Live Oak —
The field of applicants for Suwannee County’s new county administrator was narrowed to 10 during Tuesday’s Board of County Commission meeting.
District 1 Commissioner Jesse Caruthers recommended applicants George Dempsey of Live Oak and Joseph Miranti of Saint Cloud while District 2 Commissioner Clyde Fleming submitted the names of Tori Musgrove of Live Oak and Timothy Williams of Wellborn. District 3 Commissioner Ivie Folwer’s recommendations were William Higginbotham Jr. of Seminole, Fla. and Constantino Purrinos of Miami. The choices of District 4 Commissioner Philip Oxendine were John McCue of Orange City, Fla. and Randy Harris of Live Oak. District 5 Commissioner Wesley Wainwright’s choices were George Barwick of Crawfordville and Mike Konefal of Port Charlotte.
The position, which was vacated by County Coordinator Joe Gerrity in December, closed on April 12, attracting 24 applicants from all over the state of Florida.
During Tuesday’s BOCC meeting, each of the five county commissioners submitted the names of two applicants that will be interviewed to fill the county administrator position.
Later in the meeting, the BOCC voted unanimously to hold the interview process at Live Oak City Hall on June 7, beginning at 9 a.m.
Meanwhile, a background check will be conducted on the 10 finalists. According to Wainwright, that process should take about two weeks. The Board agreed that if one or more of the 10 candidates should decline an interview, the commissioner(s) who picked the candidate(s) may select from the pool of the remaining 14 applicants.
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Ten finalists named in county administrator search
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Morning Update for Thursday, June 20, 2013
Good morning. Here are your updates for today.
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Fire consumes motorhome
A motorhome was destroyed by fire late Tuesday afternoon shortly after the owner discovered flames were coming from the engine compartment, according to Suwannee County Fire Chief James Sommers.
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Home destroyed by fire Tuesday
No injuries reported
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Boarding up the roundabout
No injuries sustained as truck loses lumber
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Suwannee County Commission special meeting for Thursday, June 20, 2013
The purpose of the special meeting is to discuss, with possible Board action, integrity and maintenance of Catalyst Site upon commencement of construction activities by Klausner.
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Videos: Grilling tips from local pit master Damon Wooley
Get those grills out and get ready for some expert advice.
Videos are compliments of Do Good Media. Visit them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dogoodmedia.
Wooley and The Wooley Bully “BBQ Mafia” of Live Oak host the annual Smokin’ on the Suwannee BBQ Festival to be held this year at the Suwannee County Coliseum on July 26 and 27. Click here to learn more.
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FHP monitoring smoke/fog visibility issues in Hamilton County
There is a prescribed control burn in Hamilton County at Stephen Foster State Park in the area of US 41 in White Springs which could cause smoke issues and could possibly impact the roadways in this area, especially during the night and early morning hours.
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Softball tourney at Sportsplex this weekend
Baseball tournament in Madison
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Suwannee County commission round-up
On Tuesday, June 18, the Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners met for their bi-monthly meeting. Here’s a round-up of what took place.
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Suwannee Democrat Obituaries-June 19, 2013
Rachel A. Howard, Marvin E. Williams, Jacinto T. Perez, Shirley Davis
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