A Flock Safety camera sits along U.S. Highway 90 on the east side of Live Oak on Tuesday. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

A Flock Safety camera sits along U.S. Highway 90 on the east side of Live Oak on Tuesday. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Flock cameras coming down in Suwannee County

License plate readers may be a thing of the past in Live Oak and Suwannee County.Following state orders Monday to stop use of the LPR cameras on state roads, the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office followed suit and turned off all the Flock Safety cameras it was utilizing around the county.
Lake City Fire Department Engineer Trenton Kreienheder raises his arm in triumph after completing his leg of the rib-eating contest Tuesday night at Texas Roadhouse. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Lake City Fire Department Engineer Trenton Kreienheder raises his arm in triumph after completing his leg of the rib-eating contest Tuesday night at Texas Roadhouse. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Lake City Fire chows down on crown

Firefighters from the cities of Live Oak and Lake City met Tuesday night to settle which department...
Lake City’s Adam Sanders, a Nashville country music star, will be coming home to perform at the Florida Gateway Fair on Nov. 7. (COURTESY)

Lake City’s Adam Sanders, a Nashville country music star, will be coming home to perform at the Florida Gateway Fair on Nov. 7. (COURTESY)

Sanders coming home for Fair performance

Lake City’s native son is coming home for a one-night performance later this fall. 
Natalie Moore, Living Hope executive director, speaks at the Hope in Every Tep Walk event Tuesday night. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Natalie Moore, Living Hope executive director, speaks at the Hope in Every Tep Walk event Tuesday night. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Hundreds attend Living Hope suicide awareness event

Close to 200 people gathered at Darby Pavilion on Tuesday night to eat a community meal and learn...
A young art fan checks out some of the works in last year’s Autumn Artfest, the fine arts exhibition sponsored by the Live Oak Artists Guild. The 28th annual Artfest opens Saturday at the Live Oak branch of the Suwannee River Regional Library. (COURTESY)

A young art fan checks out some of the works in last year’s Autumn Artfest, the fine arts exhibition sponsored by the Live Oak Artists Guild. The 28th annual Artfest opens Saturday at the Live Oak branch of the Suwannee River Regional Library. (COURTESY)

Annual Autumn Artfest opens at Suwannee library

Award-winning artwork is joining the collection of books at the Suwannee River Regional Library’s...
PAUL BUCHANAN/Lake City Reporter Suwannee running back Travon Fead gets around the corner of the Lafayette defense last Friday. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Lake City Reporter)

PAUL BUCHANAN/Lake City Reporter Suwannee running back Travon Fead gets around the corner of the Lafayette defense last Friday. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Lake City Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Suwannee aims to keep Hurricanes calm

LIVE OAK — Suwannee coach Kyler Hall sees something familiar with the Gainesville program.
Branford's volleyball team celebrates a point against Lafayette on Aug. 27. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)

Branford's volleyball team celebrates a point against Lafayette on Aug. 27. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 9/1/26

Teams were in action on the volleyball court as well as the golf course on Tuesday.
A Flock Safety camera sits along U.S. Highway 90 on the east side of Live Oak on Tuesday. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

A Flock Safety camera sits along U.S. Highway 90 on the east side of Live Oak on Tuesday. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

License plate readers may be a thing of the past in Live Oak and Suwannee County.Following state orders Monday to stop use of the LPR cameras on state roads, the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office followed suit and turned off all the Flock Safety cameras it was utilizing around the county. At least…
Lake City Fire Department Engineer Trenton Kreienheder raises his arm in triumph after completing his leg of the rib-eating contest Tuesday night at Texas Roadhouse. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Lake City Fire Department Engineer Trenton Kreienheder raises his arm in triumph after completing his leg of the rib-eating contest Tuesday night at Texas Roadhouse. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Firefighters from the cities of Live Oak and Lake City met Tuesday night to settle which department had the literal intestinal fortitude to best the other. The two units met at Texas Roadhouse at the U.S. Highway 90 and Interstate 75 interchange for the finale of a series of rib-eating…
Lake City’s Adam Sanders, a Nashville country music star, will be coming home to perform at the Florida Gateway Fair on Nov. 7. (COURTESY)

Lake City’s Adam Sanders, a Nashville country music star, will be coming home to perform at the Florida Gateway Fair on Nov. 7. (COURTESY)

Lake City’s native son is coming home for a one-night performance later this fall. Country music star Adam Sanders will take the 1st Street Entertainment Stage on Saturday, Nov. 7, beginning at 9 p.m. at the Florida Gateway Fair to perform a plethora of his hits from across the years. Sanders…
Natalie Moore, Living Hope executive director, speaks at the Hope in Every Tep Walk event Tuesday night. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Natalie Moore, Living Hope executive director, speaks at the Hope in Every Tep Walk event Tuesday night. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Close to 200 people gathered at Darby Pavilion on Tuesday night to eat a community meal and learn of new ways to provide hope and help during a suicide prevention and awareness event.The crowd was attending the Hope In Every Step Walk, which drew members from 20 different churches in faith to…
Lake City firefighters Chris Bethea (from left), Jayden Britton-Drew, Hunter Anderson, Mae Williams and Earl Lupardus, show the new gas monitors that were recently purchased by the fire department with grant funds. (COURTESY)

Lake City firefighters Chris Bethea (from left), Jayden Britton-Drew, Hunter Anderson, Mae Williams and Earl Lupardus, show the new gas monitors that were recently purchased by the fire department with grant funds. (COURTESY)

The Lake City Fire Department recently received grant funds to benefit firefighter safety.The LCFD, which received the $7,500 Safe Community Grant from Enbridge, an energy transportation company, announced it received the grant funds over the weekend via social media. “We received the check in…
A post-meeting skirmish with a social media influencer has a local blogger facing charges for battery.A Lake City police officer issued a non-custodial arrest in the form of a notice to appear to Stew Lilker on Aug. 24 following a North Florida Water Utilities Authority meeting at Duval Place, 971…
A young art fan checks out some of the works in last year’s Autumn Artfest, the fine arts exhibition sponsored by the Live Oak Artists Guild. The 28th annual Artfest opens Saturday at the Live Oak branch of the Suwannee River Regional Library. (COURTESY)

A young art fan checks out some of the works in last year’s Autumn Artfest, the fine arts exhibition sponsored by the Live Oak Artists Guild. The 28th annual Artfest opens Saturday at the Live Oak branch of the Suwannee River Regional Library. (COURTESY)

Award-winning artwork is joining the collection of books at the Suwannee River Regional Library’s Live Oak branch.The 28th annual Autumn Artfest fine arts exhibition from the Live Oak Artists Guild opens Saturday at the library. The exhibition runs through Sept. 19. It is open during normal library…
Suwannee County Commission Chairman Franklin White said the rate increases are a compromise in funding the utility operations between the commercial customers and county taxpayers. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Suwannee County Commission Chairman Franklin White said the rate increases are a compromise in funding the utility operations between the commercial customers and county taxpayers. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Utility rates will be going up in Suwannee County.The Suwannee County Commission unanimously approved alternate rate increases proposed by the North Florida Water Utilities Authority during its brief meeting Tuesday night.The rates approved for Suwannee County users at the Catalyst Site and off of…
The regional emergency shelter project in Suwannee County — Project Summit — continues to move forward as the Suwannee County Commission approved task orders totaling $4 million for design work on the site north of Interstate 10. (COURTESY)

The regional emergency shelter project in Suwannee County — Project Summit — continues to move forward as the Suwannee County Commission approved task orders totaling $4 million for design work on the site north of Interstate 10. (COURTESY)

Plans for Project Summit continue to move forward in Suwannee County.The Suwannee County Commission unanimously approved a pair of task orders with Miller Legg, its engineer on the regional emergency shelter project north of Interstate 10 in Live Oak, to continue advancing the design of the state…
Suwannee High junior Isabella Washington will serve as the school’s student ambassador to the Suwannee County School Board for the 2026-27 school year. (COURTESY SUWANNEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT)

Suwannee High junior Isabella Washington will serve as the school’s student ambassador to the Suwannee County School Board for the 2026-27 school year. (COURTESY SUWANNEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT)

Suwannee High School has selected Isabella Washington as its student ambassador to the Suwannee County School Board for the 2026-2027 school year.Washington, an 11th-grade student, is actively involved at SHS as a member of Beta Club, National Honor Society, Key Club, Interact, Art Club and Leo…
Branford High senior Ayden Humphries will serve as the school’s student ambassador to the Suwannee County School Board for the 2026-27 school year. (COURTESY SUWANNEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT)

Branford High senior Ayden Humphries will serve as the school’s student ambassador to the Suwannee County School Board for the 2026-27 school year. (COURTESY SUWANNEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT)

Branford High School has selected Ayden Humphries as its student ambassador to the Suwannee County School Board for the 2026-2027 school year.Humphries, a senior at BHS, is no stranger to leadership. He serves as senior class student body president and president of the school’s FFA chapter. He is…
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