On Saturday, June 18, 2022 Urology of North Florida will sponsor a no-charge prostate cancer screening on site from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This screening will be open to the public in effort to promote early detection of prostate cancer.
Gigi Register, First Federal Bank’s Senior VP, pictured with Ellianos Coffee cup outside of First Federal’s John S. Flood Financial Center in Lake City. - Photo: Ellianos
National Honors Society Inductees -RIVEROAK Photo
The 70th annual Florida Folk Festival is this Memorial Day weekend! A three-day celebration of Florida’s music, dance, food and other cultural heritages, from May 27-29, 2022 at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park in White Springs.
Submitted by Jon Little
The Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) Board of Trustees has awarded $21,500 in scholarships to some of the area’s outstanding high school graduates.
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Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and the Florida Forest Service announced applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Southern Pine Beetle Assistance and Prevention Program for non-industrial, private forest landowners through July 1, 2022. The program is limited to 44 northern Florida counties, the known range of the southern pine beetle, which includes Alachua, Columbia, Hamilton, Madison and Suwannee Counties.
Submitted by Jamie Holton, Outreach Coordinator
The Suwannee River Area Health Education Center invites community leaders to participate in a roundtable discussion on the health-in-all-policies approach to decision making and strategies
-Photo: RIVEROAK Courtesy
Save 25.3 cents per gallon on fuel for a tax-free month, , no tax on diapers or children’s clothes for a year, etc.
Staff Reports
On May 6, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 7071 which provides more than $1.2 billion of tax relief for Floridians. The bill provides for ten sales tax holidays for a variety of items commonly purchased by Florida families, including fuel, diapers, disaster supplies and, tools.
By Tami Stevenson
Live Oak, Fla., - Local caregiver John Clark was chosen out of only six finalists from across the nation to receive the Best in Care Award by OnShift.
