Carousel, Suwannee Valley Currents

  • Recipe: Blackberry-Grape Pie
    Dough for double-crust pie 2 pints fresh blackberries 2 cups green grapes 2 tablespoons cornstarch Zest from 1 small lemon 1 egg 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 cups sugar Heat oven to 350 F. Spray an 8-inch pie plate and place 1 sheet of dough in it, allowing edges […]
  • Register With County Emergency Management
    The Florida Division of Emergency Management allows citizens with special needs to register with their county emergency management agency. Information submitted to the registry will only be used for planning and, if necessary, to provide emergency or disaster services. Residents of all Florida counties can register using the online Florida Special Needs Registry: snr.floridadisaster.org. Residents […]
  • Outta the woods
    New Deer Hunting Rules For 2019–20 Season By Tony Young At its February meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission passed new deer hunting rules that begin with the opening of archery and crossbow seasons in Zone A on Aug. 3. Annual statewide bag limit — five deer, of which only two may be […]
  • Operation Round Up Contributes $25k to Schools
    SVEC’s Operation Round Up gives members the opportunity to make a difference in their community with just some pocket change each month. Four months in, the benefits of those contributions are already being felt in schools across Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee counties.
  • Building a Better System
    SVEC is improving reliability every day Lots of kids grow up building elaborate structures with Legos, but SVEC Director of Engineering Kurt Miller never quite grew out of it. Instead, he found a job where he could build for a living. “I’m a grown man still playing with Legos,” he says. “Every day I’m putting […]
  • Meet Your Trustee — Jerry Goff, District 2
    Jerry Goff represents District 2 in east central Suwannee County. His district primarily covers members living south of County Road 252, north of County Road 240, east of 129th Road and west of the Columbia County line. Mr. Goff lives in McAlpin and has served on the board for 21 years.
  • Gone Coastal
    By Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
  • A Look Back
    Engaging Students In 2018, SVEC sponsored 10 local high school students on an all-expenses-paid trip to the Florida Electric Cooperative Youth Tour in Tallahassee. Grace Jackson and Christian Rodriguez were part of that group and went on to represent the cooperative at the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour in Washington, D.C., where they had the opportunity […]
  • 2018 By the Numbers
    850,437 miles driven with zero accidents
  • Welcome to The Jungle
    Local sanctuary teaches the importance of animal preservation