Tag Archives: Live Oak

Chickens die in a chicken house fire at Saavedra Farms on Wednesday night.

While the Live Oak Police Department is getting body cameras for its officers to wear, other agencies in the area aren't as receptive. Privacy and cost are issues they want to look at.

Although the CDC recently reported a rise in raw milk sicknesses, the unpasteurized milk continues to gain popularity in Gainesville and surrounding areas.

The State of Florida Commission on Ethics decided sufficient probable cause did not exist in eight of nine allegations against Live Oak city councilman Adam Prins. The initial complaint against Prins was filed by Live Oak Mayor Sonny Nobles Jr.

The city of Live Oak is looking to change the city administrator position to a city manager, which is hasn't had since 1878.

Massad Ayoob, or Uncle Mas, as his pupils call him, is an NRA lifetime member, firearms instructor, part-time police officer, and self-defense expert. He started the second day of a 40-hour lesson on self-defense with a speech that waxed philosophical.

Of 24 towns contacted in North Central Florida, 18 sent their mayor's emails free of charge to WUFT. The others posed fees, lack of archived emails and other problems when confronted with a request for the public records.

After a a woman was killed and her husband was injured from a tree falling directly on their house on Wednesday morning, tree safety is being heavily emphasized.

The Spirit of Suwannee Music Park will have a halloween-themed music festival from Thursday to Saturday. "Hulaween" is hosted by the band String Cheese Incident and is expected to bring many tourists to Suwannee County and nearby Live Oak.

With the 2014 general elections approaching, the public is able to access the leading contributions and expenditures North Florida candidates have amassed so far.