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A preliminary flood risk map for the Alapaha watershed, the light shaded area on the map that includes most of the western portion of Hamilton County, will be presented at a meeting Thursday night at the Jasper Civic Center. (COURTESY)

A preliminary flood risk map for the Alapaha watershed, the light shaded area on the map that includes most of the western portion of Hamilton County, will be presented at a meeting Thursday night at the Jasper Civic Center. (COURTESY)

Alapaha flood map meeting set for Jasper

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
JASPER — Residents of the Alapaha and Aucilla watersheds — which includes portions of Hamilton, Jefferson, and Madison counties — are being given another opportunity to review the new preliminary flood-risk maps before they go into effect next year.

U-Haul overturns on I-10 west in Suwannee County

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
LIVE OAK — A move got detoured Tuesday afternoon in Suwannee County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a U-Haul truck pulling an enclosed U-Haul trailer overturned in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 in between the U.S. Highway 129 and U.S. 90 interchanges in Suwannee County.

Trump and 18 allies charged in Georgia election meddling

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, August 14, 2023
ATLANTA — Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday over their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state, with prosecutors using a statute normally associated with mobsters to accuse the former president, lawyers and other aides of a “criminal enterprise” to keep...
Sen. Rick Scott smiles as he talks with Hamilton County Sheriff Harrell Reid during a visit to the Nutrien Conference Center in White Springs on Thursday. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Sen. Rick Scott smiles as he talks with Hamilton County Sheriff Harrell Reid during a visit to the Nutrien Conference Center in White Springs on Thursday. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Scott seeks vocal support

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, August 11, 2023
WHITE SPRINGS — There’s an easy fix to what ails the United States, according to Sen. Rick Scott. During a visit to the Nutrien Conference Center on Thursday where Scott addressed nearly 50 elected officials from Columbia, Hamilton and Suwannee counties as well as State Rep.
A Suwannee County school bus was involved in a crash Thursday morning, the first day of school for the district, when it backed into a car following it. (COURTESY SUWANNEE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE)

A Suwannee County school bus was involved in a crash Thursday morning, the first day of school for the district, when it backed into a car following it. (COURTESY SUWANNEE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE)

Suwannee bus backs into car on first day

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, August 11, 2023
LIVE OAK — The new school year started with a bang — and a crash — in Suwannee County. A Suwannee County school bus backed into a car Thursday morning, the first day for students in the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Feds take aim at flood insurance lawsuit

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Friday, August 11, 2023
TALLAHASSEE — The Biden administration this week urged a federal judge to reject a challenge by Florida and other states to an overhaul of the National Flood Insurance Program that has led to higher premiums for many property owners. U.S.

Special counsel appointed in probe of Hunter Biden

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, August 11, 2023
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he has appointed a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president’s son ahead of the 2024 election. Garland said he was naming David Weiss, the U.S.
A Suwannee County school bus was involved in a crash Thursday morning, the first day of school for the district, when it backed into a car following it. (COURTESY SUWANNEE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE)

A Suwannee County school bus was involved in a crash Thursday morning, the first day of school for the district, when it backed into a car following it. (COURTESY SUWANNEE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE)

Suwannee bus backs into car on first day of school

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, August 10, 2023
LIVE OAK — The new school year started with a bang — and a crash — in Suwannee County. A Suwannee County school bus backed into a car Thursday morning, the first day for students in the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.