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Live Oak man killed in Putnam County crash

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
CARRAWAY — A Live Oak man was killed Tuesday morning when his car crossed over the center line and hit another car on State Road 100 in Putnam County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 34-year-old Live Oak man was traveling east on SR 100 at 7 a.m.
Fort White National Honor Society members Jada Knight (from left), Jack Schroader, Juan Bustamante, Arelis Maldonado, Sarah Heeke and Anais Maldonado prepare and inventory powder for the club’s color fun run which takes place on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Fort White National Honor Society members Jada Knight (from left), Jack Schroader, Juan Bustamante, Arelis Maldonado, Sarah Heeke and Anais Maldonado prepare and inventory powder for the club’s color fun run which takes place on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Fort White Honor Society hosting color run

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
FORT WHITE — An opportunity to support a local charity and have fun in the process are the plans that make most weekends successful.
Jimmy Norris, speaking at Suwannee County’s delegation hearing Feb. 10, said buy-in on a team concept has been the most rewarding part of his time as Suwannee County’s economic development director. (FILE)

Jimmy Norris, speaking at Suwannee County’s delegation hearing Feb. 10, said buy-in on a team concept has been the most rewarding part of his time as Suwannee County’s economic development director. (FILE)

Norris resigns as Suwannee econ chief

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
LIVE OAK — The job of luring development into Suwannee County will soon belong to someone else. Jimmy Norris, the county’s economic development director the past six years, submitted his resignation last week. His final day working for Suwannee County will be March 7.
The new Walt’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership opened this weekend in Live Oak on U.S. Highway 129 adjacent to the Walt’s Live Oak Ford lot. (ROB WOLFE/Special to the Reporter)

The new Walt’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership opened this weekend in Live Oak on U.S. Highway 129 adjacent to the Walt’s Live Oak Ford lot. (ROB WOLFE/Special to the Reporter)

Walt’s opens new Live Oak dealership

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
LIVE OAK — The Walt’s Auto Group campus on the north side of Live Oak now includes a second dealership. The Walt’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership, which had been located on U.S. Highway 90 on the west side of town, is now right next door to the Walt’s Live Oak Ford location on U.S. Highway 129.
Fort White High’s Cyler Robinson won the top honors at the Suwannee Valley Regional Science and Engineering Fair for the second year in a row. (COURTESY FLORIDA GATEWAY COLLEGE)

Fort White High’s Cyler Robinson won the top honors at the Suwannee Valley Regional Science and Engineering Fair for the second year in a row. (COURTESY FLORIDA GATEWAY COLLEGE)

Fort White’s Robinson takes top science fair honors

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
A Fort White High School student took home top honors at the Suwanee Valley Regional Science and Engineering Fair for the second year in a row. Cyler Robinson’s project, “Does Temperature and Oxygenation Method in a Deep-Water Culture Hydroponic System Affect Lactus sativa Growth?

LOPD investigating murder from Friday crash

NEWS STAFF
Monday, February 24, 2025
LIVE OAK — The Live Oak Police Department continues to investigate a Friday morning crash that may also have included a murder. According to an LOPD release, officers responded to a crash at 7:30 a.m. Friday on Johnson Avenue where 2010 silver Audi was found.

Jasper woman killed after hitting utility pole

NEWS STAFF
Friday, February 21, 2025
LIVE OAK — A Jasper woman was killed Wednesday when her car struck a utility pole. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 57-year-old woman was heading north on U.S. Highway 129 when her Honda 5D hatchback traveled onto the east shoulder near the Interstate 10 entrance ramp around 2:45 p.m.
Todd Denmark (right) and his son, Jackson, visit their ancestor’s grave in St. Augustine as part of a trip to connect with their family’s history. (COURTESY)

Todd Denmark (right) and his son, Jackson, visit their ancestor’s grave in St. Augustine as part of a trip to connect with their family’s history. (COURTESY)

Denmark’s ancestral trip: Sanchez helped Declaration signers in St. Augustine

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Todd Denmark’s quest to reconnect with his lineage is decades in the making. Over the past weekend, that journey came to a head with a visit to a distant relative’s grave and a lesson in knowing who you are. Denmark first dipped his toe into his family’s history when he was just 13 years old.

Gallery opens student art competition

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
March is Youth Art Month and the Gateway Art Gallery is celebrating creativity with their annual Youth Art League (YAL) Art Show & Competition. The event showcases the incredible talent of local young artists, giving them the opportunity to display their work in a professional setting.