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Gov. Ron DeSantis shakes hands with linemen at the Florida Power & Light processing site at the Florida Gateway Fairgrounds on Wednesday morning following a press conference to address Hurricane Ian. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Gov. Ron DeSantis shakes hands with linemen at the Florida Power & Light processing site at the Florida Gateway Fairgrounds on Wednesday morning following a press conference to address Hurricane Ian. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

DeSantis stops by Lake City to thank linemen

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
The soon-to-be best friends of millions of Floridians received a show of appreciation Wednesday morning. Gov.

Snooze sparks smashed phones

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Waking up late for work was just the start of a Lake City man’s problems Tuesday. According to a Lake City Police Department report, 29-year-old Julius Frison woke up around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, running late for work.
Columbia County officials are pumping water out of retention ponds near Old Country Club Road to an 11.5-acre pond in an attempt to alleviate flooding issues. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia County officials are pumping water out of retention ponds near Old Country Club Road to an 11.5-acre pond in an attempt to alleviate flooding issues. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Clay Hole retention project will be tested

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Just in the nick of time. Long before Hurricane Ian materialized, Columbia County officials realized heavy rains from thunderstorms, tropical storms and hurricanes caused flooding issues in the Old Country Club Road area that needed to be addressed. The solution?
Pic Redmond (left) and Josh Green, employees with the City of Lake City Public Works Department, close a storm drain on Northwest Texas Avenue after inspecting it for blockages before inclement weather from Hurricane Ian arrives. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Pic Redmond (left) and Josh Green, employees with the City of Lake City Public Works Department, close a storm drain on Northwest Texas Avenue after inspecting it for blockages before inclement weather from Hurricane Ian arrives. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Public Works crews focus on reducing flood risks before Hurricane Ian

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Local residents weren’t the only ones preparing for Hurricane Ian on Tuesday. Crews from the city and county’s public works departments have been making storm preparation efforts as well.
Lila Pasternak sits on sandbags in the Southside Sports Complex on Tuesday morning while tying other sandbags. The county public works department placed several piles of sand in the parking lot allowing residents to fill the bags or get aid from others at the site, which will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. today. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Lila Pasternak sits on sandbags in the Southside Sports Complex on Tuesday morning while tying other sandbags. The county public works department placed several piles of sand in the parking lot allowing residents to fill the bags or get aid from others at the site, which will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. today. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Residents bag up in prep for Hurricane Ian

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
With Hurricane Ian barreling toward Florida, Columbia County residents are getting into full storm-preparedness mode. While the Columbia County Public Works Department was scheduled to open sandbag stations at 7 a.m.

LSHA: Hospital ready for storm emergency

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
The Lake Shore Hospital could house patients again this week in an emergency. During its meeting Monday, the Lake Shore Hospital Authority board unanimously approved opening the facilities on campus if a need arose from other areas in the state for a hospital facility.