep the name of Forrest High School. More ... Obituaries are provided to North Florida News Daily by your local funeral homes and are updated daily. More ... More than thirty police, fire, and transportation managers from a dozen agencies in Northeast Florida recently met at FHP’s Troop G Headquarters in Jacksonville to refine Traffic Incident Management (TIM) procedures. More ... Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson will address hundreds of members of the wildfire community at the biennial National Firewise Program’s Backyards & Beyond Wildfire Education Conference in Tampa on November 4-6. More ... The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles invites everyone to click their way to a Safer Florida. All Floridians and visitors can do this by checking out the Department’s newest feature on its Web site – Safety First at www.flhsmv.gov/SafetyTips/. More ... |
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