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Tables block off access to the dais at Lake City Hall on Tuesday as Lake City Councilor Ricky Jernigan (center) delivers a plea for keeping them in place as a form of protection for council members and city staff. The council voted to remove the tables, which have been in place for a year. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Tina Roberts with the Lake City Woman’s Club speaks to the Lake City Council about the importance of saving the historic Club House on Lake Isabella during Tuesday’s meeting. Nearly two dozen Woman’s Club and Garden Club members attended the meeting in support of saving the historic building. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Festivalgoers pick up goodies from the Florida Department of Health’s tent at the Olustee Festival this past weekend. The 46th annual event was a success, including the addition of the Battle of the Bands. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia High junior Lilla Chapman’s favorite part of the Youth Tour trip to Tallahassee was the tour of the Old Capitol. Chapman was one of the winners of the Clay Electric speech contest and will go to Washington D.C. this summer. (COURTESY)

Members of the Blue Grey Army visited with the Lake City Friendship Club in advance of this past weekend’s Olustee Festival. Among the guests were Tizz Crowley (from left), Gen. Faye Bowling Warren, Bud Thayer, Ginny Thayer and Julie Morell. (MARLENE KENNEY/Special to the Reporter)

The Club House on Lake Isabella has been closed since last May due to safety concerns stemming from aging infrastructure issues. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Jenee’ DeLaney, the president of the Columbia Teachers Association, speaks during a previous Columbia School Board meeting regarding raises for area teachers.

Miss Olustee Layla Merola, a Suwannee High senior, smiles with Patti Aldous of the Miss Olustee pageant during Friday’s opening of the Olustee Festival. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)