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Two injured in weekend shooting near school

NEWS STAFF
Monday, October 10, 2022
Two men were hospitalized Saturday evening with gunshot wounds from an incident blocks away from Melrose Park Elementary School. According to a Lake City Police Department release, the scene of the shooting covered three city blocks along SE Avalon Avenue in the area of SE Dade Street.

Voter books close Tuesday

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, October 8, 2022
Potential voters have just a few days left to register in time for the November general election. The registration books for the election closes Tuesday for those seeking to register or make changes to their registration at the Columbia County Supervisor of Elections office, 971 W.
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Quick guilty verdict for child molester

TONY BRITT
Saturday, October 8, 2022
A Columbia County jury needed less than an hour to convict a Lake City senior citizen on two counts of child molestation Thursday . Daniel James Davis, 65 years old at the time of the crime, was convicted of two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim less than 12 years old.
Emmie Chasteen (left) prepares a bowl of corn chowder Thursday evening during the Farm to Table event at Darby Pavilion. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Emmie Chasteen (left) prepares a bowl of corn chowder Thursday evening during the Farm to Table event at Darby Pavilion. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Foods shine at Farm to Table

TONY BRITT
Saturday, October 8, 2022
There was more than one star attraction Thursday night. From corn chowder, biscuits, greens and a salad, to grits with shrimp sauce, wings or ribs, grown by Columbia County farmers took center stage at Darby Pavilion.
A masked man in camouflaged demanded money early Friday morning in a robbery at the Circle K at the intersection of West Duval Street and SW Baya Drive. (COURTESY)

A masked man in camouflaged demanded money early Friday morning in a robbery at the Circle K at the intersection of West Duval Street and SW Baya Drive. (COURTESY)

LCPD searching for Circle K robber

NEWS STAFF
Friday, October 7, 2022
A late night visitor to the Circle K convenience store was looking for more than a refreshment, according to authorities.
The Blanche Hotel is at the center of a dispute between Integrity Development Partners and Lake City Councilman Jake Hill Jr. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

The Blanche Hotel is at the center of a dispute between Integrity Development Partners and Lake City Councilman Jake Hill Jr. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

IDP: Hill should cut the 'crap'

JAMIE WACHTER
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Integrity Development Partners have had enough of Lake City Councilman Jake Hill Jr. spewing “crap” about the downtown Blanche Hotel.
Maddie Kelley is pictured with Miss Florida Forestry Manda Perry of Fort White after the Florida contest. (COURTESY)

Maddie Kelley is pictured with Miss Florida Forestry Manda Perry of Fort White after the Florida contest. (COURTESY)

Queen of the forest: Lake City’s Kelley chasing national crown Saturday

TODD WILSON
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Representing Florida Forestry was something Maddie Kelley says was an important milestone for her and her family. Getting a chance to compete in one more statewide pageant made the endeavor even more rewarding. Kelley, 33, of Lake City, earned the title of Mrs.
Chevella Young was one of three county employees laid off Wednesday with changes to the recreation department. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Chevella Young was one of three county employees laid off Wednesday with changes to the recreation department. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

County lays off workers at RCC

TONY BRITT
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Within a day of a meeting regarding recreational activities at the Richardson Community Center, three Columbia County recreation department employees were laid off. “The positions no longer existed so we had to lay three people off — one full-time and two part-time (positions).

Home struck by gunfire late Wednesday

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, October 6, 2022
A home in northeastern Lake City was struck by gunfire Wednesday night, although nobody was injured. According to the Lake City Police Department, officers responded to four separate reports of gunfire in the northeastern area of the city between 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.