Regional

Lafayette County 4-H youth took part in the Northeast District 4-H Tailgate and Grilling competition in Gainesville, three advancing to the state competition. (COURTESY)

Taking the top prizes in the third annual Branford Camera Club Photography Exhibition and Competition were Georgia Schemetz (second from right), first place; Derek Linger (left), third place; and Rob Wolfe (right), honorable mention. Show coordinator Rachel Shelley is pictured with the winners. Not pictured are David Campione, who won second place, and Kathy Smith, who also captured an honorable mention. (COURTESY)

North Florida College students and faculty and staff members take part in last fall’s Mentor-Mentee Mixer. An anonymous donation will expand the college’s iCARE Mentoring program. (COURTESY NORTH FLORIDA COLLEGE)

Suwannee County Commission Chairman Franklin White, a member of the North Florida Water Utilities Authority board, has a letter prepared to reject Columbia County’s ultimatum on the makeup of the utility board. (FILE)

While some areas of North Florida received more than 11 inches of rain in July, the Suwannee River Water Management District received an average of 5.41 inches that month, less than the historical average. (COURTESY)

Live Oak City Council President Vanessa Robinson said she felt like City Manager Larry Sessions was looking to ‘hand pick’ or ‘cherry pick’ someone to follow him as manager during Tuesday’s meeting when Sessions asked about creating an assistant manager position. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Suwannee County Commissioner Franklin White, who serves on the North Florida Water Utilities Authority board, said the county has no plans for how to handle utilities after moving those operations to the authority. (FILE)