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Christy Noe, the president and CEO of Collaborative Educational Network, provided the Florida Gateway College Board of Trustees with an update on the application for its proposed charter school on Thursday, which raised questions. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Christy Noe, the president and CEO of Collaborative Educational Network, provided the Florida Gateway College Board of Trustees with an update on the application for its proposed charter school on Thursday, which raised questions. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Charter school raises questions

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, January 12, 2024
The plans for Florida Gateway College’s charter school continue to progress, although they have also raised questions.
Sara Coleman, a fifth-grade student at Eastside Elementary School, won the Columbia County Spelling Bee on Friday, winning on ‘vague’ in the 12th round. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Sara Coleman, a fifth-grade student at Eastside Elementary School, won the Columbia County Spelling Bee on Friday, winning on ‘vague’ in the 12th round. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

‘Vague’ spells title for Eastside’s Coleman

TONY BRITT
Friday, January 12, 2024
There was a fierce competition at the Columbia County School Board Auditorium on Friday morning with words flying left, right and everywhere in between.
A still image from video surveillance released by the Lake City Police Department shows suspects checking out vehicles to burglarize. (COURTESY)

A still image from video surveillance released by the Lake City Police Department shows suspects checking out vehicles to burglarize. (COURTESY)

Firearms, money stolen from burglarized vehicles

NEWS STAFF
Friday, January 12, 2024
The Lake City Police Department is looking into a recent string of vehicle burglaries in residential neighborhoods where people have reported firearms, cash and other miscellaneous items that were taken from their vehicles.

Murder suspect caught near Lake City

NEWS STAFF
Friday, January 12, 2024
A Mississippi man wanted for murder in Gainesville was captured Thursday after a crash in Columbia County. According to a Gainesville Police Department release, officers responded at 2:39 a.m. Thursday to NW 16th Place to a report of a person shot.
Zamaria Granado (from left) and Hunter Neeley work on making dog tag necklaces for Florida Gateway College students on Wednesday morning. The necklace-making sessions and other activities were part of the school’s welcome back activities for the spring semester. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Zamaria Granado (from left) and Hunter Neeley work on making dog tag necklaces for Florida Gateway College students on Wednesday morning. The necklace-making sessions and other activities were part of the school’s welcome back activities for the spring semester. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

FGC welcomes back students

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
The Florida Gateway College Charles W. Hall Student Center was a little busier than normal Wednesday morning. Wednesday was the first day of classes for the spring semester and college was hosting its welcome back event, which resulted in scores of students at the center for different services.
Guy Norris, an attorney for Florida Gateway Hotels, points to a rendering of the proposed Circle K expansion on Centurion Court during a special Planning and Zoning board meeting Wednesday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Guy Norris, an attorney for Florida Gateway Hotels, points to a rendering of the proposed Circle K expansion on Centurion Court during a special Planning and Zoning board meeting Wednesday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

No decision on Circle K truck stop

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
A marathon Wednesday meeting to discuss a proposed expansion to the Circle K gas station at the U.S. Highway 90 and Interstate 75 intersection will have a Part 2.

LifeSouth celebrates Blood Donor Month

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
In time to celebrate National Blood Donor Month, the LifeSouth Community Blood Centers are also looking for donations. According to LifeSouth, blood shortages are impacting the local community so donors are needed to offset that, making this year’s celebration in January an important one.
Approximately 500 families are usually fed at the Farm Share food distribution events sponsored by the Lake City Police Department. (FILE)

Approximately 500 families are usually fed at the Farm Share food distribution events sponsored by the Lake City Police Department. (FILE)

Farm Share returning to LCPD

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
The Lake City Police Department will host a Farm Share event this weekend where it plans to give more than 20,000 pounds of food to local residents. The Farm Share distribution will begin at 8 a.m.

Dog shooting leads to arrest for LC man

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Three months after shooting a neighbor’s dog to keep him out of the garbage, a Lake City man faces charges for animal cruelty. Bradley Harris, 43, was arrested Tuesday for torturing or inflicting serious pain to an animal. According to a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office report from Oct.