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Omar Orta (from left), 4, and Adeline Garcia, 4, get candy from DOT employee Karen Williams on Monday evening at the inaugural FDOT Trunk or Treat event. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Omar Orta (from left), 4, and Adeline Garcia, 4, get candy from DOT employee Karen Williams on Monday evening at the inaugural FDOT Trunk or Treat event. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Kids get safety, treats at DOT ‘Trunk or Treat’ event

TONY BRITT
Monday, October 31, 2022
The usual subjects were on the scene at the Florida Department of Transportation District 2 office on Monday evening.

Lake City woman killed in Sunday wreck

NEWS STAFF
Monday, October 31, 2022
A Lake City woman was killed when her SUV crashed early Sunday morning along SE Country Club Road. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 45-year-old woman was driving north on SE Country Club Road (County Road 133) at 12:01 a.m.
LCPD

LCPD

Vehicles hit by gunfire over weekend

NEWS STAFF
Monday, October 31, 2022
Weekend gunfire in three locations resulted in two vehicles and one transformer being hit, according to authorities. A Lake City Police Department release states officers responded to reports of gunfire Friday night, early Sunday morning and again Sunday night, all on the north side of the city.
Different law enforcement agencies gather during Friday’s pursuit. (COURTESY)

Different law enforcement agencies gather during Friday’s pursuit. (COURTESY)

Three arrested after multi-state chase

NEWS STAFF
Friday, October 28, 2022
Three suspects from Michigan are in custody after leading law enforcement on a multi-state chase. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, it all started about 6:23 a.m.
Melrose Park Elementary School would be one of four schools to be replaced should the district manage to pass the half-cent sales tax referendum. (FILE)

Melrose Park Elementary School would be one of four schools to be replaced should the district manage to pass the half-cent sales tax referendum. (FILE)

Is future worth a half-cent?

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, October 28, 2022
What is the future of Columbia County worth? To Dennille Decker, co-chair of the Funding Our Future political action committee, that is the real question over the half-cent sales tax referendum that Columbia County School District has placed on the ballot for voters to decide on Nov. 8.
Van Morrison (from left), Rebecca Beer and Khalil Cleckley rehearse during a scene where they portray witches conjuring a spell in, ‘Vampire Diaries — The Original.’ (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Van Morrison (from left), Rebecca Beer and Khalil Cleckley rehearse during a scene where they portray witches conjuring a spell in, ‘Vampire Diaries — The Original.’ (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Toil and trouble: CHS students hosting annual haunted house

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Television comes to life to haunt area residents this weekend. Columbia High School theatre and HOSA students are presenting the school’s annual haunted house from 7-10 p.m. Saturday in the Norman L. Choice Performing Arts Center at Columbia High School.
Bryan Govantes (far left), a Columbia County Fire Rescue firefighter, shows Columbia City Elementary School second grade students the equipment that firefighters use during a Fire Prevention Week presentation on Thursday morning. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Bryan Govantes (far left), a Columbia County Fire Rescue firefighter, shows Columbia City Elementary School second grade students the equipment that firefighters use during a Fire Prevention Week presentation on Thursday morning. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Firefighters douse students’ questions on fire safety

TONY BRITT
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Three Columbia County Fire Rescue units were parked behind Columbia City Elementary School on Friday morning and the three firefighters had their work cut out for them. The firefighters weren’t fighting a blaze or attempting to cut an injured person out of a crashed vehicle.
The Empanada Box will be the first food truck taking part in the City of Lake City’s ‘Food Truck Wednesday.’ (COURTESY)

The Empanada Box will be the first food truck taking part in the City of Lake City’s ‘Food Truck Wednesday.’ (COURTESY)

‘Food Truck Wednesday’ serving up downtown meals

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Local foodies will have at least one more lunch option open to them nearly every week in November. The City of Lake City will be hosting a different food truck every Wednesday in November as part of its Food Truck Wednesday campaign. The only exception will be Nov. 23, the day before Thanksgiving.

LCPD hosting Drug Take Back event

TONY BRITT
Thursday, October 27, 2022
When it comes to proper disposal, outdated prescription drugs are often hazards to households and the environment. A local law enforcement agency is providing area residents an opportunity to rid their homes and medicine cabinets of unwanted old prescription drugs this weekend.

Infant dead, two others seriously injured in wreck

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, October 27, 2022
An infant is dead and two other people suffered serious injuries after a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, a 4-month-old boy died after the SUV he was riding in was hit by a different vehicle.