
By Jon Llittle, SVEC Director of Communications
LIVE OAK, Fla., August 8, 2024 (8:00 a.m.) — Yesterday, SVEC crews and contractors achieved and surpassed the cooperative’s target of restoring power to at least 95% of its consumer-members in Hamilton and Columbia counties who could safely receive power by tonight.
The total workforce remains at 522...

By Mandy Frederickson
The budget workshops that were previously scheduled for Wednesday, August 7,...

Power Restoration Full Speed Ahead at Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC)
By Jon Little
LIVE OAK, Fla., August 6, 2024 (8:00 a.m.) – Crews worked late into the night to restore power following Hurricane Debby. As of 7:00 a.m. today, power had been restored to over 6,300 consumers who lost power due to the storm. All substations have transmission service except for the Smith substation, serving the southwest portion of Lafayette County, including the town of Day. Duke continues to work diligently to have that service restored.
SVEC’s combined workforce of 271 lineworkers, vegetation management crews, and operations support had boots on the ground before daylight, and an additional 215...

In the event Tropical Storm/Hurricane Debby significantly impacts our area, the print and online editions, normally scheduled to be distributed August 7 and 8, 2024, may be delayed...

Submitted by Chuck Hydovitz, Third Circuit Trial Court Administrator
The Third Judicial Circuit has cancelled court proceedings circuit-wide...

SVEC Preparing for Debby

SUWANNEE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
JUDICIAL ANNEX BUILDING
218 PARSHLEY STREET SOUTHWEST
LIVE OAK, FLORIDA 32064
TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR AUGUST 6, 2024, 2024, AT 5:30 P.M.
Invocation
Pledge to American Flag
ATTENTION:

By Tami Stevenson
Though these events do not affect the Primary Election, since President Biden has officially stepped down from the presidential race and former President Donald Trump narrowly surviving an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, just days ago, citizens are encouraged more than ever before to get serious about the state of our country and make the effort to vote.
As for the Primary Election, the first

Author Pat Hines
-Photo: Submitted
By Tami Stevenson
Local author and historical researcher Pat Hines (Pat Hines Mitchell) was invited to attend The ACCORD Film Festival and Book Signing - Commemorating the 60th anniversary signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in St. Augustine on July 1, at the ACCORD Civil Rights Museum.
Her book titled Christmas in the South: A Proud Southern Heritage, is about her Great-great-great-grandfather Christmas Hemming, who was born a slave, wound up being freed and became a land owner in Suwannee County, 640 acres to be exact.