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🌱 Can Havana neighbors help solve this life-changing State Road 12 hit-and-run?

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In today's newsletter:

  • Can Havana neighbors help solve this life-changing State Road 12 hit-and-run?
  • How a Havana internet café case became Gadsden County’s largest-ever verdict

Also on today's calendar: FSUHS Boys Varsity Soccer @ Gadsden County.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Hazy sun, with a high of 62 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sun followed by clouds, temps: high: 67, low: 50.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Family seeks answers months after Havana hit-and-run (wtxl.com) — A Havana man is recovering from devastating injuries after a hit-and-run on State Road 12 left him in a wheelchair and forced his family into months of hotel living to stay near Tallahassee doctors. With the Florida Highway Patrol investigation closed for lack of leads, his relatives are asking Havana-area residents to come forward with any information and are raising funds to cover mounting medical and living costs.
   

• Ben Crump secures settlement after Universal rollercoaster death (tallahassee.com) — A high-profile story about a fatal roller coaster incident at Universal Orlando also highlights attorney Ben Crump’s recent record verdict tied to a deadly shooting at a Havana internet café. While most details focus on the Orlando case and settlement, the article notes the Gadsden County verdict as the largest in county history and part of broader efforts to scrutinize internet gambling cafes.
   

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