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Lake City Councilman Jake Hill Jr. motioned to deed Richardson Community Center over to Columbia County during a special meeting Monday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Lake City Councilman Jake Hill Jr. motioned to deed Richardson Community Center over to Columbia County during a special meeting Monday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

‘Pinball’ sends RCC back to county

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Monday, January 30, 2023
The Richardson Community Center is headed back toward the county. For how long is uncertain. The Lake City Council voted Monday to deed RCC back to the county as per a Memorandum of Understanding dated Feb. 7, 2022. Councilman Jake Hill Jr.
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare CEO Don Savoie discusses his organization’s plan for the Lake Shore Hospital in June 2022. (FILE)

Meridian Behavioral Healthcare CEO Don Savoie discusses his organization’s plan for the Lake Shore Hospital in June 2022. (FILE)

Meridian plan meets public at LSHA workshop

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Monday, January 30, 2023
The newest potential tenant at the Lake Shore Hospital campus is set to meet the public. Meridian Behavioral Healthcare CEO Don Savoie, along with a few members of Meridian’s board, will host a public forum at the Columbia School District’s administrative complex at 372 W Duval St.
Logan Wilson (left), a Fort White High School sophomore listens to Jackie Clark, a FWHS English teacher, as she shows off some of her cave diving equipment on Friday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Logan Wilson (left), a Fort White High School sophomore listens to Jackie Clark, a FWHS English teacher, as she shows off some of her cave diving equipment on Friday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Fort White ‘dives’ into literacy

TONY BRITT
Friday, January 27, 2023
FORT WHITE — “Take a Deep Dive into Literacy” — the state’s 2023 literacy week campaign theme — hit quite literally at Fort White High School on Friday morning.

City still considers giving RCC to county

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, January 27, 2023
The game of hot potato over Richardson Community Center will continue Monday. During a special called meeting, the Lake City Council will discuss options for how to proceed with the historic community center.

Langston assisting commerce secretary

NEWS STAFF
Friday, January 27, 2023
Enterprise Florida has a new leader and her right-hand woman is a familiar face. Laura DiBella has been appointed the new Secretary of Commerce for the State of Florida and the president and CEO of Enterprise Florida.
Gayle Rogers shows off a textile art work of an alligator that will be on display at the Columbia County Public Libary’s Main Branch as part of the Lady of the Lake Quilt Guild’s display through Feb. 21. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Gayle Rogers shows off a textile art work of an alligator that will be on display at the Columbia County Public Libary’s Main Branch as part of the Lady of the Lake Quilt Guild’s display through Feb. 21. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Stitching together stories: Lady of the Lake Quilt Guild work on display

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Thursday, January 26, 2023
The main branch of the Columbia County Public Library is getting a temporary makeover. According to one library employee, the new decorations make the building feel warmer in more ways than one.
Maceon Sheppard, the owner of Kings Kloset in Lake City, said clothing had been a passion of his for a long time before opening his store. (COURTESY)

Maceon Sheppard, the owner of Kings Kloset in Lake City, said clothing had been a passion of his for a long time before opening his store. (COURTESY)

The king of clothes: Kings Kloset serving new looks from CHS student Sheppard

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
A local teen is actively starting to explore his role in entrepreneurship. To hear him tell it, it’s just the beginning of a bright future. Maceon Sheppard, a 16-year-old Columbia High School junior, founded Kings Kloset back in July 2022.