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The team of the Chief’s Council Members — Halpatter’s Mug Club — assemble Easter eggs for Saturday’s hunt. Douglas Weisberg (from left), Kristen Jones, Tim Jones, Lindsey Strickland, Casey Woods, Ryan Scuglia, Glenn Rasmussen and Heidi Scuglia put together roughly 3,000 eggs filled with candy and local coupons for the event. (COURTESY)

The team of the Chief’s Council Members — Halpatter’s Mug Club — assemble Easter eggs for Saturday’s hunt. Douglas Weisberg (from left), Kristen Jones, Tim Jones, Lindsey Strickland, Casey Woods, Ryan Scuglia, Glenn Rasmussen and Heidi Scuglia put together roughly 3,000 eggs filled with candy and local coupons for the event. (COURTESY)

Halpatter hosting adult egg hunt

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
The beer won’t be the only hoppy thing in downtown Lake City this weekend. Halpatter Brewing Company is set to host its sixth annual Hippity Hop Adult Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday. The event will begin with Halpatter staff handing out maps at the beer garden in the brewery at 12:45 p.m.
Brock and William Dees, the winners of the inaugural DeSoto Derby Canoe Race, lead down the home stretch of their heat during Saturday’s fundraising event for Lake City Elks Lodge #893. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Brock and William Dees, the winners of the inaugural DeSoto Derby Canoe Race, lead down the home stretch of their heat during Saturday’s fundraising event for Lake City Elks Lodge #893. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Inaugural DeSoto Derby Canoe Race raises fun, funds

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
The western bank of Lake DeSoto was brimming with activity Saturday morning. However, most of the attention was centered on the lake itself for the inaugural DeSoto Derby Canoe Race.
A line of first responders wait to order at Big Chicken during Tuesday’s sneak peek at the new Lake City restaurant. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

A line of first responders wait to order at Big Chicken during Tuesday’s sneak peek at the new Lake City restaurant. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Shaq’s Big Chicken: A ‘slam dunk’

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
The Lake City Big Chicken has big plans for its biggest fans. When the restaurant in the Gateway Crossing subdivision at the Interstate 75 and U.S. Highway 90 interchange opens officially today at 10 a.m., the first 10 customers through the door will win a free sandwich every week for a year.

Gerard bringing Mark Twain to Gallery

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Area residents will soon have an opportunity to learn about life along the Mississippi as seen through the eyes of one of America’s greatest storytellers — Mark Twain — at the Gateway Art Gallery. The Gallery will host “An Evening with Mark Twain” featuring Bob Gerard as Twain on Friday, April 5.
Two SUVs and a travel trailer burst into flames Friday evening on State Road 136 near the State Farmer’s Market in White Springs. A Lake City man was killed in the crash. (GLENN ALLEN/Special to the Reporter)

Two SUVs and a travel trailer burst into flames Friday evening on State Road 136 near the State Farmer’s Market in White Springs. A Lake City man was killed in the crash. (GLENN ALLEN/Special to the Reporter)

Lake City man killed in fiery crash

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
WHITE SPRINGS — A Lake City man was killed in a fiery crash Friday near the State Farmer’s Market in White Springs. According to a Florida Highway Patrol release Monday, the 38-year-old man was headed west on State Road 136 around 5:20 p.m.
Shannon Moser (from left), Catholic Charities Lake City Regional Director, and Renee LeBlanc fill a box with canned goods and other food items donated by Circle of Life Assisted living facilities. Catholic Charities held its March Against Hunger Walk on Tuesday afternoon at Lake DeSoto. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Shannon Moser (from left), Catholic Charities Lake City Regional Director, and Renee LeBlanc fill a box with canned goods and other food items donated by Circle of Life Assisted living facilities. Catholic Charities held its March Against Hunger Walk on Tuesday afternoon at Lake DeSoto. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

March against Hunger Walk collects food for families in need

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
The fight against food insecurity on the local level was felt on the streets Tuesday.
Jonny Frazier, Halpatter Brewing Company head brewer and co-owner, stands with the brewery’s Watermelon Gose and Blue Raspberry Lemonade Punch Out, two of its award-winning brews in the Untappd Community Awards. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Jonny Frazier, Halpatter Brewing Company head brewer and co-owner, stands with the brewery’s Watermelon Gose and Blue Raspberry Lemonade Punch Out, two of its award-winning brews in the Untappd Community Awards. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Award-winning brewery: Halpatter captures 3 awards from Untappd

TONY BRITT
Friday, March 22, 2024
Serving up some cold brews is not enough for Halpatter Brewing Company, which is gaining a reputation for brewing up some award-winning beers.
Robert Jones, CareerSource Florida Crown’s executive director, speaks to the County Commission on Thursday about the turmoil and changes coming for the agency. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Robert Jones, CareerSource Florida Crown’s executive director, speaks to the County Commission on Thursday about the turmoil and changes coming for the agency. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Emergency Florida Crown meeting nixed

TONY BRITT
Friday, March 22, 2024
Questions continue to abound regarding the CareerSource Florida Crown office, staff and its four-year long trend of negative fund balances that were proposed topics of discussion for a Friday meeting, but the emergency meeting was canceled by the board chairman, who deemed the topics as not an...