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Macclenny man seriously injured in motorcycle crash south of Waldo
A 49-year-old Macclenny man was seriously injured Saturday night when his motorcycle hit an SUV on U.S. Hwy 301, south of Waldo. The post Macclenny man seriously injured in motorcycle crash south of Waldo appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Florida couple arrested on child neglect charges, accused of duct taping 5-year-old's mouth and hands
BAKER COUNTY, Fla. — A Baker County man and woman face child abuse charges after they duct taped the mouth and hands of a 5-year-old male child at their Macclenny residence, the Baker County Sheriff's Office said. According to the arrest report, the victim complained to a legal guardian...
18-year-old dead after single-vehicle crash in Union County
LAKE BUTLER, Fla. (WCJB) - An 18-year-old is dead following a crash in Union County at around 3 a.m. this morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 18-year-old was traveling east on West State Road 238 when he drove off the roadway and collided with a tree. The vehicle...
Story memorializes UF grad, namesake of Fort White park
Editor’s note: The following story is published courtesy of author Gretchen Dahlen and the Stories Behind the Stars project, which is seeking to write an account of the more than 421,000 American service members who died during World War II. William Kennerson Wilson—known as “Kennerson”—was the youngest of five...
State, county officials meet in Jacksonville ahead of predicted ‘above average’ hurricane season
A roundtable Thursday morning with Florida Division of Emergency Management Executive Director Kevin Guthrie, as well as officials from Duval, St. Johns, Baker, Nassau, and Putnam counties ahead of the start of hurricane season in just over a week.
Lake City man on probation for defrauding business owner arrested for failing to make payments to victim, evading apprehension, and failing to remit $26k in sales tax
Cory Dalton Howard, 32, was arrested on Wednesday for violating his probation sentence from a 2020 case that involved a "systematic, ongoing course of conduct with the intent to defraud" an automotive repair business in Alachua. He was also charged with violating his release conditions on charges of failing to remit over $26,000 in sales tax to the State and failing to file six consecutive tax returns. The post Lake City man on probation for defrauding business owner arrested for failing to make payments to victim, evading apprehension, and failing to remit $26k in sales tax appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Columbia County man indicted for allegedly threatening to kill 2 U.S. Secret Service Agents
According to court documents, on April 7, Brown posted on X a threat to kill the spouse of a former U.S. president. On May 9, during a follow-up investigation, he threatened to assault and murder two U.S. Secret Service agents.
Baker County stung at the finish in 4A softball title game
CLERMONT, Fla. – Baker County’s pursuit of a second softball state championship came up short in agonizing fashion on Thursday night. Eustis had two of its five hits in the bottom of the seventh, the clincher a punch up the middle by Kendall Kemp that scored pinch runner Kaylen Bublitz as the Panthers walked off with a dramatic 1-0 win over the Wildcats at Legends Way in Clermont. Baker County (21-6) was playing in its first state title game since beating Plantation American Heritage 1-0 for the crown in 2015.
Local emergency managers work with state officials to identify key needs for hurricane preparedness
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Local emergency managers are working with their state counterparts to best prepare for this year’s hurricane season. Representatives from five different counties met at the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department’s headquarters Thursday morning to talk about what their counties need to handle what is expected to be a pretty busy hurricane season.
‘It is bittersweet’: Historic elementary school in Lake City to be torn down
LAKE CITY, Fla. (WCJB) - Former students and present students are remembering the many memories they’ve created at an elementary school in Lake City after finding out it will soon be gone. After 70 years of teaching and making many memories, teachers are saying goodbye to the known and...
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