
Florida Department of Health
The Florida Department of Health will conduct NO-COST drive-thru testing for COVID-19.
Testing is available for anyone that wants to get tested; no signs or symptoms needed to be tested. Children can be tested with parental consent.


Angler Lavon Nowling from Santa Rosa County, caught this catfish weighing 69.9 pounds, measuring 48.5 inches long, with a girth of 38.25 inches. -Photo: FWC Courtesy

Saturday, September 19, 2020 At 4 p.m.
Please note arena change
$1000+ Added Open 4d = $35


What an in-person meat judging contest would typically look like.
-Photo Courtesy UF/IFAS by Tyler Jones
By Kara Croft, 4-H Program Assistant Suwannee County
Live Oak, Fla., – The Suwannee County 4-H youth set their minds to competing in the State Meat Judging competition that is held every year in Gainesville.

Columbia County Chamber of Commerce
LAKE CITY – The Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce and
Nutrien are working with the Richardson Community Center to implement a $5,000 grant given by Nutrien for community gardens.

Suwannee County Fairgrounds Vickie Hayford
Live Oak, Fla., – Sep. 18 at 8 a.m. – Sep. 19 at 5 p.m. We are still planning on having our show. The committee has had several discussions concerning continuing with the show, these are some of the changes we have made due to COVID for this year’s show only.

Lake City, Fla., – CARES funding is still available for Columbia County residents.

Florida Department of Health Issues Daily Update on COVID-19

(Columbia County, FL) Rum Island Park will reopen Monday at sunrise. The park has undergone a $300,000 riverbank restoration project, as well as the addition of new restroom facilities. Rum Island Park offers access to the Santa Fe River for paddling, swimming, picnicking and fishing.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission will hold a web meeting Monday, August 31, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 11a.m.

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) will submit Florida’s application to participate in the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) Program.