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Live Oak man killed in crash

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
A Live Oak man was killed last week when his truck ran into a stopped vehicle north of the city. According to a Florida Highway Patrol release, a pickup hit an SUV that was stopped in a construction zone on U.S. Highway 129 around 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
Mammolink 3D Mobile Mammography will have its Mammobus at Palms Medical Group in Branford on Friday. (COURTESY)

Mammolink 3D Mobile Mammography will have its Mammobus at Palms Medical Group in Branford on Friday. (COURTESY)

Palms partnering on mobile mammograms

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
BRANFORD — Palms Medical Group has recently been partnering with Mammolink 3D Mobile Mammography to bring accessible mammograms to rural areas in North Central Florida via their Mammobus. The next Mammobus event will be held at Palms’s Branford office, 103 W. U.S. Highway 27, on Friday from 8 a.

Writers Ink of Live Oak hosting workshop

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Writers, both published and unpublished, are invited to a one-day workshop at the Suwannee River Regional Library’s Live Oak branch for four interactive sessions with the Writers Ink of Live Oak group. The workshop will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the library, 1848 Ohio Avenue South.

Community Day at the Farm set for Saturday

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
The UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center Suwannee Valley (NFREC-SV) is hosting a free and open to the public Community Day at the Farm. The community event is set for Saturday from 8:30 a.m.
The third annual Santa Fe Springs Celebration is scheduled for Saturday at Poe Springs County Park in High Springs. (COURTESY)

The third annual Santa Fe Springs Celebration is scheduled for Saturday at Poe Springs County Park in High Springs. (COURTESY)

Third Santa Fe Springs celebration is Saturday

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
HIGH SPRINGS — The third annual Santa Fe Springs Celebration, a free event hosted by Alachua County and the Florida Springs Council, will take place this weekend. The celebration is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Poe Springs County Park, 28800 NW 182nd Avenue in High Springs.
The Alachua Conservation Trust has purchased 20 acres in Gilchrist County that incudes 2,000 feet of frontage along the lower Santa Fe River to protect the waterway. (COURTESY)

The Alachua Conservation Trust has purchased 20 acres in Gilchrist County that incudes 2,000 feet of frontage along the lower Santa Fe River to protect the waterway. (COURTESY)

Santa Fe riverbank protected in Gilchrist County

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
BRANFORD — The Alachua Conservation Trust has permanently protected 20 acres in Gilchrist County, including 2,000 feet of frontage along the lower Santa Fe River.
Suwannee County Economic Development Director Jimmy Norris said with Plant Path opening a processing plant in the county, the goal is to make the county the ‘stevia capital of the world.’ (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Suwannee County Economic Development Director Jimmy Norris said with Plant Path opening a processing plant in the county, the goal is to make the county the ‘stevia capital of the world.’ (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Suwannee seeks to be ‘stevia capital of the world’

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
A Suwannee County development agreement could be the start to North Florida becoming “the stevia capital of the world.” The Suwannee County Commission unanimously approved a development agreement with Plant Path Inc. on Tuesday that would give the company 68.