Staff Reports
Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted record funding for Alzheimer’s and related dementias and signed Senate Bill 806, to establish the Ramping up Education of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia for You (READY) Act. Additionally, the Governor announced that the final pillar of the five-part Dementia Action Plan, created in 2019, has been fulfilled with the establishment of the Florida Alzheimer’s Center for Excellence. The Freedom First Budget signed
Late last month, Governor Ron DeSantis, after receiving notice of a fine from the Florida Department of Health (DOH), Special Olympics International (SOI) has agreed to honor athletes from across the nation who were unable to attend the 2022 USA Games in Orlando due to SOI’s unlawful vaccine mandate, which was rescinded at the last minute.
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The Lake City - Columbia County Chamber of Commerce welcomed 12 new members in the second quarter of 2022. New members include Adaline Hope Boutique, Columbia Direct Primary Care, EXIT Realty Farm & Country, Integrative Direct Primary Care, Mederi Caretenders, Pinnacle Site Solutions, RoofCrafters,
By Tami Stevenson
Columbia, Suwannee, Hamilton and Madison County Candidates list.
Do you know who is going to be on your ballot? For many people, voting is a serious civic duty. They never miss an election and proudly wear their “I Voted!” pins on election day, hoping their candidate will win. For others, voting may be seen as too much of a hassle or a useless endeavor that won’t make a difference anyway.
Fact: History has shown that local elections have been won and lost by as little as one or two votes! This upcoming election is more about local leaders than a presidential race, so the impact can be huge to your community, bringing meaningful change to your schools, your city and your county.
Live Oak, Fla., – The United States Postal Service® filed notice in April with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of price changes to take effect July 10, 2022. The changes will include a two-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 58 cents to 60 cents. See Chart-
Camp Safe Haven of Haven Hospice received a $1,000 donation. Shown above with Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy horse and owner, Jorge Bengochea. -Photo: Submitted
Staff Reports
Lake City, Fla., – On June 21, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded more than $28.4 million in funding for economic growth and community resiliency to 23 Florida communities through the Community Development Block Grant – CV (CDBG-CV) program, and the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Hazard Mitigation Grant Match Program.
SUWANNEE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR JUNE 21, 2022, 5:00 P.M.
Invocation
Pledge to American Flag
Association member Rob Dawson has been involved with everything from organizing the music for the festival to flipping hotcakes for the last 10 years or so and was busy flipping hotcakes again this year. He said they normally go through around 500 pounds of blueberries for the hotcakes each year. -SVT Photo by Tami Stevenson
By Tami Stevenson
Wellborn, Fla., – The 28th Annual Wellborn Blueberry Festival was bigger and better than ever this year, according to organizer Annita Leonard, with an estimated 10,000 visitors attending the
Governor Ron DeSantis Signs HB 1421
Governor’s Press Office
Yesterday, June 7, Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 1421, which takes several measures to improve school safety in Florida.
The steps taken by HB 1421 build on
By Tami Stevenson
In the May 25, 2022 edition of this paper an article titled, “Full-service recording studio opens in Live Oak – Graffitti Studios,” inadvertently left out a key person in the portion of the article concerning Jerry Guy’s life, Herold White. His life, influence and accomplishments bears noting. The Suwannee Valley Times apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Herold White is a Live Oak native and musician that had songs on the charts during
