Regional

Water on tap for mega site

LIVE OAK — Let if flow, let it flow, let it flow. The Suwannee River Water Management District’s governing board unanimously approved a water use permit request by Columbia County for the North Florida Mega Industrial Park during its meeting Tuesday morning.

Suwannee Co. man faces child molestation charges

DOWLING PARK — Accused of inappropriately touching a child for the past two years, a Suwannee County man was arrested Monday on sexual abuse charges.

Feds want O’Steen’s attorney DQ’d, Siegmeister trial delayed again

JACKSONVILLE — Claiming a conflict of interest, the U.S.wants a lawyer in the extortion and bribery trial involving the Third Judicial Circuit’s former state attorney removed from the case.

Live Oak man charged with child molestation

LIVE OAK — Previously accused of sexual battery of a child, a Live Oak man was arrested Friday on charges of child molestation.

Women ‘united’ in support of reading

A smorgasbord of books sat on the conference room table Monday at the United Way of Suwannee Valley office.

Water management can open faucets for mega site

LIVE OAK — The Suwannee River Water Management District may open up the faucets at the North Florida Mega Industrial Park. The district’s governing board will consider approving Columbia County’s request for a water use permit for two wells at the industrial park at its Tuesday morning meeting.

Two suffer serious injuries in ATV crash

O’BRIEN — Two were seriously injured Thursday when an ATV pulled out in front of a truck in southeastern Suwannee County. A 17-year-old female from O’Brien was headed west on 232nd Street around 3 p.m. Thursday when she tried to cross County Road 49 on a 2022 Polaris Ranger ATV.

DeSantis pushing police, teacher bonuses

TALLAHASSEE — Saying that Florida is “clicking on all cylinders,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday proposed an election-year $99.7 billion budget that would funnel money to education, the environment and law-enforcement officers while giving motorists a temporary gas-tax break.

Future Suwannee County campus land on sale

LIVE OAK — When purchased last spring, Suwannee County officials envisioned a county complex on the 120 acres south of Live Oak.

U.S. expands covid booster campaign

U.S. health authorities again expanded the nation’s booster campaign Thursday, opening extra doses of Pfizer’s covid-19 vaccine to several million 16- and 17-year-olds.