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Law enforcement and fire rescue vehicles stage at Gibson Park on Wednesday morning during a standoff at a Hamilton County residence. (JASON WILKINSON/Lake City Reporter)

Law enforcement and fire rescue vehicles stage at Gibson Park on Wednesday morning during a standoff at a Hamilton County residence. (JASON WILKINSON/Lake City Reporter)

Man killed in Hamilton standoff

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
JASPER — A Hamilton County man was shot and killed following a standoff with law enforcement Wednesday morning.

Lafayette High graduating 79

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
MAYO — The Lafayette High School graduation will take place 7:30 p.m. Friday at Dale Walker Field, 160 NE Hornet Drive. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will take place at the LHS gymnasium. There are 79 graduation candidates in the school’s Class of 2024.
Band of Brothers, a group from Lafayette County, will be back playing at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park on Saturday. (COURTESY)

Band of Brothers, a group from Lafayette County, will be back playing at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park on Saturday. (COURTESY)

Band of Brothers, Elvis tribute set for Music Park

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
LIVE OAK — Two Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park favorites are returning to the park this weekend. Jimmy Fields will perform as Elvis on Friday night and Band of Brothers playing Saturday night.

Man fatally shot in crowd

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
LIVE OAK — A shooting at a gathering outside a former bar and restaurant left one person dead early Monday morning on the west side of Live Oak. According to the Live Oak Police Department, officers responded to the 800 block of 9th Street around 12:20 a.m. Monday due to shots being fired.
An explosive device found in the parking lot of Billy’s Santa Fe Bar on Sunday was determined to not be equipped with a charge. (COURTESY CCSO)

An explosive device found in the parking lot of Billy’s Santa Fe Bar on Sunday was determined to not be equipped with a charge. (COURTESY CCSO)

CCSO: Device found in parking lot a dud

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
HIGH SPRINGS — An explosive device found Sunday morning in a south Columbia County bar’s parking lot turned out to be not so explosive. Alerted by a passerby around 8:30 a.m. Sunday to the device lying in the parking lot of Billy’s Santa Fe Bar on U.S.

Citrus industry continues to feel squeeze

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Friday, May 10, 2024
TALLAHASSEE — Bruises continue to be inflicted on Florida’s citrus industry, as the forecast for the nearly concluded growing season dropped further Friday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued an updated production forecast that was 5.6% below projections released in April.
The Bonnie Blue Band, which hails from Brunswick, will make its first appearance at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park on Saturday. (COURTESY)

The Bonnie Blue Band, which hails from Brunswick, will make its first appearance at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park on Saturday. (COURTESY)

Bonnie Blue Band, Snake Blood Remedy performing at SOSMP

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
LIVE OAK — A famous south Georgia band and a well-known local group will entertain this weekend at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. South Georgia’s Bonnie Blue Band will play Saturday with Kian Sanchez opening, while Snake Blood remedy performs Friday with J.D. Cook.

Man charged in shooting claims he only had a stick

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
LIVE OAK — A Live Oak man was arrested over the weekend after a person was shot following an altercation. A Live Oak Police Department report states that the victim and Timothy Gillyard, 44, got into a fight at a residence on Glass Street NE on Friday evening around 7 p.m.