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Councilman Jake Hill said Monday that the Lake City Council didn’t need to rush its search for a new city manager, making the motion to see if Colin Baenziger & Associates would be willing to help direct the process. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Councilman Jake Hill said Monday that the Lake City Council didn’t need to rush its search for a new city manager, making the motion to see if Colin Baenziger & Associates would be willing to help direct the process. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Council seeks headhunter for search

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Little more than a year after hiring but never utilizing the services, the Lake City Council is looking for help from Colin Baenziger & Associates once more.

LCPD officer dies after medical emergency

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, September 30, 2023
A Lake City police officer died Friday after a medical emergency earlier in the week. The Lake City Police Department announced Friday evening that Detective Corporal Tim Parisi died Friday afternoon.
Tom Wormuth and Columbia County’s animal enforcement department are ready for business, starting Sunday. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Tom Wormuth and Columbia County’s animal enforcement department are ready for business, starting Sunday. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

County unleashes animal enforcement

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, September 29, 2023
The phone has already been ringing at the Columbia County Animal Enforcement Department. And on Friday, animal enforcement officers were met at their office on NW Animal Enforcement Glen, right next to the Lake City-Columbia County Humane Society, by a resident wanting to surrender their pet.
Fort White High School Principal Keith Couey stands in the school’s new Performing Arts Center, which has its first performance scheduled for the middle of October. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Fort White High School Principal Keith Couey stands in the school’s new Performing Arts Center, which has its first performance scheduled for the middle of October. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Long-awaited FWHS Performing Arts Center ready to open

TONY BRITT
Friday, September 29, 2023
For more than two decades, the Fort White High School campus held a vacant spot with hopes that an auditorium would be added. The wait is over as the new building is expected to open within the next two weeks. “We’re going to cut the ribbon on Oct.

LC man charged in March 2022 fatal wreck

NEWS STAFF
Friday, September 29, 2023
A Lake City man has been charged in a March 2022 fatal crash. Jason Broshar, 41, was booked into the Columbia County Detention Facility on Tuesday for homicide-DUI manslaughter and hit and run.
Lake City cake artist Amy Strickland (center) draws a design on ‘The Big Bake: Halloween’ with her teammates Keesha Fundora of Mayo (left) and Letricia Ervin of Lake City. (COURTESY)

Lake City cake artist Amy Strickland (center) draws a design on ‘The Big Bake: Halloween’ with her teammates Keesha Fundora of Mayo (left) and Letricia Ervin of Lake City. (COURTESY)

Baking up a scare: LC, Mayo cake artists compete internationally

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
For the third straight year, Amy Strickland is getting to combine her love of Halloween with her talent for creating works of art out of cake. This time, though, the Lake City cake artist isn’t doing it alone.
The Restless Slumber Cemetery features a number of spirits, both fake and alive. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

The Restless Slumber Cemetery features a number of spirits, both fake and alive. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Spooks return to Denmark Acres

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
The family friendly spookiness is only getting bigger at Denmark Acres this year. The Halloween town of Raven’s Hollow — home to the Restless Slumber Cemetery — makes its third annual appearance beginning this weekend with more activities for kids, teens and adults alike to enjoy.