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Zacariah Williams (left) was able to surprise her sister Rajaeh at Columbia High’s graduation on Friday, making a special moment for both. (COURTESY)

Columbia County Attorney Joel Foreman told the Lake City Council on Monday that the ultimate goal with an MSTU for EMS services would be to station ambulances on both the north and south sides of the county. (FILE)

Brody Hoffman (left), a Florida Gateway College student, helps Mitchell Maione, a coordinator for the FGC physical therapy program, as Maione uses a VR welding simulator during the college’s grand opening for its newly renovated welding technology program on Tuesday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia High School welding students Ruby Chandler (left) and Mason Dusen (right) are competing at the national SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta next week. They are joined by CHS welding instructor Darryl Thomas. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Meridian Healthcare President/CEO Lauren Cohn, speaking at a Lake Shore Hospital Authority meeting last year, said the conveyance of the main Lake Shore hospital building to Meridian, which was completed Tuesday, will allow more access to mental healthcare for the community. (FILE)

Fort White Middle School’s Tucker Ayers competes in the preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. this past week. (COURTESY SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE)