Candidates, supporters and other interested local residents wait outside the Supervisor of Elections Office on Tuesday night for results to come in from the primary election. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
A larger than expected Columbia County voter turnout served as the hallmark for the 2026 primary election.“The election went better than what I expected,” Columbia County Supervisor of Elections Tomi Brown said Wednesday afternoon after the election wrapped up Tuesday night.
A trio of local citizens, all career educators, will be honored for their dedication, commitment...
Columbia County Public Library Director Katrina Evans speaks during a previous graduation ceremony for College Online High School students through the library. The program is being relaunched thanks to a a partnership between COHS and Friends of the Library. (FILE)
A farmer from Bradford County defeated the son of current District 10 state Rep.
Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Jacob Williamson shows nearly 30 people at the Suwannee River Regional Library’s Live Oak branch a Flock camera during Monday’s community meeting. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
Local residents showed no shortage of questions during a Monday meeting on Flock cameras.
Suwannee County Commission Chairman Franklin White was authorized to send a letter to Columbia County rejecting its ultimatum on the North Florida Water Utilities Authority. (FILE)
Fort White defensive linemen Josiah Harmon (9) and Cillian Sheehan (40) chase after Providence quarterback Andrew Posey during last Friday’s Kickoff Classic. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
Candidates, supporters and other interested local residents wait outside the Supervisor of Elections Office on Tuesday night for results to come in from the primary election. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
A larger than expected Columbia County voter turnout served as the hallmark for the 2026 primary election.“The election went better than what I expected,” Columbia County Supervisor of Elections Tomi Brown said Wednesday afternoon after the election wrapped up Tuesday night. “Our turnout, I was…
A trio of local citizens, all career educators, will be honored for their dedication, commitment and service to the community by the City of Lake City next week.The city plans to unveil streets named in their honor at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, beginning at NW Ivory Terrace.The streets will be…
Marshall Rawson, speaking at the Columbia County Republican Party rally last month, won the primary for the Florida House District 10 seat. (FILE)
A farmer from Bradford County defeated the son of current District 10 state Rep. Chuck Brannan in Tuesday’s Republican primary.In the race to fill the term-limited Brannan’s seat in Tallahassee, Marshall Rawson captured nearly 55% of the vote across the five-county district to top Chase Brannan,…
Columbia County Public Library Director Katrina Evans speaks during a previous graduation ceremony for College Online High School students through the library. The program is being relaunched thanks to a a partnership between COHS and Friends of the Library. (FILE)
The Columbia County Public Library is once again providing scholarships to adults in Columbia County to earn a private high school diploma online and gain career skills.Through a partnership with Career Online High School (COHS) and the Friends of the Library, Columbia County Public Library…
A third person has died from injuries suffered in a high-speed crash last weekend on the west side of Lake City.According to an updated release from the Lake City Police Department on Wednesday afternoon, 16-year-old Mya Raulerson, of Lake City, died Wednesday from injuries she suffered in the…
Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Jacob Williamson shows nearly 30 people at the Suwannee River Regional Library’s Live Oak branch a Flock camera during Monday’s community meeting. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
Local residents showed no shortage of questions during a Monday meeting on Flock cameras. The Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office hosted the informal session at the Suwannee River Regional Library, during which investigator Jacob Williamson addressed what he said were common myths around the…
Suwannee County Commission Chairman Franklin White was authorized to send a letter to Columbia County rejecting its ultimatum on the North Florida Water Utilities Authority. (FILE)
Suwannee County will not be removing its commissioners from a regional utility board.During its meeting Tuesday night at Live Oak City Hall, the Suwannee County Commission unanimously approved Chairman Franklin White signing a letter to the Columbia County Commission that rejects the request to…
The Suwannee County School Board will have two new members.During Tuesday’s election, Malcolm Hines (District 3) and Aaron Bass (District 5) were elected to seats on the board. Bass defeated incumbent Ronald White to win his seat. Bass, a local business owner and coach, received 1,249…
MAYO — The Lafayette County School Board’ two new members are now known.During Tuesday’s election, Mary Anne Koon McCray edged Mark Beach by 160 votes to win the District 3 seat on the school board with Kristyn Folsom topping Ann Murphy by 280 votes for the District 5 seat.McCray, a retired…
JASPER — There will be at least one new member on the Hamilton County Commission.Another incumbent barely advanced to November’s general election following Tuesday’s Republican primary race.In a universal primary for the District 2 seat on the commission, Republican Josh Altman defeated…
Congresswoman Kat Cammack and Mike McWaters, the president and CEO of SVEC and the chairman for the board of managers of Rapid Fiber Internet, are pictured at the Aug. 12 celebration of the Rapid Fiber service rollout completion. It is now available to all SVEC members. (COURTESY RAPID FIBER INTERNET)
Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative’s $93 million plan to eliminate the digital divide in rural North Florida is complete.SVEC and its broadband internet subsidiary, Rapid Fiber Internet, celebrated the completion of its network to its more than 28,000 members last week. The project was launched…
