Baker NewsLocal news for Baker, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.State's back-to-school tax holiday scaled down- April 20, 2008 "They're going to struggle to make ends meet, come August, when they have to go buy supplies for school." A penny-pinching state budget has doomed the sales tax holiday on hurricane supplies, but Florida shoppers will still enjoy a scaled-down back-to-school tax reprieve. via South Florida Sun-Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/city/baker-fl/2008/04/states-back-to-school-tax-holiday-scaled-down?f... Country music singer faces battery charge- April 18, 2008 CRESTVIEW Country music singer Daron Norwood was arrested Tuesday night for battering his wife, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. via Panama City News Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/baker-fl/2008/04/country-music-singer-faces-battery-charge?fromr... Crist Signs Guns-At-Work Bill- April 16, 2008 "If you were a nurse or a waitress and you didn't get out of work until 1 in the morning, it's always nice to know if you break down with your car and someone has rape on their mind, you have your gun" TALLAHASSEE During hunting season in Oklahoma, workers at a rural paper mill often stashed guns in the backs of their pickups. via Tampa Bay Onlinehttp://www.topix.net/city/baker-fl/2008/04/crist-signs-guns-at-work-bill?fromrss=1 Students remember original Baker Bulldog- April 11, 2008 "From what I understand, Governor Crist's office is already making plans to come here to Baker High School and sign the bill" Jeffrey Johnston will forever be an original Baker Bulldog. He won't get to graduate with his classmates - the ones who were the first to enter Ida S. Baker High as freshmen in August 2004 - but classmates ... via News Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/baker-fl/2008/04/students-remember-original-baker-bulldog?fromrs... Ida Baker's programs prove popular- April 9, 2008 "They have taught us a lot as far as character and respect goes." Several Ida S. Baker High seniors will soon graduate with their diplomas - but they will also be fully certified firefighters. via News Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/baker-fl/2008/04/ida-bakers-programs-prove-popular?fromrss=1 |