Public Notices

INVITATION TO BID
FURNITURE, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT
The Lake Shore Hospital Authority is requesting bids for a select grouping of furniture, fixtures, and equipment. Bids are due Wednesday, September 2, 2026, by 2:00 pm. Bid specifications and bid forms may be obtained by visiting the Authority's website at lakeshoreha.org.

918935
August 20, 22, 26, 2026

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 26 CA 220
DIVISION:
HBCB LAND, LLC,
Plaintiff,
v.
JAMES E. ERSKINE III , ESTATE OF JAMES E. ERSKINE III, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JAMES E. ERSKINE III, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JAMES E. ERSKINE III, ESTATE OF DEBORAH D. WELLS, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF DEBORAH D. WELLS and UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DEBORAH D. WELLS,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO:JAMES E. ERSKINE III
92 JAMES HUSTEAD RD.
BABSON PARK, FL 33827
ESTATE OF JAMES E. ERSKINE III
92 JAMES HUSTEAD RD.
BABSON PARK, FL 33827
UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JAMES E. ERSKINE III
92 JAMES HUSTEAD RD.
BABSON PARK, FL 33827
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JAMES E. ERSKINE III
92 JAMES HUSTEAD RD.
BABSON PARK, FL 33827
ESTATE OF DEBORAH D. WELLS
92 JAMES HUSTEAD RD
BABSON PARK, FL 33827
UNKNOWN HEIRS OF DEBORAH D. WELLS
92 JAMES HUSTEAD RD
BABSON PARK, FL 33827
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DEBORAH D. WELLS
92 JAMES HUSTEAD RD
BABSON PARK, FL 33827
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title on the following property in Columbia County, Florida:
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND, SITUATE, LYING, AND BEING IN
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO WIT:
LOT 49 BLOCK 4 UNIT 23 THREE RIVERS ESTATES. 462-23, ORDER 1313-39.
has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on The Law Office of C.W. Wickersham, Jr., P.A., Plaintiff’s attorney, at 2720 Park Street, Suite 205, Jacksonville, Florida, 32205, Phone Number: (904) 389-6202, not less than 28 days of the first date of publication of this Notice, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court, at 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Lake City, Florida 32055 before service on Plaintiff or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a Default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
DATED this 28 day of July, 2026.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
[SEAL]
By: Breanna Arreguin Rodriguez
As Deputy Clerk

918229
August 19, 26, 2026
September 2, 9, 2026

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 26000012CAAXMX
GITSIT SOLUTIONS, LLC, NOT IN ITS INDIVIUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLEY IN ITS CAPACITY AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE OF GV TRUST 2025-1,
Plaintiff,
vs.
DIVISION:
THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, BENEFICIARIES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF JANET SIMMONS A/K/A RUBY JANET SIMMONS, DECEASED, et al.,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Clerk of Court of Columbia County, will on September 16, 2026, at 11:00 AM, EST, at Columbia County Courthouse, 173 NE Hernando Ave, 3rd Floor, Courtroom 1, Lake City, FL 32055, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situate in Columbia County, Florida:
ALL THAT CERTAIN LAND SITUATE IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, VIZ: TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 16 EAST SECTION 10: LOT NO. 15, OF PARNELL HILLS, UNIT 1, A SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGES 16 AND 16-A, SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS AS RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORD BOOK 342, PAGES 418 AND 419, AND SUBJECT TO POWER LINE EASEMENT, CONTAINING 2.28 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS: ALL THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, AND STATE OF FLORIDA, BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: AND BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN A DEED DATED 07/18/1975, AND RECORDED 04/21/1976, AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF THE COUNTY AND STATE SET FORTH ABOVE, IN DEED BOOK 361, PAGE 210
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 115 NW HONEYSUCKLE WAY, LAKE CITY, FL 32055
pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in Case No. 26000012CAAXMX of the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial Circuit in and for Columbia County, Florida, the style of which is indicated above.
WITNESS MY HAND and seal of this Court on August 17, 2026.
James M. Swisher, Jr.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Breanna Arreguin Rodriguez Deputy Clerk
Publish in:
The Lake City Reporter
Send invoice to:
Law Offices of Damian G. Waldman, Esq.
PO Box 5162
Largo, FL 33779
727-538-4160;
service@dwaldmanlaw.com

918898
August 19, 26, 2026

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case Number: 2026-000238-CA-AXMX
B&B CAPITAL GROUP 26, LLC,
and/or assigns,
Plaintiff,
v.
1321 RYBNY, LLC,
LIPA BERKOWITZ,
JOHN DOE and JANE DOE, as UNKNOWN TENANTS; and any unknown
heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, and other unknown persons,
unknown entities, unknown parties or unknown spouses claiming by,
through or under any of the above-named Defendants,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS GIVEN that, in accordance with the Stipulated Consent Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on August 6, 2026, in the above styled cause, in the Circuit court of Columbia County, Florida, that James M. Swisher, Jr., as the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest bidder the following described property in accordance with Section 45.031 Florida Statutes located at (i) 153 NW County Road 25A, Lake City, Florida 32055; (ii) 176 SE Higgs Court, Lake City, Florida 32025; (iii) 1600 E Duval Street, Lake City, Florida 32055; (iv) 1949 E Duval Street, Lake City, Florida 32055; and (v) 2238 E Duval Street, Lake City, Florida 32055 (the “Properties”) and legally described as:
(i)Begin at the Northeast corner of the SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Section 20, Township 3 South, Range 17 East, and run West along North boundary line of said SW 1/4 of SW 1/4, 365 feet to the East boundary line of State Road No. 2; thence run in a Southeasterly direction along the East boundary line of said State Road No. 2 a distance of 534 feet to the West boundary line of Benton Road: thence North along said West boundary line of Benton Road, 507 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
(ii)PARCEL 1: The North 285 feet of Block A in Highland Estates, according to official plat recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 114 of the public records of Columbia County, Florida.
ALSO: The North 285 feet of Block 4 in Highland Estates, according to official plat recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 114, of the public records of Columbia County, Florida, LESS AND EXCEPT the East 95 feet thereof.
PARCEL 2: A part of Block “A” and Block “4” of Highland Estates as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 114 of the public records of Columbia County, Florida, more particularly described as follows:
Commence at the Northeast corner of said Block “4” and run N 86°02’02” W along the South right-of-way line of U.S. Highway #90, 95.0 feet; thence S 0°15’56” W, along said West line, 12.0 feet; thence S 86°02’02” E, 236.10 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
(iii)Commence at the NE corner of Lot 4, Block 10, thence run South 08 deg. 41 min. 30 sec, West, a distance of 192.80 feet to the SE corner of Lot 5, thence North 80 deg. 16 min. 30 sec. West, a distance of 125.00 feet, thence South 08 deg. 41 min. 30 sec., West a distance of 23.00 feet to the North right of way of existing Nassau Street, thence North 77 deg. 25 min. 30 sec. West along said right of way, 78.29 feet, thence North 13 deg 34 min. 24 sec east a distance of 221.82 feet to the South right of U.S. #90, thence South 77 deg. 25 min. 30 sec., East along said right of way, 185.25 feet to the Point of Beginning. Being part of Lots 3, 4 and 5 Block 10, and Lot 10 Block 11 Morningside Heights Subdivision, Columbia County, Florida
(iv)Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, North of right of way of U.S. Highway No. 90, in Block 10 of Country Club Estates, a subdivision as per plat on file in the Office of the Clerk of Circuit Court, Columbia County, Florida. That part of Defenders Avenue which lies between Old State Road Number 1 and New State Road Number 1 (U.S. Highway No. 90), said Avenue being 60 feet wide, and that part herein described being 181 feet long on the West by Block 11, and bound on the East by Block 10, said subdivision described herein is recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 47, of the Public Records of Columbia County, Florida.
(v)That portion of Lot 2, CATHEY’S SUBDIVISION in the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 34, Township 3 South, Range 17 East, Columbia County, Florida, according to plat by E.L. Snowden recorded in Plat Book A, Page 4 of the public records of Columbia County, Florida, described as follows: Begin at the Northeast corner of Lot No. 2, and run thence S 07°21’28” W along the East line of said Lot 2, 370.28 feet to the Northeasterly right-of-way line of State Road No. 100, thence N 52°08’54” W along said Northeasterly right-of-way line, 104.45 feet, thence N 07°21’28” E, 301.64 feet to the South right-of-way line of State Road No. 10 (U.S. Highway 90), thence N 87°29’33” E along said South right-of-way line, 91.35 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
for cash in an IN PERSON sale at Columbia County Courthouse, 173 N.E. Hernando Avenue, THIRD FLOOR, Lake City, Florida 32055 beginning at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. JAMES M. SWISHER., JR., CLERKClerk of Circuit Court
By: Breanna Arreguin RodriguezDeputy Clerk

918312
August 19, 26, 2026

COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS F26-10-A PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES
The Board of County Commissioners (County) will receive sealed proposals in the office of Commissioners, 135 NE Hernando Avenue, Suite 203, Lake City, FL 32055, until 2:00 PM local time on SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 for the following:
PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES
To be eligible for consideration, all proposers must be registered in the State of Florida to practice their profession at the time of submittal. Proposers without a complete submittal described will be considered improper. The Request for Qualification Project information is available online only at: https://www.columbiacountyfla.com/PurchasingBids.asp
Submissions will be publicly opened in the Commissioner’s Office at 2:00 PM, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 or as soon thereafter as practical. Proposers are responsible for the delivery of submissions. Submissions may be withdrawn at any time prior to the opening. Late bids will not be accepted. Bids delivered in any other format other than specified in this solicitation will not be accepted.
Questions regarding this solicitation must be received via email to ejones@columbiacountyfla.com no later than SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM local time. Responses to those questions considered material to the solicitation shall be distributed via formal addenda.
Columbia County welcomes your response to this solicitation. Qualifications should be prepared in accordance with the instructions herein and will be evaluated by the County as stated in the evaluation section of this document. The County reserves the right to waive any formalities, to reject any or all qualifications or to re-advertise for qualifications for these services. The County may withdraw all or part of this solicitation at any time to protect the interests of the County. All Proposers are asked to be thorough yet concise in their response. Failure to provide the response in the manner prescribed herein may be grounds for disqualification. Only one bid set will be furnished with each company or corporation interested in bidding. The one complete bid set is to be submitted in a sealed envelope. Proposers shall indicate Bid Number, Project Title, and the name and address of the firm submitting the bid on the outside of the envelope.
All Proposers are advised that under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, all responses are deemed a public record and open to the public as provided for in said statute.

918901
August 19, 26, 2026

Value Adjustment Board Organizational Meeting
The Organizational Meeting for the Value Adjustment Board hearings for Columbia County will be held Wednesday September 2,2026 at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Board of County Commissioners Conference Room located at 135 NE Hernando Avenue, Suite 203, Lake City, Florida 32055.
For any additional information contact Melissa Williams at the office of James M. Swisher, Jr., Columbia County Clerk of Court at (386) 748-1031.

917763
August 19, 26, 2026

Suwannee River Water Management District Declaration of Phase II Water Shortage
The Suwannee River Water Management District (District) has issued a Phase II Water Shortage Order, WSO 26-004 for water uses within all Counties located in the District, including all locations in Alachua and Levy counties, excluding the cities of Gainesville, Micanopy, and Hawthorne located in Alachua County.
To learn more or to view WSO 26-004, visit our website at www.mysuwanneeriver.com.

917120
August 6, 13, 20, 27, 2026