If it appears we’ve shuffled pages around, sorry – our printer had problems with one of its presses, and in reaction we’ve had to change up where certain pages appear.
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All the pages are here, just some in a different order.
The press problems are expected to be resolved in time for next week’s Sun to resume its normal look.
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Weekly Roundup: Turn out the lights?
By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – Florida heads into the Labor Day weekend amid swirling questions about the state’s immigrant-detention efforts.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that federal immigration officials are deporting detainees “very quickly” from a controversial Everglades facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” DeSantis made the comment when asked about reports that the Everglades facility would soon be empty.
Weekly Roundup: Ruling swamps ‘Alcatraz’
By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – Florida leaders made a show this week of bringing back from California an immigrant involved in a deadly traffic crash and removing locally approved artwork — including gay pride rainbow colors — from crosswalks.
But Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration found itself late Thursday rushing to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that targeted the controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Weekly Roundup: Blanding out, Baker in
By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis finally filled the vacant lieutenant governor’s position this week, and days later brought along his newly appointed second-in command to announce the expansion of the state’s deportation efforts.
DeSantis for weeks has floated the prospect of opening a second immigrant-detention center at Camp Blanding, a North Florida training facility for the Florida National Guard.
Weekly Roundup: Pause in paving… for now
By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — As the state House moved forward this week with a rare mid-decade look at drawing new congressional maps, a federal judge put a temporary hold on construction at Alligator Alcatraz.
Read More …Christian Nicolas enrolls at Troy
Special to The Sun
Christian Nicolas of Wakulla, Florida, has completed IMPACT new student orientation and enrolled at Troy University for the Fall 2025 semester at the Troy Campus.
The fall semester for the Troy Campus starts on Wednesday, Aug. 13.
Troy University is a public, historic, international university with 22,500 students and 154,000 alumni. Students choose Troy for its quality academic programs, reasonable costs and availability of financial aid, outstanding faculty, and flexible in-class and online class offerings.
Weekly Roundup: Coloring in the lines
By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — As Texas Republicans advanced a mid-decade redistricting map this week, Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to toy with having Florida engage in a similar effort to fulfill President Donald Trump’s call to strengthen the GOP’s hold in Congress.
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