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Members of the Filipino-American Cultural Society pose in their booth at last year’s Multi-Culutural Spring Market Festival near Darby Pavilion at Wilson Park. (FILE)

The Gun Range Fire is now 65% contained heading into the weekend. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Erin Harlow, the horticultural extension agent with the UF/IFAS Columbia County Extension Office, looks at a Coral Honeysuckle plant in preparation for the office’s plant sale next weekend. (COURTESY)

Eight Columbia High seniors — Calvin Sullivan, Casen Maddox, Ava Christie, Kali Kennington, Adyson Vercher, Griffin Roberts, Shelby Minton and Allie Brush — are joined by family as they are honored for planning to continue their education at Florida Gateway College. (COURTESY)

The National Association of Letter Carriers’ 34th annual ‘Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive’ is set for May 9. (COURTESY)

Cody Pridgeon, the City of Lake City’s wastewater director, looks in on a tank of untreated wastewater last year at the North Florida Mega Industrial Park wastewater plant after it began operating. Columbia County’s decision to sell the plant to the city has raised concerns with the North Florida Water Utilities Authority. (FILE)

A map of the proposed improvements for the Branford Highway (State Road 247) and Bascom Norris Drive intersection improvements, as well as paving on those two roads away from the intersection. (COURTESY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION)