Ellie Davis makes her way through a tunnel on a piece of equipment at Sallie Mae Jerry Park on Friday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
City officials and public works employees crowded the playground equipment at Sallie Mae Jerry Park on Friday morning, but they weren’t there to take a spin on the playground equipment.Rather, the adults gathered at the park to highlight the improvements at the park that were making it a safer,…
Columbia County Commissioner Robby Hollingsworth said if Suwannee County won’t remove its elected officials from the utility board then the county should look to leave the group. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
The Columbia County Commission may have flushed its regional utility authority down the drain Thursday.During its meeting Thursday morning, the commission voted 4-1 to request that Suwannee County follow its lead and remove elected officials from the North Florida Water Utilities Authority board…
Jeffery Bell Jr. was sentenced to life in prison Monday after being convicted last week of first degree murder. (FILE)
A Lake City man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a 2023 murder.Less than a week after being convicted of first degree murder in the 2023 killing of Shawn Waldron, whose body was burned and left in the Osceola National Forest, Jeffery Bell Jr., 35, was sentenced to life in prison by…
Lake City Councilwoman Chevella Young said the sports and tutoring offered at Annie Mattox Park were important to fund. (FILE)
A pair of budget requests for fiscal year 2027 nearly had the Lake City Council in fits over the course of two workshops. But as Councilors Chevella Young and James Carter high-fived at the tail end of Thursday’s meeting, it signaled a deal that could get the city back on track to a full…
Franklin White, the Suwannee County Commission chairman and the vice chairman of the North Florida Water Utilities Authority board, said he won’t ‘be told what to do’ after the Columbia County Commission issued an ultimatum Thursday to get elected officials off the authority board. (FILE)
LIVE OAK — Columbia County may ask, but a pair of Suwannee County commissioners don’t plan on complying with the desire to stop serving on the regional utility board.After the Columbia County Commission voted to issue an ultimatum to Suwannee County to remove its two commissioners sitting on the…
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Regional Director Chris Wynn thanked the Columbia County Commission on Thursday for the county’s help in getting the Osceola Shooting Range ready to reopen. It opened again Friday following a wildfire in the forest in April. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
The Osceola Shooting Range is back open.Closed for more than three months after a wildfire in the Osceola National Forest near the gun range on the northeast side of Lake City, the range reopened Friday morning.The range will be open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for the foreseeable future as…
Tomi Brown, Columbia County’s Supervisor of Elections, said she doesn’t expect a huge turnout for early voting based on past election cycles. (FILE)
Early voting in Columbia County began this morning and will continue throughout the week as local voters take advantage of the opportunity to cast ballots in the primary election.County residents can cast their early voting ballots from Saturday, Aug. 8-Saturday, Aug. 15, at two different locations…
A Lake City man was arrested Thursday after offering some unwanted views to women at a pair of stores.According to a Lake City Police Department release, 69-year-old Clarence Hall exposed himself to a woman outside Publix around 8:30 a.m. Thursday but officers could not locate him.Two hours later,…
A child laughs while dancing at the inaugural Laced Up for Love Sneaker Ball last year. (COURTESY)
The opportunity to generate funds during an evening of dinner, dancing and, potentially, eating ice cream and cupcakes will take place in the near future when Catholic Charities Lake City and the Florida Gateway Food Bank hosts its second Laced Up for Love Sneaker Ball.The 2026 Laced Up for Love…
Columbia receiver Zion Walker fights to break away from a tackle from defensive back Mekah Combs-Turner (16) as defensive backs Jermone Carter (21) and Chris Austin (back) give chase during Wednesday’s practice. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)
There’s been a philosophy shift at Columbia during fall practice.While most teams around the state are already practicing in full pads, CHS coach Brian Allen has refrained from doing so aside from last night’s team scrimmage. Instead, the Tigers have stayed in just helmets, shoulder pads and shorts…
