Wellborn News

A building once used as a slaughterhouse and icehouse nearly burned to the ground Wednesday night in downtown Wellborn.

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

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.

The mother of Autum Marie Norenberg, the infant who survived being trapped underwater for about 15 minutes in a Christmas Day car crash, has been charged in the accident, Suwannee County Jail records show.

By Wendell Snowden Summer's almost behind us and fall's on the way. After a very successful Blueberry Festival and two months off for recuperation, the WCA is back in business.

SUWANNEE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LIVE OAK CITY HALL 101 SOUTHEAST WHITE AVENUE LIVE OAK, FLORIDA 32064 TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR AUGUST 4, 2009, 9:00 A.M. Invocation - Jim Messer, Pastor - Wellborn United Methodist Pledge to American Flag - Chairman Jesse Caruthers ATTENTION: The Board may add emergency items to this agenda.

By Betty Barnes This story began over one hundred and fifty years ago. The year was 1848.

A Wellborn man was arrested Thursday for stealing more than $39,000 from a local union, according to Suwannee County Sheriff's reports.

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Published: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 8:59 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 8:59 a.m. A Suwannee County motorcyclist died in a Sunday evening crash in Marion County that the Florida Highway Patrol determined was caused by a drunk driver.

As the granddaughter of a former slave who fought in the Civil War, Eunice Cason Harvey has spent her life educating others to be proud of their heritage, as African Americans.

By Jinny Wilson Pam Taylor is the K9 Professor. She poses with these four canine students.

Blueberry Festival may have been best yet By Wendell Snowden Wow! As I am writing this, the 16th Annual Wellborn Blueberry Festival has been over for seventeen hours.

Severe storm winds blew through Suwannee County Thursday leaving several properties damaged and numerous trees uprooted, according to a sheriff's report.

Several large trees were uprooted near Wellborn late Thursday afternoon as a result of a severe windstorm that blew through Suwannee County.

I attended this year's blueberry festival over in Wellborn, Fla. on June 5th. There were live bands playing oldies music, singers of country music and youth who performed in a talent show for prize money.

A single-vehicle crash on CR 10A early Sunday sent one woman to an area hospital, according to Suwannee County Fire Marshall Paul Haas.

News from the Wellborn Outback For three years with the generous help of lots of folks in our home community, Wellborn managed to enjoy a genuine Small Town USA Celebration, with little invasion from the world beyond the outback.

By Ruth Ford Tommy came to Wellborn from the big city of Tampa 62 years ago when he was fifteen.

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