Now through Christmas Eve, come on out to the Suwannee Lights display at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. Every night the park is lit with more than 6.5 million lights for displays that lead down both the driven and walking paths. The park offers many photo ops, campfire karaoke, s’mores, hot cocoa, Puppetone…
Every year, the first weekend of December, Live Oak hosts Christmas on the Square. This year we will celebrate our 30th year with “A Down Home Christmas.” The festivities begin on Friday night with The Jingle Bell Fun Run/Walk through downtown Live Oak ending at the historic Train Depot which hosts an evening filled with…
LIVE OAK — Senator Bill Nelson showed his support for the revival of the Live Oak Amtrak stop on Friday, Oct. 28. Senator Nelson was invited to Live Oak by the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Live Oak to speak about the potential stop. Nelson said he has fond memories of riding Amtrak…
On Friday morning, Sen. Bill Nelson D-FL spoke at an All Aboard Live Oak meeting to show his support for the city’s efforts in becoming a train stop on Amtrak’s Sunset Limited Line route. “It’s a part of your heritage,” he said, referring to the origin of the city, named for the large live oak…
Heritage Park and Gardens is proud to announce and host the Raid on the Suwannee living history event and civil war reenactment! Mark your calendars – November 12th-13th 2016 are the event days at Heritage Park. Earlier in the week leading up to that, there will be various educational opportunities throughout the town of Live Oak and specifically…
Officials in Suwannee County and Live Oak are petitioning Amtrak and the Southern Rail Commission (SRC) to make Live Oak a stop as passenger rail service is restored between New Orleans and Jacksonville. No passenger train has run on the line since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. Suwannee County Economic Development Director Dr.…
Building on regionally-led efforts that have been in work since 2010, there is a federally chartered working group created by the FAST Act of 2015 actively determining how to restore passenger rail service across America’s southern coast – the Gulf Coast Working Group (GCWG). On September 1, the Group sent an update to Sen. Roger…
All Aboard Live Oak Reception for Sen. Bill Nelson Senator Bill Nelson showed his support for the revival of the Live Oak Amtrak stop on Friday, Oct. 28 at the Depot. All Aboard Live Oak VIP Launch Reception 75 attendees enjoyed cocktails and au devours while listening to City Councilman Keith Mixon speak about Live…
Overview: The Sunset Limited Line was a passenger rail service from New Orleans to Jacksonville for many years until Hurricane Katrina damaged extensive portions of the rail in 2005 ending the service. Now, Amtrak and the Southern Rail Commission are resuming this route and have secured several stops. Live Oak is not (yet) one of…
The Third Annual Jazz, Arts and Blues Festival is set to entertain locals and visitors alike in downtown Live Oak’s Festival Park, located on Howard Street (U.S. Highway 90), on October 21 and 22. Since it’s first year, JAB Fest left attendees with an unprecedented experience as the professionalism of the entertainers, artists and festival…