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Pinemount Plantation scares up frightful trail

TONY BRITT
Thursday, October 20, 2022
A local farm manager and middle school FFA advisor is hoping to add an element of fright, mystery and ghoulishness into the weekend for family fun. Paranormal Nights at Pinemount Plantation, 4310 SW Pinemount Road, will take place 7:30-11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday night.
Amber Alert

Amber Alert

Amber alert issued for LC teen

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, October 20, 2022
An Amber Alert was issued Thursday evening for a Lake City teen that has been missing since Tuesday. Ashlynn Cox, a 16-year-old, was last seen Tuesday in the area of the 180th block of SE Beech Street in Lake City.
Mackenzie Thomas, a Columbia High School sophomore, learns the proper technique for handling electrical equipment at the Clay Electric Cooperative booth Wednesday morning. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Mackenzie Thomas, a Columbia High School sophomore, learns the proper technique for handling electrical equipment at the Clay Electric Cooperative booth Wednesday morning. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Area students play, learn at Build My Future event

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
A gentle breeze at the Florida Gateway Fairgrounds provided the consistent audio backdrop to the occasional rev of an engine or the whir of heavy machinery.
North Florida Rural is collecting goods for Hurricane Ian victims through Monday. (COURTESY)

North Florida Rural is collecting goods for Hurricane Ian victims through Monday. (COURTESY)

Storm relief effort seeks help

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Staff report North Florida Rural, a joint city and county relief project for storm victims, is seeking additional donations from local community members to aid hurricane victims.
Bradley, Terry

Bradley, Terry

Armed pair arrested near school

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Staff report Two armed individuals were arrested Wednesday morning after causing a disturbance that locked down a Columbia County elementary school. During a disturbance at a residence across SE Defender Ave.

Former CCSO officer arrested

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
A former Columbia County Sheriff’s Office detention officer is now behind bars. Clayton Pyle, 37, was arrested on a warrant in Illinois after he fled the state on administrative leave during a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation, the CCSO announced Wednesday.
Local schools will receive a total of $489,311 as a result of improved test scores and influxes of new students. (FILE)

Local schools will receive a total of $489,311 as a result of improved test scores and influxes of new students. (FILE)

Schools receiving state bonuses

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Making good grades has its rewards — even for schools. Five Columbia County schools and three more in Suwannee County are receiving additional funding from the state as an award for student academic gains and teacher excellence during the past school year.
Wade Reeves, 6, (from left) and Rhyder Brown, 5, play and touch pumpkins at the FFA pumpkin patch on Tuesday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Wade Reeves, 6, (from left) and Rhyder Brown, 5, play and touch pumpkins at the FFA pumpkin patch on Tuesday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

FFA pumpkin patch offering up treats through Halloween

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
It didn’t come with a trick, but the Columbia FFA is now hoping its annual pumpkin patch will be a treat.
Incoming Lake City Councilwoman Chevella Young lays out her plan for a gun buyback program at Monday’s city council meeting. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Incoming Lake City Councilwoman Chevella Young lays out her plan for a gun buyback program at Monday’s city council meeting. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

City considers gun buybacks

TONY BRITT
Monday, October 17, 2022
Gun violence incidents in the Lake City have increased drastically the past two years. City officials are now considering a gun buyback program as one alternative to curbing the problem.