9-7-20
Lake City, Fla., – Due to the COVID-19 social distancing requirements, the City of Lake City will hold the September 9, 2020 City Council Workshop and the Special City Council Meeting via telephonic and video conferencing communications media technology. To participate: instructions for the City Council Workshop are located on Page 2 of the agenda and for the Special City Council Meeting instructions are located below in this agenda.
5:00 P. M. City Council Workshop – Discuss Affordable Housing
Tallahassee, Fla. - Try saltwater fishing Saturday, Sept. 5, without needing a saltwater fishing license. License-free fishing days are a great way for Florida residents and visitors to get out on the water and find out why Florida is the Fishing Capital of the World.
Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Board of Directors for the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing) approved the remaining $45 million of the $120 million to local governments to assist Floridians impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with rental and mortgage assistance.
No signs or symptoms needed to be tested
You must bring a valid ID
Remain in your vehicle at all times
Live Oak – According to a release from the Florida Department of Transportation, U.S. Highway 129 will close for approximately two weeks beginning September 8 at 9:00 a.m., in the immediate area of the railroad crossing from Duval Street to the intersection at U.S. Highway 90 in downtown Live Oak
-Photo: SVT Archive Courtesy of Suwannee County Economic Development
By Tami Stevenson
After closing its doors in March of this year and filing for bankruptcy in April, Klausner Lumber One LLC, based in western Suwannee County, was auctioned off August 21, 2020. The winning bidder, binderholz Group from Fügen, Austria paid $61M to purchase all assets of the company.
By Tami Stevenson
Last week, Governor DeSantis announced he applied for a grant for Florida’s participation in the Federal Lost Wages Assistance Program. FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor announced approval of the grant over the weekend for Florida to receive a FEMA grant under the Lost Wages Assistance program. FEMA’s grant funding will allow Florida to provide $300 per week - on top of their regular unemployment benefit - to those unemployed due to COVID-19.
Florida Department of Health
The Florida Department of Health will conduct NO-COST drive-thru testing for COVID-19.
Testing is available for anyone that wants to get tested; no signs or symptoms needed to be tested. Children can be tested with parental consent.
Angler Lavon Nowling from Santa Rosa County, caught this catfish weighing 69.9 pounds, measuring 48.5 inches long, with a girth of 38.25 inches. -Photo: FWC Courtesy
Saturday, September 19, 2020 At 4 p.m.
Please note arena change
$1000+ Added Open 4d = $35
What an in-person meat judging contest would typically look like.
-Photo Courtesy UF/IFAS by Tyler Jones
By Kara Croft, 4-H Program Assistant Suwannee County
Live Oak, Fla., – The Suwannee County 4-H youth set their minds to competing in the State Meat Judging competition that is held every year in Gainesville.
