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Lake City Police Chief Gerald Butler said the agency received three grants from the Florida Department of Transportation that will allow them to target impaired driving, seatbelt and speeding laws, citing the city ranks ‘poorly’ on the Highway Safety Matrix. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Lake City Police Chief Gerald Butler said the agency received three grants from the Florida Department of Transportation that will allow them to target impaired driving, seatbelt and speeding laws, citing the city ranks ‘poorly’ on the Highway Safety Matrix. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

LCPD lands trio of FDOT grants

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Several grants received heightened scrutiny during Monday’s Lake City Council meeting.

Our Community Cares Coalition kicks off Black History Month

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
By Befaithful Coker Special to the Reporter The Lake City-Columbia County Historical Museum became a gateway through time on Saturday. Our Community Cares Coalition hosted an interactive and educational experience to kick off Black History Month. The event paid tribute to the legacy of Carter G.

Fort White man hit, killed while riding electric bike

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
FORT WHITE — A Fort White man was killed Saturday afternoon when he was struck while riding his electric tricycle. A Florida Highway Patrol release said the man was traveling north on SW Scrubtown Road on his electric trike, trying to negotiate a curve to the right around 4 p.m.

Cyclist kidnaps driver after minor accident

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
After causing a minor accident last week, authorities say a cyclist then forced the driver to take them elsewhere. According to a Lake City Police Department release, an employee at Baya Pharmacy West was headed south toward the U.S.
The playground at Youngs Park could use handicap accessible equipment and sidewalk, according to the master plan performed by Tocoi Engineering for the City of Lake City. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

The playground at Youngs Park could use handicap accessible equipment and sidewalk, according to the master plan performed by Tocoi Engineering for the City of Lake City. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Planning a Memorial makeover

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, January 31, 2025
Five years after disbanding and defunding its recreation department, the City of Lake City may invest millions into a recreational park.
Jack Weatherford’s ‘The Beast’ sits in the Wilson Park parking lot Friday afternoon as he made his checkpoint stop in Lake City as part of Sick Week. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Jack Weatherford’s ‘The Beast’ sits in the Wilson Park parking lot Friday afternoon as he made his checkpoint stop in Lake City as part of Sick Week. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Sick Week brings hot rods to Lake City

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Friday, January 31, 2025
Hot rods and drag racers streaked into Lake City following a “sick” week of racing.
The Angel Radio Network had an issue with its transmitter solved this month thanks to a generous donation. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

The Angel Radio Network had an issue with its transmitter solved this month thanks to a generous donation. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Donation has Angel Radio back on air

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Friday, January 31, 2025
After complaints about a local radio station’s audio cutting out, one generous listener has helped with new hardware. Early this year, Pastor Anthony Gomes of The Angel Radio Network, 107.9 FM, was stopped by folks on the street to tell him they couldn’t hear his radio broadcast.

FHP seeking Toyota truck from hit-and-run

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Authorities are looking for a pickup that fled Thursday morning after injuring an 11-year-old girl northwest of Lake City. According to a Florida Highway Patrol release, a white Toyota pickup backed into a girl at the intersection of NW Turner Avenue and NW Whitney Glen at 7:15 a.m.