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Accused robber shot, critically injured after police pursuit from Florida to Georgia, deputies say
Read full article: Accused robber shot, critically injured after police pursuit from Florida to Georgia, deputies sayA Georgia man led police on a pursuit across five counties from Florida to Georgia after robbing a Palm Coast gas station before being shot by a Camden County gas station clerk, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office told News 6 partner WJXT-TV.
Georgia county files suit to force land sale for spaceport
Read full article: Georgia county files suit to force land sale for spaceportA Georgia county has filed a lawsuit that seeks to force a company to sell it 4,000 acres on which the county has long planned to build a launch pad for commercial rockets.
Georgia spaceport land deal is off, site owner says
Read full article: Georgia spaceport land deal is off, site owner saysThe owner of a 4,000-acre industrial site says it has ended a longstanding agreement to sell the property to a Georgia county seeking to build a launch pad for commercial rockets.
‘Orlando State of Mind:’ Your guide to navigating the area during Billy Joel tour stop
Read full article: ‘Orlando State of Mind:’ Your guide to navigating the area during Billy Joel tour stopScenes from an Orange County arena will be sure to show Billy Joel fans gathering at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium to see the Piano Man himself.
Voters reject spaceport plan long pursued by Georgia county
Read full article: Voters reject spaceport plan long pursued by Georgia countyA Georgia county’s plan to buy land for launching commercial rockets has been rejected by voters in a referendum forced by opponents concerned about environmental and safety risks.
Park Service pushes back against licensing Georgia spaceport
Read full article: Park Service pushes back against licensing Georgia spaceportThe National Park Service is pushing back against a Federal Aviation Administration report recommending approval of a launch pad for commercial rockets off the Georgia coast.
This Georgia county says it’s a finalist for $40M space project
Read full article: This Georgia county says it’s a finalist for $40M space project(AP)ST. MARYS, Ga. – A coastal Georgia county is a finalist for a space industry project that could bring $40 million in investment, local officials said. Camden County officials won’t name the interested company, which is looking for a headquarters site expected to create about 200 jobs, The Brunswick News reported. Local officials are calling their effort to woo the company Project Osprey. Camden County Administrator Steve Howard says the company eyeing the Georgia coast would bring economic benefits to not just the local community but the entire state. “This is a wonderful opportunity for both Camden County and Spaceport Camden.”
Central Florida weather ending 2020 on high note
Read full article: Central Florida weather ending 2020 on high noteORLANDO, Fla. – We are starting off Wednesday morning mild, with temperatures in the mid-50s inland to the mid-60s along the coast. The other hazards in the forecast remain along the immediate coast, with beaches seeing a moderate risk of rip currents through the end of the week. The strong high is forecast to finally break down this weekend as our next front arrives on Saturday. The front will eventually drop southeast across Central Florida, with its possible arrival between sunset Saturday and sunrise Sunday. Drier and cooler weather will begin to settle in by Sunday afternoon and into the first half of next week.
Partygoer at Missouri's Lake of Ozarks positive for COVID-19
Read full article: Partygoer at Missouri's Lake of Ozarks positive for COVID-19Health officials said Friday that they were seeking to inform mass numbers of unknown people after a person who attended crowded pool parties over Memorial Day weekend at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks tested positive for COVID-19. Camden County Health Department said in a release that the resident of Boone County in mid-Missouri tested positive on Sunday after arriving at the lake area a day earlier. Backwater Jacks owner Gary Prewitt said previously in a statement that no laws were broken, though the images appeared to show people violating Republican Gov. Mike Parsons state order requiring social distancing. Parson allowed businesses and attractions to reopen May 4, but the state order requires 6-foot (2-meter) social distancing through at least the end of May.