Michael Brock, an engineer with the Florida Department of Transportation, discusses the Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 129 interchange improvements with Brent Baris during an open house Thursday at Live Oak City Hall. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

I-10, 129 improvements backed by community

LIVE OAK — A project set to improve traffic access at the Interstate 10-U.S. Highway 129 interchange was presented to the public Thursday afternoon. The Florida Department of Transportation hosted a hybrid public meeting at Live Oak city hall to…
LIVE OAK — A project set to improve traffic access at the Interstate 10-U.S. Highway 129 interchange was presented to the public Thursday afternoon. The Florida Department of Transportation hosted a hybrid public meeting at Live Oak city hall to inform residents of the planned construction.…
CLERMONT — The Branford defense was the definition of “bend but don’t break.”  The Buccaneers allowed Trenton to load the bases twice in Saturday’s Class 1A state championship game, and twice the Tigers came away with nothing.  Ellie Frierson continued to mash the ball like it owed her money,…
CLERMONT —  Branford head coach Oscar Saavedra said he prepped his team all week to face off against any of the three great pitchers from Liberty County. After all, his team saw two of them in last year’s Class 1A state championship game, knocking in four runs but ultimately falling to Kallan…
Nearly 400 Columbia High School students were expected to be poised and confident for their graduation Friday evening, capping-off their high school careers. However, in the final moments that they waited to take the field for the ceremony, their emotions betrayed them. Whether it was nervous…
There wasn’t a whole lot of time for Fort White quarterback Jayden Jackson to throw during last week’s spring game. That’s because Columbia’s front seven was relentless. Nearly ever snap, the Tigers were chasing Jackson down. In just a half of football, Columbia’s defense had four sacks. Three of…
LIVE OAK — Authorities say a Live Oak man killed his father Thursday after a dispute over his inheritance. Suwannee County deputies responded to a residence on 89th Road in northern Suwannee County late Thursday morning and found 85-year-old Norman Ellis dead from blunt force trauma to his head.…
Business for the first tenants at the North Florida Mega Industrial Park may sprout quicker thanks to some federal funding. As part of $83 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding announced Thursday through the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program, AgroLiquid’s facility at the…
TALLAHASSEE — With insurers, utilities and emergency-management officials bracing for the coming months, experts continue to predict a highly active hurricane season for Florida and other areas of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Echoing earlier predictions about the season that will start June 1,…
BEACHVILLE — A St. Augustine man was killed Wednesday morning when he crashed into a semi’s trailer in southeastern Suwannee County. A Florida Highway Patrol release states the 22-year-old was headed east on County Road 248 in a 2022 Toyota Camry when he failed to stop at the intersection with…
When school let out at Niblack Elementary School at 2:15 p.m. Friday, it wasn’t just for the students, faculty and staff. The bell rang on the school building itself as well, since the facility is set for demolition in a few weeks. After serving the school district for 70 years, Niblack will…
LIVE OAK — A director at the Florida Sheriff’s Boys Ranch who previously provided security for a four-star general will be the featured speaker at Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony in Live Oak. Jeff Fletcher, who served in the Air Force for 10 years, will speak during the ceremony, which is set to…