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Council selects top 3 admin choices

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
And then there were three. The Lake City Council decided on three finalists for its city manager seat during its Monday meeting. Topping the list of 22 applicants were Gerald Butler, Juan Guerra and Don Rosenthal.

Warren files for mayoral position

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
The Lake City mayoral race now has two candidates. During Monday’s Lake City Council meeting, Sylvester Warren filed his paperwork to run for the seat at the head of the council during the public comment portion. Warren declined Tuesday to say why he decided to run for city office.
Vanessa George with October Realty and Twentyeight Fourteen, presented a plan last month for a public-private partnership to bring affordable housing into Lake City. George requested $1 million from the county, which will discuss the topic further Thursday in a workshop. (FILE)

Vanessa George with October Realty and Twentyeight Fourteen, presented a plan last month for a public-private partnership to bring affordable housing into Lake City. George requested $1 million from the county, which will discuss the topic further Thursday in a workshop. (FILE)

County discussing affordable housing projects in workshop

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
The Columbia County Commission plan to look further into affordable housing plans from a pair of developers this week. The commission is holding a workshop Thursday morning following its regular meeting, which begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Columbia County School Board auditorium, 372 W. Duval Street.

Lake City man killed in crash with tree

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
A Lake City man was killed Saturday afternoon when his truck ran into a tree. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 25-year-old from Lake City was driving south on County Road 245 (SE Price Creek Drive) around 1:50 p.m. when he failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway.
‘Let it Be: The Beatles Tribute’ band will perform Friday night at the Levy Performing Arts Center on the Florida Gateway College campus. (COURTESY)

‘Let it Be: The Beatles Tribute’ band will perform Friday night at the Levy Performing Arts Center on the Florida Gateway College campus. (COURTESY)

Beatles tribute show returns to FGC

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
All you need is love. That and the return of a beloved tribute show. Florida Gateway College is set to bring back ‘Let It Be: The Beatles Tribute’ to the Levy Performing Arts Center on Friday. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7.

Multi-family development plan approved

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Site plans for a new multi-family development and a convenience store received approvals from the Lake City Planning & Zoning Board. During the city board’s meeting Tuesday night, the site plan for a Wawa store on Duval Street (U.S.
Competing Saturday for the title of 2024 Miss CHS are Callie Hale (from left), Lyla Fulsom, Stephanie Green and Chloe Sheppard. The Miss CHS pageant is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Competing Saturday for the title of 2024 Miss CHS are Callie Hale (from left), Lyla Fulsom, Stephanie Green and Chloe Sheppard. The Miss CHS pageant is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Miss CHS set to be crowned

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
The Miss Columbia High School Pageant will take place 6 p.m. Saturday at Columbia High School in the Norman R. Choice performing Arts Center. Doors will open at 5:15 p.m. and tickets are $5. Tickets can be purchased at the door at the auditorium.
Richardson Sixth Grade Academy teacher Keisha Kimble was all smiles as she’s called up to receive a certificate from the district Friday for the statewide Excellence in Education award she received earlier in the week. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Richardson Sixth Grade Academy teacher Keisha Kimble was all smiles as she’s called up to receive a certificate from the district Friday for the statewide Excellence in Education award she received earlier in the week. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Kimble honored as excellent educator

TONY BRITT
Friday, March 1, 2024
For the past two weeks, Keisha Kimble has been caught up in a whirlwind of excitement and emotion. Last week she learned she’d won an Excellence in Education Award and on Tuesday she was at the Governor’s mansion for an award reception.
Lake City Assistant Fire Chief Dwight Boozer works with a hose at a fire. Boozer passed away Wednesday night after a battle with cancer. (FILE)

Lake City Assistant Fire Chief Dwight Boozer works with a hose at a fire. Boozer passed away Wednesday night after a battle with cancer. (FILE)

Boozer recalled for dedication to service

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, March 1, 2024
Serving as a Lake City firefighter was more than a job for Dwight Boozer, it was his life. Lake City’s assistant fire chief for nearly the past two years, Boozer had a life-long dedication to the department and to the community he loved, according to a pair of city fire chiefs.