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LSU quarterback Joe Burrow after winning the Heisman Memorial Trophy at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on Saturday, in New York. (BRIAN CIANCIO/TNS)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: LSU QB Joe Burrow wins Heisman Trophy in landslide vote

NEW YORK — Born into a family of Cornhuskers and raised in the Buckeye state, Joe Burrow left his roots behind and became a Heisman Trophy winner at LSU. The quarterback won the Heisman on Saturday night in a record-breaking landslide, becoming the...

Columbia's Zack Strickland and Wakulla's Simon Cole race for possession of the ball on Saturday. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS SOCCER: Columbia battles to a tie with unbeaten Wakulla

Even playing a man down, Wakulla kept pressing. And if it weren’t for a dashing save by goalkeeper Colby Strickland in the final minutes, Columbia would have suffered a heartbreaking loss. Instead, Strickland came rushing out of the net at Levi...

Five Points Elementary School. (COURTESY)

‘Active shooter’ alert a mistake at Five Points Elementary

Five Points Elementary went into lockdown over an active shooter scare Friday afternoon, but it was ruled a false alarm caused by the unintentional use of a smartphone panic button app. Around 1 p.m., one of the students got hold of a teaching...

FGC graduation candidates Laura Davis (left) and Carissa Herring lead other candidates into Howard Center for the college’s Fall Commencement Ceremony Friday evening. The ceremony drew more than 1,400 people including the graduates. (RAY CARPENTER/Special to the Reporter)

157 walk the walk at FGC graduation

The bleachers at Florida Gateway College’s Howard Center were filled to capacity as a standing-room-only crowd gathered at the gymnasium for the school’s annual Fall Commencement Ceremony on Friday night. During the 45-minute ceremony, 157 FGC...

Helfenberger: Hit pause on billboard, ad plans

Plans are in motion for $15,000 multi-media ad campaign intended to deter residents and visitors from giving money to Columbia County’s panhandlers, but Lake City Hall’s top appointed official wants the idea put on hold. The campaign, a partnership...

LCPD Officer Marc Hardison poses with his K9 partner, Memnoch. Memnoch is hanging up his badge and adapting to retired life. (COURTESY LCPD)

Memnoch hangs up his badge

After racking up too many drug busts to count in his tenure on the force, the seasoned veteran of the Lake City Police Department was ready to hang up his badge at the age of 56 — equal to eight human years. K9 Memnoch worked his last day as a drug...

News Stories

‘Active shooter’ alert a mistake at Five Points Elementary

Five Points Elementary went into lockdown over an active shooter scare Friday afternoon, but it was ruled a false alarm caused by the unintentional use of a smartphone panic button app.

Snow Day start time now 11 a.m.

Lake City’s Snow Day is still on, but the start time has been moved back two hours. Today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wilson Park will look like a Winter Wonderland.

Shands Lake Shore now accredited by chest pain group

Shands Lake Shore Regional Medical Center has recently received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers, according to a press release from the hospital.

157 walk the walk at FGC graduation

Helfenberger: Hit pause on billboard, ad plans

Sports

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: LSU QB Joe Burrow wins Heisman Trophy in landslide vote

NEW YORK — Born into a family of Cornhuskers and raised in the Buckeye state, Joe Burrow left his roots behind and became a Heisman Trophy winner at LSU.