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A World War I trench mortar sits on the banks of Lake DeSoto as a memorial to all who fought in the war. (COURTESY)

A World War I trench mortar sits on the banks of Lake DeSoto as a memorial to all who fought in the war. (COURTESY)

Historian seeks donations for WWI memorial

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
By JAMIE WACHTER jwachter@lakecityreporter.com Columbia County residents who fought in World War I may soon receive additional recognition.
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies Anthony Cortese and Mike Rodriguez bag up some popcorn at a ‘Summer Nights’ program last summer. (FILE)

Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies Anthony Cortese and Mike Rodriguez bag up some popcorn at a ‘Summer Nights’ program last summer. (FILE)

CCSO bringing ‘Summer Nights’ program back

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Meeting and making new friends in the summertime is as common as eating a bowl of ice cream and the deputies with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office have a recipe where they’ll have an opportunity to make several new friends. The sheriff’s office will hold its “Summer Nights” event from 5-8 p.m.

Suwannee board buys land near Catalyst Site

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
LIVE OAK — Looking to add on to their economic development puzzle, the Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners added a “significant” missing piece of property Tuesday. During its regular meeting, the board unanimously authorized executing an option to purchase 84.
A building that formerly housed a Texas Roadhouse restaurant is torn down Tuesday afternoon. Demolition of the site began last week and is expected to be complete in the next few weeks. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

A building that formerly housed a Texas Roadhouse restaurant is torn down Tuesday afternoon. Demolition of the site began last week and is expected to be complete in the next few weeks. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Roadhouse hits the road

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
The old roadhouse is gone. And as demolition on the former Texas Roadhouse location on U.S. Highway 90 continues, remnants of the restaurant will be cleared — and washed — away.

Fried to headline Summer Fest 2022

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
With campaign season already in full swing, one local forum is set to host a wide array of leaders and candidates across the political spectrum. The Richardson Community Center will host its Summer Fest 2022 event on Saturday.

Fireworks not only late-night explosives

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
The July 4 festivities packed a little too much firepower in northeast Lake City. What a pair of victims originally believed to be fireworks being set off in their neighborhood on NE Cherry Lane turned out to be gunfire, according to the Lake City Police Department.

Council OKs new headhunter

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
The Lake City Council officially reset its search for a new chief executive. The city manager search, though, will still be paused for a few more weeks.

Lake City man killed in Illinois plane crash

NEWS STAFF
Monday, July 4, 2022
ST. JACOB, Ill. — A plane crash Saturday claimed the life of a Lake City man. According to information from the Illinois State Police, a White Piper Comanche 250 took off from St. Louis Metro East Airport in St. Jacob, Ill.
An undated painting of the banks of Lake DeSoto shows a quiet life enjoyed by Columbia County pioneers, even on Independence Day. (COURTESY)

An undated painting of the banks of Lake DeSoto shows a quiet life enjoyed by Columbia County pioneers, even on Independence Day. (COURTESY)

Independence through the years: How Columbia County has historically celebrated the Fourth of July

NEWS STAFF
Friday, July 1, 2022
As we come together to honor our nation’s Independence, I thought that it would be fun to look back at the past and see how our community has observed the 4th of July over the years and how those events have shifted and changed.