Power Restoration Full Speed Ahead at Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC)
By Jon Little
LIVE OAK, Fla., August 6, 2024 (8:00 a.m.) – Crews worked late into the night to restore power following Hurricane Debby. As of 7:00 a.m. today, power had been restored to over 6,300 consumers who lost power due to the storm. All substations have transmission service except for the Smith substation, serving the southwest portion of Lafayette County, including the town of Day. Duke continues to work diligently to have that service restored.
SVEC’s combined workforce of 271 lineworkers, vegetation management crews, and operations support had boots on the ground before daylight, and an additional 215...
In the event Tropical Storm/Hurricane Debby significantly impacts our area, the print and online editions, normally scheduled to be distributed August 7 and 8, 2024, may be delayed...
Submitted by Chuck Hydovitz, Third Circuit Trial Court Administrator
The Third Judicial Circuit has cancelled court proceedings circuit-wide...
SVEC Preparing for Debby
SUWANNEE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
JUDICIAL ANNEX BUILDING
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TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR AUGUST 6, 2024, 2024, AT 5:30 P.M.
Invocation
Pledge to American Flag
ATTENTION:
By Tami Stevenson
Though these events do not affect the Primary Election, since President Biden has officially stepped down from the presidential race and former President Donald Trump narrowly surviving an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, just days ago, citizens are encouraged more than ever before to get serious about the state of our country and make the effort to vote.
As for the Primary Election, the first
Author Pat Hines
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By Tami Stevenson
Local author and historical researcher Pat Hines (Pat Hines Mitchell) was invited to attend The ACCORD Film Festival and Book Signing - Commemorating the 60th anniversary signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in St. Augustine on July 1, at the ACCORD Civil Rights Museum.
Her book titled Christmas in the South: A Proud Southern Heritage, is about her Great-great-great-grandfather Christmas Hemming, who was born a slave, wound up being freed and became a land owner in Suwannee County, 640 acres to be exact.
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By Michelle Kerr
Genetics studies confirmed what many anglers and biologists have believed for a long time – Florida bass are special! Florida’s most popular freshwater game fish has a new name. The American Fisheries Society established the Florida bass as a separate species from the largemouth bass. This means that in most of Florida (except the western Panhandle) what was known as a largemouth bass is now called a Florida bass.
Lake City, Fla., Submitted - The Boots & Badges basketball benefit game will be held at CHS Gym, Saturday, August 3.
A community favorite, featuring volunteer players from the Lake City Police Department, Columbia County Sheriff’s
Submitted by Ashley Hardison, LCPD Community Relations
LCPD Chief Gerald Butler has accepted an invitation from the Florida Gateway College: Office of Community Outreach and Special Projects
By Governor’s Press Office
Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced
