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Because of the budget crunch, School Board members are taking a second look at their plan to close the small DeLand elementary By Jennifer Horton posted Nov 7, 2009 - 2:25:14pm The clock is ticking for Edith I. Starke Elementary School in DeLand, which is slated to close after the current school year ends.
Student numbers keep growing in W. Volusia
Although Volusia County Schools have continued to lose students for a third consecutive year, some schools -- because of geography -- remain crowded.
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Two in Union County held on drug charges
Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 6:55 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 6:55 p.m. Two Lake Butler men were in custody Tuesday on drug and theft charges following a three-month investigation in western Union County.
Big Bend soldiers with 53rd Infantry Brigade training in preparation for deployment
Staff Sgt. Johnny Richardson of the Florida National Guard was among the first ground troops to invade Iraq in 2003.
Area Soldiers Train Before Upcoming Deployment
About 2,400 U.S. soldiers from around Florida are preparing for deployment. Before they leave, they are put through rigourous training to prepare them for what they may encounter overseas.
Wrestling fans fill the Memorial Arena for Monday Night Raw
Photos by BOB SELF/The Times-Union Wrestling fans Daulton Dyals , 12, and his mother Kimberly Castell, both of Orange Park, scream their support for Triple H and Shawn Michaels at the nationally-televised Monday Night Raw at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.
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The Florida Power & Light Company must pay a $25 million penalty for a massive outage that left nearly one million homes and businesses without power last year.
Adult-themed show will tickle funny bone 'Great American Trailer Park Musical'
Those people are just ... trailer trash! And so they are in a Starke, Fla., mobile home community called Armadillo Acres.
Helicopter Spots Marijuana, One Arrested
A drug bust that began in the air wound up netting charges related to stolen firearms.
Former Chamber President Accused Of Fraud
A former president of the North Florida Regional Chamber of Commerce was arrested Wednesday on an outstanding charge of fraudulently obtaining property.
Suwannee Countians, it's time to speak your mind! How? By calling the Suwannee Democrat Rant and Rave hotline.
Governor signs death warrant for killer of 3
Gov. Charlie Crist has signed a death warrant for Paul Beasley Johnson who killed a deputy sheriff and two other people in 1981 in slayings in Lake and Polk counties.
Shootout suspect may be linked to other robberies
An autopsy performed Tuesday afternoon found the robbery suspect in a Bradford County shootout with police killed himself.
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Local YMCA fails to pay 200 employees
The North Central Florida missed payroll for 200 employees this week. Published: Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 2, 2009 at 11:23 p.m. The North Central Florida YMCA did not pay the 200 employees in its eight-county region this week - the result, officials said, of a one-time retirement fund payout on top of ...
Convicted child killer Couey dies in prison, Florida officials say
A Florida death-row inmate convicted of abducting and murdering 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford in 2005 has died, prison officials said Wednesday.
Robbery Suspect Killed During Shootout with Deputies
On September 28, 2009 at approximately 2:31 PM, Detective Kevin Mueller from Bradford County Sheriffa s Office and Investigator James Hooper from Starke Police Department were following up on an armed robbery suspect from a prior incident.
Convicted child killer Couey dies in prison
A Florida death-row inmate convicted of abducting and murdering 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford in 2005 has died, prison officials said Wednesday.
Car Found After Robbery Suspect Killed
A day after a robbery suspect in Starke was killed in a shootout with a Bradford County deputy, investigators said they have recovered the car that they said the suspect used in the robbery.
Investigators with the Bradford County Sheriffa TMs Office tell Action News they went to N.W. 37th Avenue to check out a tip this afternoon.