SUWANNEE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
JUDICIAL ANNEX BUILDING
218 PARSHLEY STREET SOUTHWEST
LIVE OAK, FLORIDA 32064
TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR MARCH 5, 2024, AT 5:30 P.M.
Invocation
Pledge to American Flag
CareerSource Florida Crown, Lake City Police Department, The City of Lake City, and Columbia County are excited to announce the 2024 Summer Youth Employment Program.
[LIVE OAK, FL] – Cornerstone Care Clinic is proud to announce the opening of its new direct primary care facility. Located inside Cheek & Scott Pharmacy’s Live Oak location, this innovative clinic is poised to serve the surrounding community with quality, affordable primary care services.
Surgical Tech students at RIVEROAK performing mock surgery. -Photo: Mary Vickers, Surgical Technology Instructor
–DeSantis proposes stiffer laws
Staff Reports
Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis announced proposed legislative action to curb the growing nationwide uptick of retail theft and porch piracy. In 2022, retailers across the country lost $112 billion to retail theft, with sharp increases in major cities like New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
Suwannee Pine View Kindergarten student Tommy Pierce, of Live Oak, wearing his train bandana and coloring at the library activities booth during the All Aboard Festival. -SVT Photos by Tami Stevenson
The car show had visitors all day during the All Aboard Festival. -SVT Photo
By Tami Stevenson
The Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) announced last week in a social media post that it was going to bill customers a recovery charge for damages from Hurricane Idalia, beginning February 1. The co-op is also posting Q & A’s on their Facebook page for concerned customers.
By Barbara Gill
The Suwannee County Republicans hosted the showing of ‘THE REAL STORY OF JAN 6’ at the Live Oak Church of God on Friday, January 26, 2024. Over 60 people attended including the parents of a man who was arrested and currently awaiting trial this fall. Another attendee spoke about his very positive experience that day.
The first of a series of three festivals, North Florida Fall Heritage Festival, held in November by Suwannee Festivals. Be sure to visit All Aboard, the second of the festival series coming Feb. 3. -SVT Archived Photo
Curlen Williams, of Lake City, reading The True Story of the Three Little Pigs during the North Florida Fall Heritage Festival in November, the first of three festivals by Suwannee Festivals. -SVT Archived Photo
Governor Ron DeSantis
By Tami Stevenson
Sunday, January 21, Governor Ron DeSantis announced he was suspending his presidential campaign and endorsing former President Donald Trump. He is joining a growing list of 2024 candidates that have endorsed Trump after they suspended their campaigns. Candidates like Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.
