Branford News

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They're the kind of calls we hope never to make, but the kind that 29-year-old Dionne R. Hernandez takes 12 hours a day as a 911 dispatcher for Suwannee County.

After facing near closure when the state of Florida threatened to cut off library funding altogether, Branford's public library is at least happy to still have its doors open.

Bobbi Dunn and Pat Samperio are bringing a renewed sense of family to Branford with their family-run business, Sister's Cafe.

Two schools in Suwannee County are up a grade from last year with the release of the state's annual ratings report.

Branford woman earns degree from the University of Florida against all odds and stands her ground against the FCAT As she sat at a back table in Nell's Restaurant in Branford, barely a soul walked in whose name, occupation and family history Quintilla Lynch didn't know.

From left: Suwannee County Sheriff's Office Deputy David Taylor, Deputy David Allen , Eric Erickson , Deputy David Manning and Lane Schultetus .

A Branford woman was arrested Thursday for aggravated assault with a motor vehicle and felony child endangerment after ramming a car driven by her boyfriend that contained the couple's three children, sheriff's reports show.

A four-year-old Branford girl died Sunday from injuries she sustained when a television fell on her at her home in Branford Saturday, according to Chief Deputy Ron Colvin of the Suwannee County Sheriff's Office.

Branford Woman's Club members Kathy Stark, arts chairperson and president, and Elaine Nemeth attended the annual FFWC Spring Convention in Orlando April 17-19, where hundreds of club members went for a weekend of fun and learning.

Attempted armed robbery suspect Steven Edward McGee, 19, of Branford, was arrested Tuesday by Lafayette Deputy Randy Henderson, according to sheriff's reports.

The Suwannee River League of Cities recently announced Myra Valentine, city of Madison, as the SRLC Municipal Official of the Year.

An O'Brien woman has been arrested on charges of vehicular homicide in the January death of an 11-year-old girl.

Branford may be getting a museum and genealogical society. The South Suwannee Heritage House, as the facility may be called, would be located in the Presbyterian Manse on the corner of NW Drane Street and NW Haines Ave.

The Disaster Recovery Centers in Leon, Madison and Suwannee counties will permanently close on Wednesday, May 20, but help is still available.

At noon on Wednesday, May 13, a Disaster Recovery Center will open in Leon County for one week to serve north Floridians who suffered damages or losses due to storms and flooding between March 26 and May 5. Disaster-recovery specialists from state and federal agencies will be on-hand to answer questions and provide information about ...

The issue of Sunday alcohol sales by taverns was disposed of in March, when the Suwannee County Commission closed a loophole in existing law that allowed county bars to operate seven days a week.

As floodwaters fall the number of affected residents who are applying for federal assistance is rising.

The 2009 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test writing results, released Thursday, show an increase statewide in writing achievement.

Cameron's Motel, left, now Steamboat Dive Inn, and Piddlers at the corner of US 27 and US 129 looking east.