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Lake City-based attorney Guy Norris points to a rendering of the proposed expansion at Circle K during a hearing with the Planning and Zoning Board last week. (FILE)

Lake City-based attorney Guy Norris points to a rendering of the proposed expansion at Circle K during a hearing with the Planning and Zoning Board last week. (FILE)

Circle K truck stop blocked

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Circle K’s proposed mini truck stop at the Interstate 75 and U.S. Highway 90 interchange hit a road block Wednesday.

CCS bus fleet may get electric additions

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
The Columbia County School District’s transportation department is ready to embark on a “new day” with electric buses. Earlier this month, Columbia County was one of 280 school districts in 37 states that were awarded grants through the U.S.
Cai’Liana Mobley was the 2024 Southside Idol winner on Saturday night. (COURTESY)

Cai’Liana Mobley was the 2024 Southside Idol winner on Saturday night. (COURTESY)

Mobley wins 2024 Southside Idol title

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Cai’Liana Mobley, a local 20-year-old songstress, enraptured the audience, her supporters and, more importantly, the judges with her vocal talents to capture the 2024 Southside Idol title on Saturday night.

Trafficker sentenced to 6+ years in prison

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
JACKSONVILLE — A Lake City drug trafficker has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison on drugs and firearms charges. According to a U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida release, Kristofferson Farmer Jr., 24, was sentenced to six years and eight months by U.S.
Henry Ortiz, pastor of Olivet Missionary Baptist, addresses the audience as the keynote speaker for the MLK Memorial Service on Monday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Henry Ortiz, pastor of Olivet Missionary Baptist, addresses the audience as the keynote speaker for the MLK Memorial Service on Monday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Honoring MLK’s memory: Ortiz says ‘struggle is not over yet’

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
A huge contingent of local residents took to the streets and local churches during the weekend to honor slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on what would have been his 95th birthday.
Flowers from a planter that adorns the side of North Marion Avenue lay on the ground after a suspect vandalized six of the city pots early Tuesday morning. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Flowers from a planter that adorns the side of North Marion Avenue lay on the ground after a suspect vandalized six of the city pots early Tuesday morning. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Downtown planters vandalized overnight

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
The Lake City Police Department is looking to weed out a would-be early morning gardener.
Florida Gateway Hotels owner Nick Patel said the proposed expansion of the Circle K at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90 and Interstate 75 goes against the City of Lake City’s Land Development Regulations. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Florida Gateway Hotels owner Nick Patel said the proposed expansion of the Circle K at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90 and Interstate 75 goes against the City of Lake City’s Land Development Regulations. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

City board to decide truck stop’s fate

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
After a marathon meeting last week, the Lake City Planning & Zoning Board is once again set to meet with a single item on its agenda.
Interim City Manager Dee Johnson said the city would look both internally and externally to fill the position of Executive Director of Utilities. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Interim City Manager Dee Johnson said the city would look both internally and externally to fill the position of Executive Director of Utilities. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

City navigating open council seat

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
The City of Lake City is still hashing out exactly how to fill the vacant seat on its council.
Volunteers help prepare an estimated 32,532 pounds of food early Saturday morning for the Farm Share distribution at the Lake City Police Department. (COURTESY LAKE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT)

Volunteers help prepare an estimated 32,532 pounds of food early Saturday morning for the Farm Share distribution at the Lake City Police Department. (COURTESY LAKE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT)

LCPD Farm Share event feeds 400 families

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
An estimated 400 local families were given food Saturday during a Farm Share event where the Lake City Police Department took part in a volunteer-driven initiative to help local families battle food insecurity.