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Project Wave flowing toward Suwannee County

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, July 15, 2022
After drifting away from Columbia County and the North Florida Mega Industrial Park, Project Wave may have found a new place to dock. At Tuesday’s Suwannee County Commission meeting — set for 5 p.m. at the Judicial Annex, 218 Parshley St.

Woman arrested after abandoning kids for a day

NEWS STAFF
Friday, July 15, 2022
A Lake City woman faces child neglect charges after she repeatedly let her children roam unsupervised through a neighborhood for hours on end. Camekco Catrice Webb, 41, was arrested Monday by Lake City Police Department officers in connection with the charges.
Joy Riddle, a senior vice president at Meridian, shares a laugh with Joey O’Hern, the executive director of the Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, while showing him one of the residential rooms in the 16-bed facility. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Joy Riddle, a senior vice president at Meridian, shares a laugh with Joey O’Hern, the executive director of the Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, while showing him one of the residential rooms in the 16-bed facility. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Meridian opens transitional housing facility

NEWS STAFF
Friday, July 15, 2022
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare is hoping to provide a new transition option for adults with mental health and substance abuse problems to reintegrate themselves into society.

United Way throwing community yard sale

TONY BRITT
Friday, July 15, 2022
The United Way of Suwannee Valley is giving residents an opportunity to make some cold cash during the summer heat. The agency will use its parking lot as the site of a community yard sale event, providing individuals and the agency with a chance to sell a variety of items.
Law enforcement and first responders gathered on the Florida Gateway College campus Thursday when a bomb threat was called in against buildings on the college for the second straight day. (STAFF)

Law enforcement and first responders gathered on the Florida Gateway College campus Thursday when a bomb threat was called in against buildings on the college for the second straight day. (STAFF)

Déjà vu at FGC: Bomb threat made against campus for second straight day

JAMIE WACHTER
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Florida Gateway College officials and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office met Thursday morning to review their response to a bomb threat from the previous day. It didn’t take long for any tweaks to be put into place as another threat was phoned in Thursday morning on the campus.

First responder appreciation lunch on menu today

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, July 14, 2022
A helping of gratitude will be served alongside barbecue to first responders today. GulfCoast Financial and the Lake City Reporter are partnering to provide a free lunch to first responders in Lake City and Columbia County for a second straight year as a show of appreciation.
First responders congregate on the Florida Gateway College campus Wednesday afternoon after a bomb threat was called in against the school. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

First responders congregate on the Florida Gateway College campus Wednesday afternoon after a bomb threat was called in against the school. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Bomb hoax cancels FGC classes

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Classes at Florida Gateway College came to an abrupt end Wednesday afternoon as the campus was evacuated after a bomb threat to the school. The incident mirrors a pair of other evacuations undertaken by Columbia High School and other area schools months ago.