Adult female yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus), in the process of seeking out a penetrable site on the skin surface of its host. -Photo Credit: James Gathany, Center for Disease Control Public Health Image Library
By Tami Stevenson
The University of Florida recently announced that for the first time in United States history, the experimental use of genetically modified mosquitoes is taking place in the Florida Keys. It began in the Spring of 2021, and will run through the Spring of 2022. The experiment is being led by a biotechnology company, Oxitec, from the United Kingdom.
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NEWBERRY, Fla.
– Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis declared that the state of Florida is going to stand with Floridians in their fight against any unlawful vaccine mandates during a meeting in Newberry.
Obit, Obituary for Albert M. Sandlin
Mr. Albert M. “Al” Sandlin, 73, of Mascotte, FL
All photos courtesy of Duke Energy
Submitted by Ana Gibbs
Live Oak, Fla., – Duke Energy is donating $1 million worth of meals and materials to United Way of Southeast Louisiana to assist in Hurricane Ida relief. The company delivered several semi-truck loads of Meals Ready to Eat (MRE’s) and COVID personal safety items, which included thousands of masks, hand sanitizers and other personal protective equipment to community partners in Louisiana. The supplies will be provided at emergency supply distribution events and through Entergy utility volunteers at Customer Information Centers. The donations will help protect residents against COVID as they work to rebuild.
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~ Will reduce test time by 75%, give teachers and parents more impactful and timely input ~
Governor’s Press Office - Tuesday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a legislative proposal that will eliminate the common-core based, end-of-year, high-stakes Florida Statewide Assessment and create the new Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (F.A.S.T) plan, which will monitor student progress and foster individual growth. By creating the F.A.S.T. Plan, Florida will become the first state in the nation to fully implement progress monitoring instead of end-of-year standardized testing, and fully eliminate common core.
Chairman of the Madison County REC, Bob Bezick presents a $1,000 donation to NFC Director of Resource Development, Judy Lundell. -Photo: Courtesy NFC
Submitted by Kim Scarboro
Director of College Advancement
MADISON, FL - The North Florida College Foundation is pleased to announce a recent donation from the Madison County Republican Executive Committee to establish a scholarship at the NFC Foundation. The scholarship will assist students entering a service-oriented Career and Workforce program at NFC, such as a certificate or degree in Emergency Medical Services, NFC Public Safety Academy programs or Nursing and Allied Health programs.
City of Live Oak Regular Monthly Council Meeting
A G E N D A
Tuesday September 14, 2021 5:30 P.M.
The military exhibit at the Suwannee County Historical Museum has items from the Civil War all the way to Desert Storm on display and is always growing with donations from local residents that want to honor the memory of their loved ones, many who sacrificed all, by preserving them at the museum and sharing their memory with visitors. -SVT Photo by Tami Stevenson
By Tami Stevenson
The Suwannee County Historical Museum in Live Oak is always seeking to upgrade their existing displays and add new ones with historical significance that affected Suwannee County in years past. From ancient artifacts, local American Indian tribes, Lewis Powell and the Lincoln assassination plot to the recent addition of a military display, among many other exhibits, Curator Susan Fennell keeps very busy.
One of the newest additions to their military display is a series of articles that ran for a year in the Suwannee Valley Times. A copy of each newspaper that featured the articles has been donated to the museum. The articles chronicle local veterans that served in the South Pacific combat operations of the 155th Infantry of the 31st Infantry Division in World War II from New Guinea and other locations, by retired educator, veteran and author Wilburn Bell, of Mayo, Florida.
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Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) announced that the State of Florida is deploying resources to assist Louisiana and Mississippi with recovery from Hurricane Ida.
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Jean Brinkman of Valhalla Farm in Wellborn, Florida, qualified to be inducted into a nationally-known group for senior dressage riders and horses on Friday, August 27, 2021.
