Reducing Nursing Shortages
Governor Ron DeSantis speaking at the press conference about nursing shortages. -Photo: Governor’s Press
Staff Reports
Tuesday, September 3, Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference at Daytona State College to highlight Florida’s success in enhancing the nursing talent pipeline through the Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers and Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) Fund and the Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund. These programs incentivize and reward collaboration and performance in nursing education programs to increase the number of nurses entering the workforce.
READ LOCAL – SUWANNEE VALLEY - beginning October 2
By Lynne Hutchins
Are residents aware that there is an abundance of creative talent in the Suwannee Valley? Not only are there amazing artists, but many wonderful published authors.
In an effort to introduce the community to local writers and their books, a new program has been established called READ LOCAL.
Approximately twice a month on Wednesdays, READ LOCAL writers will be setting up a table in local businesses, mostly restaurants, where two different area authors will share and sell signed copies of their books with those interested, normally between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
By Allison Finley, NFC Director of Communications & Recruitment
MADISON, Fla. -- In the days after Hurricane Idalia wrecked a wide swath of rural north Florida, many residents wondered what jobs would remain for those who wanted to work and live in the community they love.
Two days after the accident, Eddie Collier posted this photo on social media from his hospital bed and commented, “I’m good I got Jesus on my side.”
Unofficial Primary Election results from August 20, 2024 – as of presstime, according to local and state results (winners are in bold)
Submitted by Marilyn Jones
The Live Oak Artists Guild, in partnership with the Suwannee River Regional Library, will be presenting their annual fine arts exhibition September 7-20, 2024. This is a prestigious, juried art exhibit. The judge this year will be Hollis Mutch, affiliated with Appleton Museum of Art and the College of Central Florida, Ocala, FL.
SUWANNEE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
JUDICIAL ANNEX BUILDING
218 PARSHLEY STREET SOUTHWEST
LIVE OAK, FLORIDA 32064
TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR AUGUST 20, 2024, AT 5:30 P.M.
Invocation
Pledge to American Flag
Emergency workers pulling up the remains of a semi truck and trailer that veered into the Tampa Bypass Canal off I-75, in Hillsborough County, where the driver was found dead, Monday, during Hurricane Debby. -Photo: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
By Tami Stevenson
After making landfall in Steinhatchee, Florida, as a Category 1 hurricane at 7 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, Hurricane Debby, which was downgraded to a tropical storm hours later, raged through Florida, taking a similar path to Hurricane Idalia just one year ago. This storm differed from Idalia, moving at a much slower pace and with less wind intensity.
Although an official death toll has not been released, there have been...
By Brooke Hallock
Capital City Bank has again been named to Florida Trend’s annual “Best Companies to Work For in Florida” list, ranking 19th in the “Large Companies” category and achieving a significant rise from its previous position of 24.
