You’re invited!
5K Walk/Run 4 Life - This Weekend!
In a prior year, Lake City runners of all ages joining the Walk/Run to make a difference for LIFE! -SVT Archived 2015 Photo
Runners from the Live Oak location in 2015 -SVT Archived Photo
Staff
This weekend, the annual 5K Walk/Run 4 Life is happening on Saturday, September 26, and organizers would love for people of all ages to join them in this fun, easy way to join together and make a difference for LIFE!
From Storytelling to Thriller
Lee Chauncey signing a reader's copy of his new book, Unsolved. -Photo: Submitted
By Tami Stevenson
For most of his life, R.L. Chauncey has been a storyteller. He just never expected that one day he would become an author.
“I usually tell my stories face-to-face,” Chauncey said. “I’ve never used this kind of medium.”
That changed when a story he had carried around in his head for years finally refused to stay there.
Madison Lions Club awards scholarships
Derrick Davis II and KeiAmber McKay each receive $1,000 Scholarships
The Madison Lions Club presented a $1,000 contribution to continu funding its annual scholarship at NFC. Photographed are: (L-R) Lisa Burnham, Shirley Joseph, Tim Dunn, John McQuaid, Traci McClung, Brienna Valentine, Dr. Joe Herring and Jimmy Sale. -NFC Photo
Shiny, new copper dome adorns courthouse
Suwannee County Courthouse repaired copper dome and finial. They say it’s already turning green! -Photo by Marcus Durham
By Tami Stevenson
Repairs to the dome at the top of the historic Suwannee County Courthouse are finished. Passers by can now enjoy the new look without peering through the scaffolding.
Student leaders named to FCSAA 2025-26 All-Academic team
NFC student Lillian Clay - NFC Photo
NFC student Ben Collazo - NFC Photo
NFC student Jeremiah Perez - NFC Photo
By Tami Stevenson
Good grades are impressive. Good grades while helping lead the student body? Now that deserves a little extra credit. Three North Florida College students have managed to keep their noses in the books and their hands in campus life, earning statewide recognition for proving that leadership and academics make a pretty smart pair.
Fort White STEM Educator
Recognized for Inspiring Student Research
Fort White STEM Educator Wayne Oelfke
By Tami Stevenson
FORT WHITE, Fla. — For more than three decades, Wayne Oelfke has encouraged students to look beyond the textbook, ask questions and discover answers for themselves.
Florida First to Draw Line on Cash Assistance Spending
By Tami Stevenson
Florida is putting new limits on what families can purchase with Temporary Cash Assistance, becoming the first state in the nation to add restrictions on a range of luxury, entertainment and other non-essential purchases under its federal cash assistance plan.
Scammers Targeting Family Members Of Persons In Custody
Submitted - CCSO
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office has recently worked yet another case of fraud against family members who had a relative that was arrested in our county. This tactic involves calling shortly after a loved one or friend was legitimately arrested. The scammers then provide legitimate sounding instructions on how to complete the release process.
NFC’s New Place to Unplug
Wellness Suite bean bag seating and creation station at NFC -Photo: NFC
Reimagined space at the Colin P. Kelly Fitness and Wellness Center puts student well-being at the center of the college experience.
Move Over, George Jetson! Flying cars coming to Florida
Governor Ron DeSantis speaking in Auburndale, Monday, August 10, 2026. The flying vehicle is left and the autonomous is right. -Courtesy Photo
By Tami Stevenson
Remember The Jetsons, when George Jetson zipped off to work in a flying car while the rest of us watched from our living rooms and figured such things belonged safely in Saturday-morning cartoons? Well, George may have been onto something. Florida is taking a rather large step toward turning yesterday’s science fiction into tomorrow’s morning commute, with “flying cars” expected to take to the skies for testing before the end of the year. And no, Rosie the Robot isn’t behind the wheel—at least not yet.
