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Lake City man shot, killed in his driveway

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
A Lake City man was shot and killed in his driveway Monday night in the northwest part of Lake City. According to the Lake City Police Department, 23-year-old Christopher Alid Cruz Aleman, was shot around 9:50 p.m. Monday.
The old I-75 Autos dealership on Duval Street in Lake City has been purchased with the plans of becoming a Wawa convenience store that will include 16 gas pumps and an entrance off Sisters Welcome Road as well. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

The old I-75 Autos dealership on Duval Street in Lake City has been purchased with the plans of becoming a Wawa convenience store that will include 16 gas pumps and an entrance off Sisters Welcome Road as well. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Wawa moving in: Convenience store planned for old I-75 Autos site

TONY BRITT
Friday, February 23, 2024
Plans to bring a Wawa convenience store to Lake City are well underway. Lake City’s planning and zoning board will consider a site plan for the Wawa at its March 5 meeting for a 5,915-square-foot store at the old I-75 Autos site on Duval Street (U.S. Highway 90).

Clay giving $12M back to members

NEWS STAFF
Friday, February 23, 2024
Clay Electric Cooperative members from the past 30 years are set to receive refunds. Clay Electric’s Board of Trustees have approved $12 million in Capital Credits refund to members from 1994 through 2022.

Four charged in robbery, kidnapping

NEWS STAFF
Friday, February 23, 2024
Four people face a slew of charges, including kidnapping, robbery and grand theft, for a New Year’s incident. Hercules Gilmore, Amiracle Gilmore, Amir Williams and Vidal Lanier Jr.
Columbia County Emergency Management Director Shayne Morgan (second from right) listens during a panel discussion at the 2024 Florida Emergency Preparedness Association conference. (COURTESY)

Columbia County Emergency Management Director Shayne Morgan (second from right) listens during a panel discussion at the 2024 Florida Emergency Preparedness Association conference. (COURTESY)

Morgan voted state group’s VP

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Friday, February 23, 2024
Columbia County’s Emergency Management Director has a few more responsibilities on his radar. Shayne Morgan was recently elected as the vice president of the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association at its annual meeting in Miramar on Feb. 2. The move makes Morgan the No.

I-75 exit ramp detours planned at SR47

NEWS STAFF
Friday, February 23, 2024
The Florida Department of Transportation is planning overnight detours next week for the Interstate 75 exit ramps at State Road 47. Starting Sunday, and lasting through Friday, the northbound and southbound exit ramps at SR 47 will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for paving operations.
Lake City Humane Society Executive Director Elizabeth Halloran alongside the agency’s office cat, Scruffy, in her office. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Lake City Humane Society Executive Director Elizabeth Halloran alongside the agency’s office cat, Scruffy, in her office. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Humane Society director settling in

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Elizabeth Halloran doesn’t mind the competing interests in the world of healthcare. In fact, she said she’s spent years trying to bring those different people and organizations together for a common cause.
Marilyn Hamm (left) and Marcia Kazmierski look over their board in last year’s Lake City Garden Club Scrabble Tournament. (FILE)

Marilyn Hamm (left) and Marcia Kazmierski look over their board in last year’s Lake City Garden Club Scrabble Tournament. (FILE)

Scrabble tournament spells Clubhouse support

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Once a year they gather in a competition where vocabulary knowledge and correct spelling reigns supreme.