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Columbia County Senior Services supports cheer during the 2022 ‘Walk a Mile in My Shoes’ fundraiser. (COURTESY)

Fort White resident Marvin Brown (from left) details the history of the land on which the new Bethlehem Community Center sits during Tuesday’s ribbon cutting next to Columbia County Commissioners Rocky Ford and Everett Phillips as well as Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce Member Services Director Missy Hartley. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia County Fire Rescue firefighters Joshua Chase, Ryan Jenkins, Cameron McCauley and Blake Heckman inspect a variety hoses as they prepare for a potential busy fire season. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Clint Dicks (left) looks on as Wyatt Kelly, of Lake City Christian Academy, proudly displays the torch moments before the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Florida on Tuesday morning. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

A woman was seriously injured early Saturday morning when her car slammed into a utility pole near the intersection of U.S. Highway 90 and SW Commerce Drive. (COURTESY LAKE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT)

Michael Klink with Four Waters Engineering updated Lake City Council members on the progress of the Gwen Lake restoration project. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia County Commissioner Rocky Ford voted against the Land Development Regulations change on RV parks, saying it was picking ‘winners and losers,’ favoring those already in place. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)