Live Oak News

Firefighters from the Live Oak Forestry Center of the Florida Division of Forestry on Friday contained a 35-acre fire in planted pines in Suwannee County.

Four people were lifeflighted to Shands UF and one man walked away shaken up in a single vehicle accident Thursday afternoon on I-10 near Live Oak.

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

The city of Live Oak is in the process of dredging Lake Mary off Van Buren Street and White Avenue to make the lake deeper.

By Jim Holmes So my wife walks in the house a couple of months ago and says, "Jim, I'm taking up a new hobby.

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.

By Jim Holmes Hey, I was on TV last week! You may not have caught the broadcast, though, unless you subscribe to the Colon Channel.

The widow of a former Live Oak firefighter is responsible for returning more than $13,000 in pension payments, according to Live Oak City Attorney Erny Sellers.

State Rep. Debbie Boyd and Sen. Charlie Dean lent an ear to the concerns of locals at a meeting held Wednesday at City Hall in Live Oak.

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

The city of Live Oak has taken the next step in securing the Crapps estate on Helvenston Street for the development of a regional park.

The Flying Turtles entertain the crowd at the 7th annual Fall Festival held in Live Oak Oct.

Stalemate at City Hall: Thumbs down The death of Live Oak City Councilman Ken Duce has left the council paralyzed, the remaining four members sure to split 2-2 on any issue of substance.

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

A dispute over access to a landlocked church will likely be settled in court, says Pastor Willie Lee of Mt.

In Madison ,Fl one mom doesn't feel at peace sending her three son's to school ,instead she fear's her phone will ring and one will be hurt,not by a student but by the teacher's who are not trained to deal with children who have special disorder's.

On Thursday October 8th 2009 an 11 year old autistic boy was walking his 3 year old brother to class with a aide and was approched by two teachers who snatched his brother from him and attempted to manhandle the 11 year old child he then pushed the teacher in self defense and another teacher entered the fray,the 11 year old's jacket was ripped and he had scratches on his back from being grab.

His mom arrived at the school whe she was alerted from a unknown source that her son was in the principals office

.Where she was giving three different scenario's of what happened.When the mother asked about the two teachers in question no names were given.The only statement was "

One of the teacher's stated had i known he was autistic i wouldn't have touched him" Is

this someone we want in a class with our children? My answer is NO!!The mother state's her son is deeply disturbed by what happens and does not want to attend school anymore.But she encourage's him to still attend after the incident the child didn't return to school until Monday 10/19/2009.The child in question had a horrible experience at Suwannee Primary his kindergarten year and was home schooled until third grade.He started attending Madison Central School in 2007 and had to be placed in hospital homebound due to teacher's not knowing how to handle his autism and selective mutism,last school semester he was chocked by a second grader and no action was taken...The mother is filing charges against the school for assualt and battery on a minor as well as a civil suit for emotional and mental stress.

No one in 1884 could have begun to imagine what Live Oak would look like in 2009.

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

A Jennings man died in a Thursday morning accident at the intersection of US 90 and NE Drew Way in Madison, according to an FHP report.

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.