Branford, Fla., 4th of July Celebration
Live Oak Freedom Festival, July 4th
The Committee is excited to announce that Suwannee County Purple Heart recipients will be honored at this year’s event.
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED for French Woods Sports and Arts Center
Lake City, Fla., - North Florida Performing Arts Academy announces 2025 winners of the coveted French Woods scholarship. Located in Hancock, New York. French Woods prides themselves on offering a unique, individualized experience. Children are offered a wide range of performing and visual arts in addition to programs in sports, waterfront, horseback riding, and much more.
Honoring our Armory and our Military
The 1958 M4 Sherman Tank sitting on the grounds of the Florida National Guard Armory in Live Oak has been repainted, thanks to local business owner, Charles Bean. -Photo by Charles Bean
DeSantis signs anti-squatting legislation
Staff Reports
Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Florida Senate Bill 322 to extend remedies and protections against squatting to commercial property owners. The Bill expedites the removal of unauthorized individuals occupying commercial properties, providing property owners with a streamlined process to regain possession of their property.
73rd Annual Folk Festival success
Hadley Parrisj Cotton and Crucial Eddy performing at Folk Fest -FFF Photo
Dogs Playing For Life
We aim to redefine the meaning and importance of quality of life for all sheltered dogs by improving their experience through playgroups and individualized training.
Barbecue Fundraiser, June 7 – Madison
June 7 - Rising Warriors MMA of Madison presents a fundraiser barbecue on June 7, 2025, at Four Freedoms Park from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m, in Madison.
For $10 you get: Pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans, cole slaw and a bottle of water. *Gluten-free option is available.
Four Freedoms Park is located at 112 Range St, Madison, FL 32340.
McAlpin Community Auction, LLC, Estate Liquidation Auction June 14, 2025
Florida youth take action with park cleanup and tobacco free initiative
Submitted - Mayo, FLA. – Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) members in Mayo conducted a tobacco-related litter cleanup at Veterans Park on February 20, 2025. The youth-led effort was part of an ongoing campaign to protect Mayo’s public spaced from the harmful effects of tobacco and vaping products.
