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Firearms and drug paraphernalia are laid out after being confiscated from a trio of teens Tuesday. (COURTESY CCSO)

Firearms and drug paraphernalia are laid out after being confiscated from a trio of teens Tuesday. (COURTESY CCSO)

Teen burglars bring firearm to CHS

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
FORT WHITE — Teens involved in a string of vehicle burglaries as well as bringing a firearm onto the Columbia High School campus were arrested Tuesday. A traffic stop around 3:15 p.m.
Florida Gateway students turn their tassels, becoming FGC graduates during the college’s summer graduation ceremony Tuesday evening. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Florida Gateway students turn their tassels, becoming FGC graduates during the college’s summer graduation ceremony Tuesday evening. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

FGC holds inaugural summer graduation ceremony for 80

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Florida Gateway College graduation ceremonies don’t traditionally have annoying gnats or afternoon  summer showers. In fact the school had never had a summer commencement ceremony before.
The front end of the new Lake City Fire station, Station 2, is still being worked on by construction crews. LCFD officials hope the station will be complete ahead of schedule. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

The front end of the new Lake City Fire station, Station 2, is still being worked on by construction crews. LCFD officials hope the station will be complete ahead of schedule. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

LCFD may unwrap new station early

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
The Lake City Fire Department is hoping for an early Christmas present. Construction on the department’s Station 2, which began in early April, is ahead of schedule as construction crews look to have the station opened in early January.
A photo from the scene of a crash on NW Bascom Norris Drive Tuesday afternoon show the damage to the Toyota 4-Runner and the Highlander. (COURTESY)

A photo from the scene of a crash on NW Bascom Norris Drive Tuesday afternoon show the damage to the Toyota 4-Runner and the Highlander. (COURTESY)

Nobody hurt in two-vehicle crash near Lowe’s

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Nobody was injured in a lunch-hour accident Tuesday near the Lowe’s exit.

Road rage incidents drive LC man all the way to jail

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
A Lake City man is in custody after several attempts at breaking into a vehicle on the road failed. Felix Marquise Smith, 28, was the instigator in a series of road rage incidents that eventually led to his arrest Friday night, according to a Lake City Police report.
Garrett Morrison, left, and Destiny Evans discussed Remnant Ministries’ vision for the main Lake Shore Hospital building. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Garrett Morrison, left, and Destiny Evans discussed Remnant Ministries’ vision for the main Lake Shore Hospital building. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Religious groups seek spots at Lake Shore

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Monday, August 8, 2022
The latest batch of proposals for use of the buildings at the Lake Shore Hospital Authority campus is in. While previous presentations had much more of a strict medical angle to them, the pair heard by the LSHA Board of Trustees Monday night were a bit more pious.
Columbia High School Principal Trey Hosford speaks to a packed gym full of incoming freshmen students and their parents during orientation on Monday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia High School Principal Trey Hosford speaks to a packed gym full of incoming freshmen students and their parents during orientation on Monday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Welcome to the jungle: Freshmen greeted at CHS orientation

TONY BRITT
Monday, August 8, 2022
Back-to-school shopping is mostly complete. School buses have already run their practice routes. Yet, with one day of summer vacation remaining, hundreds of students and adults converged at Columbia High School on Monday.
The Columbia County Recreation Department office is moving from Richardson Community Center to a building at the Southside Sports Complex. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

The Columbia County Recreation Department office is moving from Richardson Community Center to a building at the Southside Sports Complex. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Rec office is on the move

TONY BRITT
Monday, August 8, 2022
The Richardson Community Center has jointly served as the home of the county recreation department and a local community center for years. All that will change later this week when the county’s recreation department moves into a new home across town.

CCSO: GPS device used for stalking

NEWS STAFF
Monday, August 8, 2022
If running into the same Edgewater man seemed more than a coincidence on Saturday, it’s because it was. Johnnie King Jr., 55, was arrested by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office for installing tracking devices in a victim’s vehicle as well as driving under the influence.