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The Lake Shore Hospital Authority board approved a millage rate of 0.0001 during its first budget hearing Monday. The rate should generate around $300 for the hospital, which is currently closed. (FILE)

Hospital closed, but still taxing

TONY BRITT
Monday, September 14, 2020

Lake Shore Hospital may be closed, but Columbia County property owners will still be funding the facility through its dependent taxing authority status.

Barely.

Possible routes for the Suncoast Parkway, a proposed toll road within the Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance program, is shown during a joint meeting of the County Commission and Tourist Development Council on Thursday as Ryan Asmus with the Florida Department of Transportation presents about the project’s impact on Columbia County. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

Proposed toll road carries high cost

CARL MCKINNEY
Thursday, September 10, 2020

A proposed toll road that would create a new transportation corridor between the Georgia line and the Tampa Bay area not only threatens local tourism revenue, officials say — it could also affect C

There have now been 43 deaths in Columbia County linked to covid-19.

Columbia adds 4 covid-19 deaths

News Staff
Thursday, September 10, 2020

Four more Columbia County residents have passed away with the covid-19 coronavirus, the Columbia County Health Department announced Thursday.