Lake Butler News

A former Florida Department of Corrections sergeant was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for assaulting an inmate at Raiford by pouring a bottle of scalding water on his chest.

The National Transportation Safety Board delivered its annual report to Congress this week including some recommendations concerning school buses as well as examples of some serious school bus accidents.

The National Weather Service says thundestorms and scattered showers will continue to develop across northeast Florida on Tuesday.

A Jacksonville man was seriously injured in a June 22, traffic accident that took place right in front of the Union County Fire and Rescue building on S.R. 121 in Lake Butler.

A mobile home in Worthington Springs was destroyed by an early morning fire on June 23.

People gathered in Lake Butler to remember a man, and name a road in his honor. CR-231 has been dedicated as "Officer Adam Sanderson Memorial Highway." In front of The Reception and Medical Center the sign was unveiled, followed by a prayer.

An Orlando man, accused of raping a woman in Santa Rosa County will serve two life sentences.

A man already convicted on murder and manslaughter charges has now been accused of stabbing two others during a fight at a homeless camp Tuesday night.

Fraud victim Cheryl Miller wipes away a tear at after a news conference in Jacksonville on Tuesday announcing that 27 victims of a workers compensation scam would received $2.98 million in restitution.

Firefighters brawl at Captiva bar Protests change Shark Challenge rules Local businessman organizes county-wide prayer group Elderly couple burglarized in broad daylight Shark tournament now no-kill event Mobile home park resembles third world country Racy county emails Lee Co.

Published: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 1:38 a.m. A Suwannee County man sentenced to life in prison for killing his mother nearly lost his own life during his first days in the Florida prison system.

Published: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 11:32 p.m. In Lake Butler, several Union County High School students face disciplinary action after a noose was found hanging from a ceiling fan in a room where the students had spent an after school suspension.

Published: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 2:43 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 2:43 p.m. A Trenton man died early Tuesday when a truck turned into the path of his motorcycle two miles north of Newberry, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

The district baseball-tournament action is already going for our West Volusia teams, as well as others around the state.

A Joe Siegmeister has joined Florida Farm Bureau Federation as assistant director of Field Services for District Four, an area that includes Alachua, Dixie, Flagler, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Seminole and Volusia counties.

I am looking for a family member who was adopted out around the end of 1968 her birth name was JoAnne Knight -her birth parents names were Elias & Ida Knight.

Times-Union file Police officers investigate a January 2006 crash that occurred in Lake Butler when a tractor trailer rear-ended a car, killing all seven children aboard.

Coming together to help a brother in need, folks from several local churches joined forces to make repairs and improvements on the home of Olustee-resident and Southern Baptist evangelist James Croft.

Published: Friday, March 20, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 8:33 p.m. FHP planning to hold sobriety checkpoints The Florida Highway Patrol will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in Gainesville tonight.

A Jacksonville pizza deliveryman outsmarted a knife-wielding robber by luring him back to the business and calling police Friday, a Sheriff's Office report said.