Tag Archives: Suwannee County

Bullying and harassment in Florida schools were addressed Monday when a new bill passed through the Florida House of Representatives. The bill now requires all K-12 school districts in the state to review their policies every three years.

At a Monday press conference, Florida Highway Patrol Troop B joined troops across the state in bringing attention to the increased number of hit and run accidents in Florida. Family members stood to remember their loved ones lost in unsolved hit-and-run accidents.

Besides Newberry, a range of other North Central Florida governments are to receive money from Stericycle.

After a three-year hiatus, Farm to Family Full Moon weekend music festival will return this year, just not in creator Don Applebaum's backyard. Ellie Ray's RV Resort & Lounge along the Santa Fe River will host the concert for local Florida musicians, vendors and residents.

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.

The Department of Corrections launched a Transparency Database on all Florida inmate deaths from the last 14 years. The database, launched Sept. 9, shows the status of investigations and the manner of death. According to Jessica Cary, Director of the Office of Communications at the DOC, the purpose of the …

Florida Department of Law Enforcement releases the 2013 Annual Unified Crime Report, which indicates a drop in crime in many North Central Florida counties.

Suwannee County School District has the highest number of corporal punishment incidents in Florida for the 2011-12 school year. Founder of Floridians Against Corporal Punishment in Public School has made Suwannee County the next goal of his civil rights campaign.