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In addition to celebrating the 4th of July this week, North Grayton's Catherine Dickson has an additional reason to celebrate.

Jefferson County investigators are looking for people captured on a Wal-Mart surveillance video in hopes they can provide information in connection with the stabbing death of a Tallahassee business owner.

Gov. Charlie Crist spared parks, roads, drainage plans and dozens of other local projects from his veto pen Wednesday when he approved nearly every bit of the $66 billion budget that lawmakers submitted for the ...

Gov. Charlie Crist has signed the state's $66 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, approving nearly every request for money that lawmakers made for parks, pools, shelters, roads and other local ...

The following was released Thursday by the Bay County Sheriff's Office: Bay County Sheriff's Office 3421 N. Hwy 77 - Panama City, Florida 747-4700 June 5, 2008 For Immediate Release Determined Witness Assists ...

SUWANNEE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LIVE OAK CITY HALL 101 SOUTHEAST WHITE AVENUE LIVE OAK, FLORIDA 32064 TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR JUNE 3, 2008, 9:00 A.M. Invocation Pledge to American Flag ATTENTION: The ...

On behalf of the staff and volunteers of the Suwannee County Animal Shelter, located off US 129 in McAlpin, our sincerest thanks to all who came to the shelter recently in support of our shelter animals.

The first national celebration of Decoration Day, which eventually became known as Memorial Day, took place 140 years ago this week at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, D.C. It was a somber ...

A 51-year-old woman died in a single-car crash Saturday night in Madison County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

By Nic Corbett * DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER * May 24, 2008 The two traffic crashes this week that left one bicyclist dead and another seriously injured have Tallahassee residents concerned about rider safety.

Meet a real life Rosie the Riveter For all those women who think they helped revolutionize the way America thought about women by burning their bras, dropping the 'r' out of Mrs.

“Hey, thanks for coming everybody, let's lift a glass. I hope this many people turn out a few years from now for the divorce.”

During my brief, blurry and tumultuous tenure as a frat boy at the University of Florida, I attended a fancy black-tie dinner at the Hilton in Gainesville. via Tallahassee.com

“We became aware of the crisis from watching the television; people are starving”

A Blanche Ely High School project called Cry for Help raised more than 100 boxes of relief supplies that are being shipped to Haiti. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“Pretty much everything is at a standstill”

Mosley's search for its next head baseball coach has run cold. That's not to say the job is without interest. via Panama City News Herald

* Alva Bridge: Traffic could be delayed while crews work on the Bascule span and electrical system from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through June 9. * Coconut Road: Work is under way west of U.S. 41. * U.S. 41: Crews will be working on the northbound road shoulder from Coconut to Williams roads. * Cape Coral Bridge: Steel beams will be repaired westbound on the bridge road over the Caloosahatchee. Lanes could be closed except during peak hours. * Del Prado Boulevard Extension: Northeast 23rd Street is temporarily closed at Northeast 16th Place for about a month. The closure is necessary so crews can build the southside approach to the new mainline bridge at Del Prado Boulevard over the Jaguar Canal. There is a new traffic pattern on Del Prado. Traffic south of Kismet Parkway will be directed into the east lanes of Del Prado and will still be confined to one northbound and one southbound traffic lane. * U.S. 41: Southbound lanes could be closed from Del Prado to Sabal Springs boulevard while crews work in the median. * Skyline Boulevard: The road will be reduced to lanes northbound from Trafalgar Parkway to Southwest 21st Street. * Trafalgar Parkway: Eastbound lanes will be reduced to two way opposing traffic from just east of Skyline Boulevard to Southwest 4th Court while crews work on utilities. Westbound traffic will be reduced from Skyline to Southwest 12th Place. * Corkscrew Road: Construction has begun on the two lane curve on the eastern portion of the road. * Main Street: Lanes could be closed from west of Broadway to Monroe Street. * Evans Avenue: Work is under way from just south of Hanson Street to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Crews will reconstruct Hanson through the Fowler Street intersection. Fowler Street travel lanes will be reduced to one north and southbound lane approximately 300 feet from the intersection. One lane east and westbound will be maintained on Hanson. Work is expected to last six months. * First Street: The road from Jackson to Dean streets is closed. The road is closed at Heitman. * Royal Palm Avenue: The road is closed from First to Second streets. * Broadway: The road is closed from south of the Veranda Restaurant to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. * Second Street: The road at Seaboard Street from Palm Beach Boulevard to Fowler Street is closed to westbound traffic. * Hendry Street: The road is closed from First Street to south of Bay Street. * Richmond Street: The road from Lee Street to Royal Palm Avenue is closed. * Heitman Street: The road from First Street to just north of Main Street is closed. * U.S. 41: Crews are installing turn lanes from U.S. 41 to around 1,400 feet north of Broadway. * Metro Parkway: The road will be milled and resurfaced from Colonial Boulevard to Daniels Parkway. Crews will install a turn lane from Landingview Road to Colonial Boulevard. * Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard: Traffic on MLK east of the Fowler Street intersection has been shifted to the south side of the road to allow crews to build a new railroad bed. Two eastbound lanes and one westbound lane will be maintained on MLK. * Palm Beach Boulevard: Crews are building medians in the roadway from Interstate 75 to Seaboard Street. Crews will also resurface Palm Beach Boulevard from Orange River Boulevard to Seaboard Street after the medians are installed. Paving is under way and lanes could be closed from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. * State Road 82/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard: The road will be milled and resurfaced from West Gregory Avenue to west of Alabama Road. Crews will be repairing the road from Alabama Road east to the Lee/Hendry County line and lanes could be closed intermittently. * Business 41: Crews are working on landscaping and irrigation from Littleton to Bayshore Roads. * U.S. 41: Crews will install turn lanes from Fork to Littleton roads. * Bayshore Road: Lanes could be closed and traffic delayed while crews are installing turn lanes near the intersection of Slater Road. * Pine Island Road: Crews are working about 1/2 mile west of the intersection of U.S. 41 removing curbing and installing drainage. Lanes could be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. * Stringfellow Road: Crews could be working on the Monro Canal Bridge. * Sanibel Causeway: Traffic may be delayed while crews work on the road on both sides of bridges A, B, and C, the causeway islands and toll plaza. * U.S. 41: Southbound lanes could be closed from Harbor Plaza to 3/4 of a mile south of Alico while crews install turn lanes. * Three Oaks Parkway: The road will be widened between Corkscrew and Alico roads. * Summerlin Road: The road will be widened to six lanes and an overpass built at College Parkway. Two travel lanes in each direction will be maintained. * Treeline Avenue: Irrigation and landscaping will be installed between Colonial Boulevard and Daniels Parkway. * San Carlos Boulevard: Crews will be installing culvert pipes between Gladiolus Drive and Kelly Road. via News Press

“I've been on your back and in your face”

By Tabitha Yang * DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER * May 8, 2008 Looking classy in their black suits and bow ties, members of the Boys Choir of Tallahassee watched attentively as their director encouraged them to work ... via Tallahassee Democrat

From Sarasota to poker heaven Sarasota 22-year-old who played at Kennel Club wins $3 million in Monte Carlo Parking discord awakens Siesta Village Study shows a shortage of several hundred spaces, roughly ... via HeraldTribune.com

A Jasper man was killed about 4 a.m. this morning in a one-car crash in Madison County. via Tallahassee Democrat

Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Computer Crime Center arrested a Lake City man today after agents discovered he had traded more than 300 videos and images of child pornography online. via Florida Department of Law Enforcement

A private school was temporarily locked down Tuesday and a Jacksonville man has been charged with aggravated assault and resisting police after a neighborhood dispute erupted in a Brentwood neighborhood. via The Florida Times Union