Suwannee County News

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 7:33 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 7:33 p.m. A fire in planted pines near Interstate 10 in Suwannee County consumed 35 acres before being contained Friday, according to the Florida Division of Forestry.

A Lake City man who raced across Hamilton and Suwannee counties in a stolen tow truck was arrested east of Live Oak early Saturday, sheriff's records show.

An all-terrain vehicle accident Sunday left a Live Oak man with head and back injuries, reports show.

Erin Smart, 10, smiles nervously with mother Vanessa Smart at her side before nurse Jessica Hadden administers her H1N1 flu shot Monday at Suwannee Intermediate School.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 11:06 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 11:06 a.m. A Columbia County man was arrested for carjacking a wrecker that was towing his disabled vehicle and giving him a ride.

A Live Oak man was arrested Tuesday for threatening a friend with a meat cleaver, according to a sheriff's press release.

Marco Rubio, a candidate for the U.S. Senate and former state Speaker of the House, spoke to a packed house at Lake City Community College Thursday.

For Carl Meece, head of the Suwannee County Republican Executive Committee, the idea of running for Congress came soon after U.S. Rep.

Suwannee Countians, it's time to speak your mind! How? By calling the Suwannee Democrat Rant and Rave hotline.

Members of the Suwannee County SWAT team ran drills Thursday morning on Goldkist Boulevard and at the National Guard Armory in Live Oak.

The Suwannee County Health Department has received a small supply of both the injectable H1N1 vaccines and the nasal mist.

A 19-year-old is arrested and charged with D.U.I. for crashing a car load of teenagers over the summer.

We have just learned there has been a car crash on Highway 90 East at the Suwannee County and Madison County Line.

SUWANNEE COUNTY US 129 Daytime lane closures between U.S. 27 and the Hamilton County line to allow inmate crews to repaint the roadway markings.

Two suspects in a Tuesday morning robbery at a Live Oak Radio Shack were arrested in Columbia County following a high-speed chase on I-75. Arrested were Diamond T. Burch, 23, whose last known address was listed by police as 508 West Avenue, Live Oak, and Telly Savales Sealey, 35, of 4036 Lennox Blvd., Orlando.

See related story, this site. Det. Sgt. Ron Shaw of the Live Oak Police Department has an appointment with his doctor Friday.

Nationwide Insurance Company of Florida said it will drop 60,000 homeowners policies statewide, including about 40 in Suwannee County.

An O'Brien man wanted in connection with about 40 vehicle burglaries in Columbia County was arrested in Palm Beach County Sept.

Officials at the Suwannee County Health Department say vaccines for the H1N1 flu are expected to be available for residents in Suwannee County sometime this week.

A mobile home fire on 30th Street claimed the life of the family dog Monday evening, according to Lt.