Columbia High JROTC cadets hold the American flag in front of the school Friday morning as they ready to raise it during the program’s annual 9/11 Memorial March. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Twenty-five years later and people still remember. People still love. People still grieve and they’ve made the vow to never forget the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
A Niblack Elementary School student was arrested Friday night for threatening a mass shooting at...
Craig Fugate, the former administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, speaks Friday at Florida Gateway College about his memories of the 9/11 attacks. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
They will never forget where they were 25 years ago when “the world changed forever” as Florida...
Lake City Councilor Chevella Young said the committee would support recreation for the community as a whole, not just the youth in Lake City. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
Winners in the Autum ArtFest, which is hosted by the Live Oak Artists Guild, Rachel Budwick (from left), April Phinazee, Jennifer Houston, Anda Chance, Mabel Gonzalez, Sharon Hester, Vaster Fryar, George Fryar and Mariena Craig. (ROB WOLFE/Lake City Reporter)
There were a lot of smiles Saturday at the Suwannee River Regional Library in Live Oak.
Live Oak City Councilman Adam Collins said an ‘absolute’ certainty in the United States of America has been ‘freedom,’ including from surveillance like is occurring with the Flock Safety cameras. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
Columbia hosted its first cross country meet in over 20 years on Saturday and went home victorious.
Columbia defensive end Mikel Morgan celebrates after scoring on a blocked punt against Ribault on Friday. (GARY LLOYD MCCULLOUGH/Special to the Reporter)
Columbia High JROTC cadets hold the American flag in front of the school Friday morning as they ready to raise it during the program’s annual 9/11 Memorial March. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Twenty-five years later and people still remember. People still love. People still grieve and they’ve made the vow to never forget the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Friday morning more than 60 people gathered at the Lake City Public Safety Building to attend the 25th anniversary…
Branford's bench celebrates a point against Suwannee on Aug. 18. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Lake City Reporter)
Branford's volleyball team extended its winning streak further Monday night, while the Columbia, Suwannee and Branford golf teams were in action earlier in the day.Here are the scores and stats from Sept. 14.VOLLEYBALL— Branford 3, Trenton 0: The Class Rural No. 1 Buccaneers (12-1) swept the…
A Niblack Elementary School student was arrested Friday night for threatening a mass shooting at the school.Erik Robert Ursry, a 12-year-old Lake City boy who attends Niblack, was charged with two counts of making electronic threats about a mass shooting after being arrested Friday night.…
The Columbia boys cross country team won the Tiger Open on Saturday, led by Timothy Todd's first-place finish. (COURTESY)
Columbia hosted its first cross country meet in over 20 years on Saturday and went home victorious.Timothy Todd won the boys race at the Tiger Open with a time of 18:20.4 to help CHS finish with 37 points and edge Ridgeview (42) for the title in the four-team meet that also featured Baker County…
Columbia defensive end Mikel Morgan celebrates after scoring on a blocked punt against Ribault on Friday. (GARY LLOYD MCCULLOUGH/Special to the Reporter)
JACKSONVILLE — Rushing touchdowns? Check.Passing? Check.What about defense? That too.Even special teams? You bet.It was a dominant performance for Columbia in its District 3-4A opener against Ribault on Friday night.Quarterback Amari Green tossed two touchdown passes, running back Jerome Horne ran…
Fort White defensive tackle Josiah Harmon (9) returns a fumble for a touchdown as Bryce Bailey (32) celebrates during Friday’s win over Union County. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
LAKE BUTLER — Jayton Walls warned his teammates before the Tigers broke their huddle. The senior cornerback was insistent Union County’s Wing-T offense was setting up for a rare pass.Hard to argue, considering Walls’ interception on the play, against Fort White’s preparation.The Indians shut down…
Suwannee linebacker Marco Rojas forces a fumble on a sack of Palatka quarterback Noah McKinley on Friday night. Rojas had 3.5 sacks in the game. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Lake City Reporter)
LIVE OAK — Suwannee took Palatka’s best shot early Friday night.After that opening touchdown drive, though, the Bulldogs delivered all the blows, shutting down the Panthers the rest of the way in a 20-6 win at Langford Stadium.Palatka drove 80 yards on 11 plays to open the game, using four minutes…
Chiefland linebacker Andrew Thisse stops Lafayette running back Trevor Byrd short of the goal line on the Hornet’s two-point conversion attempt in overtime. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)
CHIEFLAND — After missed opportunities forced Lafayette into overtime at Chiefland, the Hornets thought they had a shot at getting to a second extra period.But after senior running back Trevor Byrd scored standing up to answer the Indians’ overtime score, Byrd couldn’t get back into the end zone…
Craig Fugate, the former administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, speaks Friday at Florida Gateway College about his memories of the 9/11 attacks. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
They will never forget where they were 25 years ago when “the world changed forever” as Florida Gateway College President Larry Barrett called it.But whether they were working at a college in New York two hours away from the World Trade Center, at a training with Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Lake City Councilor Chevella Young said the committee would support recreation for the community as a whole, not just the youth in Lake City. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
The Lake City Council isn’t playing when it comes to setting up a recreation advisory board. Councilors discussed the matter at Thursday’s meeting after previously allocating money in the upcoming budget for a community recreation committee. That money — $140,000 in a general pot — would then…
A 17-year-old “person of interest” is in custody after his girlfriend was found following a shooting Wednesday afternoon.According to a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office release, deputies responded to an apartment on U.S. Highway 441 South near Racetrack Lane around 4 p.m. Wednesday for a well-being…