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A member of Columbia County Fire Rescue looks at an overturned semi along U.S. Highway 27 in Suwannee County on Wednesday afternoon in which the driver was trapped and suffered serious injuries. (COURTESY SUWANNEE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE)

A member of Columbia County Fire Rescue looks at an overturned semi along U.S. Highway 27 in Suwannee County on Wednesday afternoon in which the driver was trapped and suffered serious injuries. (COURTESY SUWANNEE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE)

Distracted driver flips truck

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, July 7, 2022
BRANFORD — Attempting to grab something off the floor of his 2015 Peterbilt truck led to a much bigger problem for a Dunnellon man. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the Peterbilt tractor and the cement tanker trailer it was hauling that overturned on U.S.
Motorcycle riders with the End of Watch Ride to Remember roll into Mayo on Saturday for a stop on the 79-day journey to honor Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Lonny Hempstead, who passed away last August from complications due to contracting covid-19. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Special to the Reporter)

Motorcycle riders with the End of Watch Ride to Remember roll into Mayo on Saturday for a stop on the 79-day journey to honor Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Lonny Hempstead, who passed away last August from complications due to contracting covid-19. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Special to the Reporter)

Honoring Lt. Hempstead: End of Watch Ride recognizes LCSO officer

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
MAYO — The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office — and Lafayette County in general — took a hit 11 months ago. That loss — when LCSO Lt. Lonny Hempstead died from complications with contracting covid-19 on Aug. 10, 2021 — was remembered Saturday when the End of Watch Ride to Remember rolled into town.

DOH warns of potential Withlacoochee contamination

NEWS STAFF
Monday, July 4, 2022
JASPER — There was one fewer way to enjoy the long holiday weekend in Hamilton County. On Saturday, the Hamilton County Health Department issued a precautionary health update, warning of a potential contamination of the Withlacoochee River following a sewage overflow reported in Valdosta, Ga.

Pedestrian hit, killed in Live Oak

NEWS STAFF
Monday, July 4, 2022
LIVE OAK — A Live Oak man walking along U.S. Highway 90 was killed in the overnight hours Sunday when he was hit by a car. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Lee man was driving east on U.S. 90 around 12:30 a.m.
Clint Anglin, a Jacksonville-area native, will bring his blend of country, western and southern rock to the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park on Friday. (COURTESY)

Clint Anglin, a Jacksonville-area native, will bring his blend of country, western and southern rock to the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park on Friday. (COURTESY)

SOSMP set to host country singers

NEWS STAFF
Monday, July 4, 2022
LIVE OAK — Country music will still be going strong in the area even after Independence Day. The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park is set to host a pair of country musicians heading into the weekend to keep the summertime jams rolling.