Local

The Lake City Middle School FFA Tool Identification team, which consisted of members Rylan Moses, Brad Shanaway, Dalton Minton and Landon Harper, recently won the state championship in the event, the program’s first state title. (COURTESY)

Recruits at the Florida Gateway College Firefighter Program will benefit from the Lake City Fire Department donating 14 self-contained breathing apparatus units to the program. (COURTESY)

Todneisha Filer, the mother of Mariah Reginae Smith, stands amid red balloons next to the sign dedicated to her daughter’s memory Monday after she was shot and killed in August. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Jayden Rodriguez, 15, was arrested late Monday morning after he earlier swerved toward a Columbia County deputy while driving a pickup. (COURTESY CCSO)

Joanie LeRoy, a Christian Service Center volunteer, looks over bags of toys and other gifts that were prepared for distribution to local families on Monday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Fort White High School National Honor Society members sing Christmas carols while visiting the Robert H. Jenkins Veterans Domiciliary on Sunday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

John ‘Lit’ Cole (from left), Kids Feeding Kids president, and Sharon Simpkins set up toys for the Kids Feeding Kids Christmas event. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Zoey Isabellle Nettles shows her excitement after getting her college diploma Thursday night during the Florida Gateway College graduation ceremony. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)