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Mickey Garrett (right), a Pathways Academy instructor and Columbia Teachers Association negotiator, speaks to a group of educators Thursday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Mickey Garrett (right), a Pathways Academy instructor and Columbia Teachers Association negotiator, speaks to a group of educators Thursday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Teachers organize, ask for salary increases

TONY BRITT
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Last week a collection of Columbia County veteran teachers went to the school meeting requesting a respectable salary increase to deal with inflation.

Downtown chase ends on foot

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, September 22, 2022
A high-speed pursuit quickly became an armed foot chase through downtown Lake City Thursday afternoon. Yunisnay Diaz, 31, was arrested Thursday after authorities said he led a brief high-speed chase on U.S.
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office has cleared the scene near the Baker County line where skeletal remains were found. (COURTESY CCSO)

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office has cleared the scene near the Baker County line where skeletal remains were found. (COURTESY CCSO)

Scene remains cleared, but not the mystery

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, September 22, 2022
An investigation into human skeletal remains found in a wooded area near the Baker County line is still ongoing and could take some time to complete. Sgt.
Puzzle Pieces of North Florida representatives Tabatha Feagle (from left), Kathryn Harper and Terri Prescott stand with Jay Miller, Columbia High School band director, after presenting the band with a $5,000 check on Thursday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Puzzle Pieces of North Florida representatives Tabatha Feagle (from left), Kathryn Harper and Terri Prescott stand with Jay Miller, Columbia High School band director, after presenting the band with a $5,000 check on Thursday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

CHS band donation pieced together

TONY BRITT
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Representatives from Puzzle Pieces of North Florida presented a check for $5,000 to the Columbia High School Band on Thursday afternoon to help the band in its efforts to purchase new drums and other equipment of the percussion section.
County Manager David Kraus updated the Board of County Commissioners on the state of the North Florida Mega Industrial Park project at the board’s meeting Tuesday. (FILE)

County Manager David Kraus updated the Board of County Commissioners on the state of the North Florida Mega Industrial Park project at the board’s meeting Tuesday. (FILE)

County: $8M sewage plant funding ‘hole’

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
The cost of wastewater at the North Florida Mega Industrial Park continues to go up. At Tuesday’s Columbia County Commission meeting, County Manager David Kraus informed the board that the construction manager at risk on the wastewater treatment plant — Wharton-Smith, Inc.

15-20 rounds fired outside house

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
A house in northwest Lake City was struck by gunfire late Tuesday night, according to authorities. A Lake City Police Department release states officers responded to NW Lee Lane at 10:19 p.m. Tuesday to a report of gunfire.

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month spotlights FW kids

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
With September coinciding with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, two local children are receiving both the care and attention that cancer demands of medical professionals. Derick Lally and Jordan Friday are just two children out of countless that have been diagnosed with cancer.
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House struck by gunfire overnight

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
A house in northwest Lake City was struck by gunfire late Tuesday night, according to authorities. A Lake City Police Department release states officers responded to NW Lee Lane at 10:19 p.m. Tuesday to a report of gunfire.
Columbia County Manager David Kraus (right) and Assistant Manager Kevin Kirby detailed the heated meeting with Sylvester Warren during Tuesday’s county commission meeting. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia County Manager David Kraus (right) and Assistant Manager Kevin Kirby detailed the heated meeting with Sylvester Warren during Tuesday’s county commission meeting. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

County may ‘pull plug’ on support at Richardson

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
The future of Columbia County’s involvement with Richardson Community Center is up in the air.

Repeated 911 calls end in arrest

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
After five 911 calls on Saturday, a Lake City man was arrested after his neighbors also began calling for help. A Lake City Police Department report released Tuesday states that Michael Davis, 35, called 911 around 7:30 p.m.