Hoax bomb threat disrupts school day

Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com In the morning hours of Wednesday, Jan. 10, a bomb threat was received via email by seven school districts across the Big Bend area, including: Madison, Suwannee, Lafayette, Taylor, Gadsden, Leon and Wakulla Counties. The threat turned out to be a hoax, however area schools treated the event as if it were a real threat, out of an abundance of caution. As soon as the threat was received, established safety protocols were enacted to ensure the safety of stu