LC man arrested after break-in, threat
NEWS STAFF
A Lake City man has been arrested after police say he put a knife to a victim’s throat as they held a child.
Monday, February 27, 2023
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A five-story, 106-room TownePlace Suitesn by Marriott is set to be constructed on Commerce Drive. (COURTESY)
TownePlace coming to town
TONY BRITT
Visitors looking to spend some time in Lake City will soon have another option.
The newest project near Intestate 75 will be a five-story, extended-stay hotel about a block away on Commerce Drive.
Friday, February 24, 2023
Will school district arm educators?
JAMIE WACHTER
Columbia County teachers could soon be carrying firearms along with their lesson plans into school buildings.
Friday, February 24, 2023
Rodney Brown (second from left) will be the keynote speaker at Monday’s Black History Month program at FGC. (FILE)
FGC program to honor past while looking forward
TONY BRITT
The universal gift of music and song will be combined with testimony to increase cultural awareness next week at Florida Gateway College’s annual Black History Month program.
The FGC Black History Month observation program will take place 11 a.m. Monday in the Levy Performing Arts Center.
Friday, February 24, 2023
NorthStar honoring local unsung heroes
JAMIE WACHTER
Unsung heroes will get their recognition Tuesday.
NorthStar Family Resource Center is hosting a Black History Month Luncheon on Tuesday to recognize unsung heroes, 90 and older, from the African-American community.
Friday, February 24, 2023
The Florida Gateway College Brain Bowl team is competing in the National Academic Quiz Tournaments Community College Championship Tournament in Chicago this weekend. Team members are Keilley Sweat (from left), Angelina Troshyna, Coach James Givvines, Hunter Neeley and Avery Murphy. Not pictured is Lindsay Wheeles. (COURTESY)
FGC competes at Brain Bowl nationals
NEWS STAFF
The Florida Gateway College Brain Bowl team has gone national.
The Timberwolves earned a berth in the National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) Community College Championship Tournament, which began Friday and concludes today in Chicago.
Friday, February 24, 2023
Strawberry queens to be crowned today
NEWS STAFF
The Miss North Florida Strawberry Pageant is set for 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Union County High School Auditorium in Lake Butler.
The pageant is under the direction of Amanda Moore, Brittany Ward and DeAnna Morrison.
Friday, February 24, 2023
Johnson (left) and Stafford
Pair charged after theft, battery on a minor
NEWS STAFF
A single case of shoplifting turned to violence against a minor late Wednesday night.
According to a Lake City Police Department release, Dontay Johnson, 35, of Sanderson, was spotted trying to steal items from Walmart.
Friday, February 24, 2023
Juvenile charged in December shooting
NEWS STAFF
A juvenile has been charged in connection with a December shooting.
According to a Lake City Police Department release, officers arrived in the area of NE Fairview St. on Sunday, Dec. 18, around 6 p.m. after receiving reports of a house being struck by gunfire.
Friday, February 24, 2023
Barbara Cartwright (left), with the Florida Division of Emergency Management, talks to Mike Null during a meeting regarding new FEMA flood maps on Thursday night at the Westside Community Center. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Feedback floods in on FEMA maps
TONY BRITT
More than 40 people gathered at the Westside Community Center on Thursday evening to learn more regarding potential flood map zone changes from FEMA.
The meeting, which was scheduled to last for three hours, included a video presentation.
Thursday, February 23, 2023