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Richard Carroll, the owner of the Suwannee Valley RC Speedway, shows off a pair of the remote control cars that race at the small oval track in Live Oak once a month. (ROB WOLFE/Lake City Reporter)

Richard Carroll, the owner of the Suwannee Valley RC Speedway, shows off a pair of the remote control cars that race at the small oval track in Live Oak once a month. (ROB WOLFE/Lake City Reporter)

Living life in the (RC) fast lane

JAMIE WACHTER
Thursday, April 10, 2025
LIVE OAK — For months, the questions lingered while the Suwannee Valley RC Speedway was being constructed on 121st Road (Bass Road) on the south end of Live Oak. “That’s what everybody was asking,” said Jason Carroll, the son of track owner Richard Carroll, who helps organize the races.
Lynda Williams, a former Live Oak councilor, urged the council to move forward with the grant application to address housing in the city. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Lynda Williams, a former Live Oak councilor, urged the council to move forward with the grant application to address housing in the city. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Live Oak Council moves forward with housing rehab grant application

JAMIE WACHTER
Thursday, April 10, 2025
LIVE OAK — More than 20 homes in the City of Live Oak could be destined for renovations through grant funding. The Live Oak City Council held the second public hearing for a Community Development Block Grant application for $1.5 million toward housing rehabilitation.

County term limits backed in House

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
The Florida House on Wednesday continued moving forward with a proposed constitutional amendment that would impose eight-year term limits on county commissioners. The proposal also would put term limits in the Constitution for school-board members.