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Interim City Manager Dee Johnson said he felt town hall meetings would help provide communication with the city’s residents. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Jeremiah Gibson (left) was captured Saturday following a manhunt after a Jiffy Food Store in Live Oak was robbed. Calvin Souter Jr. (middle) was arrested Sunday in Lake City for a different firearm incident but is also suspected in armed robberies, as is Demoundre Evans (right), who is still at large and is considered armed and dangerous. (COURTESY)

Vultures line the top of the press box at Tiger Stadium. Black vultures and turkey vultures have become a nuisance at the stadium since Columbia High’s track was resurfaced late last year. (COURTESY)

Ami Fields, who served as the city’s interim manager for three months in 2021 before resigning, has applied for that position. (FILE)

Vanessa George with Twentyeight Fourteen and October Realty presents the public-private partnership ask of $1 million from the County Commission to build affordable housing in Lake City. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Lovick-Plemmons (left) and Sapp

The historic downtown Lake City gate was recently re-erected at the intersection of North Marion Avenue and NW Fronie Street. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Members of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team gather near the camper Wednesday morning. (COURTESY COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE)

A still image from a North Florida Pharmacy surveillance camera in Fort White allegedly shows Jesse Moore in the act of robbing the store on Jan. 13, 2022. (COURTESY)