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Meridian receives $2.625M federal grant

NEWS STAFF
Friday, November 12, 2021
GAINESVILLE — Meridian Behavioral Healthcare has been awarded a $525,000 grant over five years from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to expand and enhance the communities’ access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services for individuals who suffer...
LeadingAge Florida called on lawmakers to include an exemption for health-care providers in legislation that likely will pass during a special session that starts Monday.

LeadingAge Florida called on lawmakers to include an exemption for health-care providers in legislation that likely will pass during a special session that starts Monday.

Doctors caught between state, feds on vaccines

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Friday, November 12, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — With Florida lawmakers expected next week to try to thwart vaccination mandates, a long-term care industry group raised concerns Friday about a conflict with a new federal rule that requires health-care workers to be vaccinated against covid-19.
Attendees of the inaugural Wellborn Cornbread Festival take a bite from some local entries to the event. (ROB WOLFE/Special to the Reporter)

Attendees of the inaugural Wellborn Cornbread Festival take a bite from some local entries to the event. (ROB WOLFE/Special to the Reporter)

Cornbread festival weathers soggy launch

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, November 8, 2021
WELLBORN — Even with dreary weather, the inaugural Wellborn Cornbread Festival was a hit Saturday. Thanks in part to the cold temperatures Saturday morning, the festival sold out of the chili and cornbread entered into the cookoff.

Escape scheme lands two more in jail

NEWS STAFF
Monday, November 8, 2021
LIVE OAK — The escape of a Suwannee County Jail inmate has now led to two more arrests. The Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Oscar Ray Thomas, 65, and Anitra Danelle Baker, 37, on Monday morning for their roles in Antonio Canady’s escape from jail on Oct. 14.

Carpenter named grand marshal of LO parade

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, November 4, 2021
In addition to honoring veterans, Suwannee County will also be “Remembering 9/11” during Veterans Day festivities. The theme for the annual Veterans Day parade, which is set to begin at 9 a.m. Thursday is “Remembering 9/11” with prizes for the top three float entries in the parade.
Purvis & Tison

Purvis & Tison

SOSMP set to host two young musicians

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
LIVE OAK — The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak is set to host a pair of entertainers over the weekend. LeeAnn Purvis and Payten Tison are both scheduled to make appearances at the SOSMP. Purvis will perform on Friday, Nov. 5, and Tison will appear the following night.