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Judge blocks key parts of ‘sanctuary cities’ law

ByJim Saunders

TALLAHASSEE — More than two years after a fierce legislative debate, a federal judge on Tuesday blocked key parts of an immigration law that banned so-called sanctuary cities in Florida. U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom, in a 110-page ruling, wrote that the “totality of the relevant facts present significant evidence, both direct and circumstantial, of…

BOCC approves grant application for Ag Center rebuild

ByDIANE M. MOORE

HOLMES COUNTY – A request to apply for a Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) to rebuild the Ag Center was approved when the Holmes County Board of County Commissioners met in regular session on September 7.  Holmes County Development Council Chairman Joe Rone came before the board to make the request stating it…

Slowing Deer Disease ‘Best That We Can Hope For’
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Slowing Deer Disease ‘Best That We Can Hope For’

ByJim Saunders

Environmentalists and animal-rights advocates want state wildlife officials to put more restrictions on deer farming and hunting as Florida responds to the long-expected arrival of a contagious disease fatal to deer. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission imposed a management zone covering parts of Holmes, Jackson and Washington counties after the detection last month…

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