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A search of a residence just north of Columbia High on Friday turned up a wide assortment of narcotics and two firearms. (COURTESY COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)

A search of a residence just north of Columbia High on Friday turned up a wide assortment of narcotics and two firearms. (COURTESY COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)

Drug bust near CHS nets arrest

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, July 27, 2023
A search of a home just north of Columbia High School led to one arrest and the seizure of multiple drugs and firearms.
Robert and Emmie Chasteen sold their Chasteen’s Still Truckin’ food truck to Cammy and Ben Scott and Holly and Jonny Frazier. The rebranded truck, Cluckin’ and Truckin’ will hopefully start serving next week. The Chasteens helped Cammy Scott (left), Jonny Frazier (middle) and Holly Frazier (right) during a private event. (COURTESY)

Robert and Emmie Chasteen sold their Chasteen’s Still Truckin’ food truck to Cammy and Ben Scott and Holly and Jonny Frazier. The rebranded truck, Cluckin’ and Truckin’ will hopefully start serving next week. The Chasteens helped Cammy Scott (left), Jonny Frazier (middle) and Holly Frazier (right) during a private event. (COURTESY)

Truckin’ into new hands: Fraziers, Scotts taking over Chasteens’ food truck

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
A Lake City food mainstay is getting rebranded, revamped and renovated ahead of a return. Chasteen’s Still Truckin’, a food truck renowned for its fried chicken bites, is now under the ownership of two couples, Cammy and Ben Scott and Holly and Jonny Frazier.
Assistant Superintendent Todd Widergren said the sales tax funding was allocated for the first year to projects that faced timing issues. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Assistant Superintendent Todd Widergren said the sales tax funding was allocated for the first year to projects that faced timing issues. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Sales tax funding spent; schools delayed

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Columbia County School District’s half-cent sales tax funding is allotted for its first year, none toward two new elementary schools.
Tyrone Mullins, the founder and organizer of the Community Barbers Back-to-School event, gives a student a haircut during last year’s event. (FILE)

Tyrone Mullins, the founder and organizer of the Community Barbers Back-to-School event, gives a student a haircut during last year’s event. (FILE)

Handing out haircuts, school supplies

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
A bevy of back-to-school supplies will be available to local youngsters free of charge this weekend when several community barbers and a local resource center combine forces. The eighth annual Back-To-School Community Barbers Event will take place from 3-6 p.m.
Crystal Hair, a Lake City native, played Barbie at Walt Disney World in the 1990s. (COURTESY)

Crystal Hair, a Lake City native, played Barbie at Walt Disney World in the 1990s. (COURTESY)

Hair, former Disney doll, enjoys new motion pic

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
There was little doubt that Crystal Hair was going to see the summer blockbuster “Barbie” when it hit theaters. After all, the Lake City native has a close connection to the famous doll, portraying Barbie at Walt Disney World nearly 30 years ago.

School board looking into maintenance hire

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Columbia school district officials approved a job description for a maintenance supervisor who could potentially  be tasked with overseeing the day-to-day activities of the school district’s ambitious maintenance and construction projects list.
United Way of Suwannee Valley Executive Director Jennifer Anchors looks over some of the items that the organization will sell at its community yard sale Friday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

United Way of Suwannee Valley Executive Director Jennifer Anchors looks over some of the items that the organization will sell at its community yard sale Friday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

United Way yard sale features goods, food

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Everything from school supplies and clothing to office equipment and even some recreation equipment will be up for sale at the United Way of Suwannee Valley’s second  community yard sale. The yard sale will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lake City man charged in fatal 2021 wreck

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
A Lake City man faces vehicular manslaughter and DUI manslaughter charges for a fatal crash in December 2021. John Michael Amaro Santiago, 28, was arrested Monday for those charges and driving while his license was suspended and failing to register his motor vehicle. On Dec.