The North Florida Operators Association will award grants to advance education across the counties in which it serves
Event attendees honored Haven’s healthcare heroes at ViVA! 2021, held at Valley View in Alachua, Florida. -Photo: Haven Hospice
Staff Reports
BRANDON, Fla. – Thursday, November 18, 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Speaker Chris Sprowls and Senate President Wilton Simpson to sign legislation that will protect Floridians from losing their jobs due to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and protect parents’ rights to make healthcare decisions for students. The bills were passed through a Special Session of the Florida Legislature and are effective upon the Governor’s signature. The legislation signed today is the strongest pro-freedom, anti-mandate action taken by any state in the nation and is effective TODAY.
In Florida, effective immediately:
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Day, Florida – The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense program, announced last week the Congregation of the Brewer Lake Baptist Church, in Day, Florida,
OBIT, OBITUARY
Thomas Richard Cooper, 62, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 in Live Oak, Florida.
(L-R) Jonathan, Adelynn, Beckham and Natalie Ellis
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By Kim Scarboro
Madison, Fla., – North Florida College student and Suwannee County resident Natalie Ellis is preparing to graduate with her Associate in Arts degree in December 2021. In 2019, then Natalie Townsend, attended the grand opening of NFC’s Live Oak location where she won a scholarship drawing to receive 60 paid credit hours of tuition and books from the NFC Foundation. During the next two years, Natalie would accomplish much more than just a college degree.
Governor’s Press Office
Lake City, Fla., – Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Donald Kennedy, Brandon Beil, Loretta Chancy and Stephen Douglas to the Lake Shore Hospital Authority.
L-R: Mya Hawkins, Rebecca Mueller and Frances Martin stop long enough to pose for a photo while working at the Country Store during the Cornbread Festival in Wellborn last Saturday. -SVT Photo by Tami Stevenson
NFC Foundation, Sniffen & Spellman, P.A. show appreciation for education and law enforcement by sponsoring fun sharpshooter event at NFC Public Safety Academy
MADISON, FL (Oct. 28, 2021) – Law enforcement officers from across North Florida joined in a fun, but skillfully intense, sharpshooter competition at the North Florida College Public Safety Academy on Oct. 16. After a three-round course of fire that tested competitors’ control, accuracy and speed, three winners emerged to be named North Florida’s Top Gun.
Attendance far exceeds expectations
An estimated 2000 visitors flocked to Wilson Park last weekend for the 2021 Gateway City Craft Beer & Wine Festival. -SVT Photo by Tami Stevenson
