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Bryce Lay loads up plywood at Home Depot on Monday as he makes preparations for Hurricane Ian. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Bryce Lay loads up plywood at Home Depot on Monday as he makes preparations for Hurricane Ian. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Shoppers prepare for Hurricane Ian by stocking up on supplies

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Monday, September 26, 2022
Bryce Lay isn’t taking any chances. The Lake City resident spent some of Monday afternoon stockpiling four large sheets of plywood on his trip to the local Home Depot, getting ready to board up windows in preparation for Hurricane Ian’s arrival.
Utility crews from across the country poured into the Florida Gateway Fairgrounds at a Florida Power & Light processing site Monday in preparation for emergency response efforts for Hurricane Ian. (RAY CARPENTER/Special to the Reporter)

Utility crews from across the country poured into the Florida Gateway Fairgrounds at a Florida Power & Light processing site Monday in preparation for emergency response efforts for Hurricane Ian. (RAY CARPENTER/Special to the Reporter)

Utility crews flock to FPL site at fairgrounds ahead of Hurricane Ian

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, September 26, 2022
Lake City’s population swelled temporarily by a few thousand people Monday. It will grow again today as well. In preparation for Hurricane Ian, Florida Power & Light turned the Florida Gateway Fairgrounds into one of its two processing sites in the state.

LCPD ‘pretty active’ in investigating fatal shooting

NEWS STAFF
Monday, September 26, 2022
Lake City police officers are actively pursuing leads into the killing of a Jacksonville man Saturday morning in northern Lake City. According to the Lake City Police Department, officers conducting a traffic stop around 1 a.m. Saturday heard gunfire a few blocks away and responded.