The weather was beautiful Saturday, as the Suwannee River Catfish Festival kicked off its annual event in Branford. -SVT Phots by Tami Stevenson
Catfish dinners - Making the magic happen! Suwannee Catfish Board Member and IGW Concrete Owner Hal Harris, left, in green, with volunteers in orange manning the fryers, -SVT Photo
Rebecca Thomas holding her award winning Strawberry Cream Biscuit Bites. -Photo: Submitted
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On Saturday, April 20th, the American Patriots of Live Oak is providing an opportunity for the community to meet the four candidates for Suwannee County Sheriff:
Obit, Obituary
TALLAHASSEE - William Dawson “Bill” Gunter, Jr., age 89, died peacefully at his home in Tallahassee, FL, surrounded by family on April 8, 2024. He was part of a group of Florida public officials in the nineteen seventies and eighties, including Governors Reubin Askew, Lawton Chiles and Bob Graham, following the tradition of Governor LeRoy Collins in their commitment to the principles of good government and social justice. Gunter served in the Florida Senate, the U.S. Congress, and on the Florida Cabinet as Insurance Commissioner, State Treasurer and Fire Marshall for 12 years.
Staff Reports
Rebecca Thomas from the Dixie Grill in Live Oak has already won $5,000 for her Strawberry Cream Biscuit Bites recipe from General Mills and is now a finalist for the Grand-Prize of $20,000, competing with three other finalists.
Wichita Sound Studio
A new professional recording studio has come to Live Oak, Wichita Sound Studio. Owner, Jerry Guy, a retired Nashville studio musician that traveled the country for many years, working as a side-man for artists like Vern Gosden, The Hager Twins, Ronnie Milsap, Willie Nelson, Herold White and others.
During his years in Nashville as a studio musician, he learned the industry from the ground up and fell in love with the engineering side of the music industry.
Map Courtesy of NASA
By Tami Stevenson
North America is all abuzz as many throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico prepare to see the April 8, 2024 total eclipse sweep across these three nations.
Although Florida is not in the path of totality, according to NASA, Florida will still see a partial eclipse beginning around 1:35 p.m. with the midpoint at approximately 2:55 p.m. Do not look directly at the eclipse with your naked eye. It can instantly damage your eyes. Be sure to wear eclipse glasses, not regular sunglasses.
Staff Reports
Suwannee County Tax Collector Sharon Jordan announced she is seeking re-election in a press release last week.
Jordan said, “I have proudly served the citizens of Suwannee County in the Tax Collector’s office for 45 years with 16 of those years serving as ‘Your Tax Collector’.
Lake City, FL – Suwannee Valley Unsolved, Inc. (SVU), a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families impacted by unsolved homicides and missing persons cases, today announced the establishment of a formal Victims Advocacy Program.
Social Security News Release
The Social Security Administration announced it will decrease the default overpayment withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries to ten percent (or $10, whichever is greater) from 100 percent, significantly reducing financial hardship on people with overpayments.
