Columbia coach Brian Allen (middle) speaks alongside a T-Mobile representative (left) and Columbia offensive line coach Anthony Newton (right) while surrounded by players, staff and cheerleaders as the football program is presented with $25,000 after advancing to the final 40 in the T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights competition on Thursday. CHS is now in the running for a $250,000 prize. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
It may be Columbia’s bye week, but the Tigers won again.The CHS football team was greeted Thursday morning at the Jones Fieldhouse by cheerleaders, members of the band, Lake City Mayor Noah Walker, Columbia County Commissioners Tim Murphy and Everett Phillips and representatives from T-Mobile.In...
A rendering of Florida Gateway College’s new Building Construction Technology Center, which will be built utilizing a $3 million federal workforce grant. The funding will also help the college launch a pair of new construction trades programs. (COURTESY FLORIDA GATEWAY COLLEGE)
A new tropical storm could dump a good deal of rain down upon Columbia County and surrounding areas.
The Atlas stones event is one of the classic events in Strongman Champions League which will be part of Saturday’s event in downtown Lake City. (COURTESY STRONGMAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE)
Suwannee County Fire Chief Dan Miller said while the agreement calls for the county to be operating out of the Branford station by Jan. 1, he hopes to be in a month earlier. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
Defensive tackle Jaden McCray tries to fight off an Oakleaf block during Columbia's Kickoff Classic on August. 14. (GARY LLOYD MCCULLOUGH/Special to the Reporter)
FORT WHITE — One of the area’s most productive defensive linemen will not get a chance to suit up...
Fort White quarterback Carter Wheeler (12) hands the ball off to running back John’l Lawson during last week’s 29-22 win over Lafayette. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)
Columbia coach Brian Allen (middle) speaks alongside a T-Mobile representative (left) and Columbia offensive line coach Anthony Newton (right) while surrounded by players, staff and cheerleaders as the football program is presented with $25,000 after advancing to the final 40 in the T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights competition on Thursday. CHS is now in the running for a $250,000 prize. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
It may be Columbia’s bye week, but the Tigers won again.The CHS football team was greeted Thursday morning at the Jones Fieldhouse by cheerleaders, members of the band, Lake City Mayor Noah Walker, Columbia County Commissioners Tim Murphy and Everett Phillips and representatives from T-Mobile.In…
A rendering of Florida Gateway College’s new Building Construction Technology Center, which will be built utilizing a $3 million federal workforce grant. The funding will also help the college launch a pair of new construction trades programs. (COURTESY FLORIDA GATEWAY COLLEGE)
Florida Gateway College plans to construct a new Building Construction Technology Center and launch a construction trades program to create more jobs for its students, utilizing a $3 million federal grant to launch the program.More than 150 people from various parts of the community gathered…
A new tropical storm could dump a good deal of rain down upon Columbia County and surrounding areas. But Emergency Management Director Shayne Morgan is urging caution and attention to updates ahead of a wet weekend.Tropical Storm Isaias formed in the gulf on Wednesday. Morgan said the storm is…
The Atlas stones event is one of the classic events in Strongman Champions League which will be part of Saturday’s event in downtown Lake City. (COURTESY STRONGMAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE)
The “strongest league in the world” is descending on Lake City and Columbia County.The Strongman Champions League will be hosting just its second event in the United States on Saturday in downtown Lake City. Olustee Park will open for the strongman competition and related events at 11 a.m. Saturday…
The Little Caesars at the Interstate 75 and State Road 47 interchange has been demolished this week to make through for a new drive-through location for the pizza chain. (COURTESY)
As the Cornerstone Crossing at 47 site continues to develop, an older establishment is being demolished to make way for a new restaurant.The Little Caesars restaurant that has been adjacent to the Cornerstone Crossing property for more than two decades has been torn down. A new Little Caesars store…
Lake City firefighters enter the burning building simulation at Florida Gateway College’s Public Safety Training Campus in Olustee. The firefighters were conducting one of their two training sesions at Olustee on Tuesday. (COURTESY LAKE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT)
OLUSTEE — Running into a flaming gauntlet that allows a firefighter to learn how to pull residents or fallen firefighters from a burning building is a unique and intense training, but necessary.More than two dozen Lake City firefighters were face-to-face with flames during a day-long training…
Suwannee County Fire Chief Dan Miller said while the agreement calls for the county to be operating out of the Branford station by Jan. 1, he hopes to be in a month earlier. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
Suwannee County is officially on board with expanding its fire protection services into the Town of Branford.One month after the Branford Town Council voted to accept a proposal from the county to provide a full paid service within the town to replace its volunteer department, the Suwannee County…
A Live Oak man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a 2024 murder.Leroy Duval, 62, was sentenced Monday to life in prison for murdering Blake Reaves in March 2024. Duval was found guilty on Sept. 25 of second degree murder, aggravated child abuse and burglary with battery following a four…
Margarite Jackson was sworn in last week as the Pioneer Day Granny. (COURTESY)
MAYO — For the second time in three years, Mother Nature has not been friendly to Lafayette County’s Pioneer Day.The Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce, who puts on Pioneer Day, announced the cancellation Wednesday afternoon.“After closley monitoring the weather and the current conditions, we…
Annita Leonard, the Suwannee County coordinator for Toys for Tots, said the group is hosting the Suwannee Thunder, a benefit motorcycle run, on Oct. 17 to help raise funds and toys to help children. (FILE)
The Suwannee County Toys for Tots program has enlisted the help of a local Masonic lodge in securing toys, and potentially funds to get toys, for local youngsters this year during a benefit motorcycle run.Suwannee Thunder, the first benefit motorcycle run for the Suwannee County Toys for Tots…
The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park will be home to the Suwannee Roots Revival once again this weekend.The festival, which is celebrating its 10th year, will have four days of music starting today at the park. Among the groups playing at the Roots Revival will be Donna the Buffalo, Trampled By…
