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LSHA Executive Director Dale Williams said he’d be willing to go the the next Lake City Council meeting to ask about land the board donated back in February 2021. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

LSHA Executive Director Dale Williams said he’d be willing to go the the next Lake City Council meeting to ask about land the board donated back in February 2021. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

LSHA to take closer look at Hope Bridges, others

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Friday, June 24, 2022
Discussions surrounding demolishing the main hospital building at the Lake Shore campus certainly were the main focal point of Thursday’s Lake Shore Hospital Authority board meeting. That’s when the authority approved a motion to accept bids for that effort, hoping they don’t go much above the $1.
Richardson Catfish Club members look at plants, small fish and aquatic invertebrates in a ‘pour-a-pond’ at Alligator Lark Park. (COURTESY)

Richardson Catfish Club members look at plants, small fish and aquatic invertebrates in a ‘pour-a-pond’ at Alligator Lark Park. (COURTESY)

Catching up on fish, aquatic education

NEWS STAFF
Friday, June 24, 2022
The Richardson Catfish Club started with a plan to cast aquatic education into a classroom setting.
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CCSO sued over dog bite

JAMIE WACHTER
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Twenty months after claiming injuries from a K9 officer’s bite, a Lake City man is looking to inflict pain on the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Martinezz Bowman, 25, filed a lawsuit last month in U.S.
Lake Shore Hospital Authority board member Stephen Douglas said the property could be more valuable if the main hospital building is demolished. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Lake Shore Hospital Authority board member Stephen Douglas said the property could be more valuable if the main hospital building is demolished. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Razing hospital or not is LSHA’s dilemma

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Thursday, June 23, 2022
There is no shortage of options facing the Lake Shore Hospital Authority. The authority’s board made that clear at its meeting Thursday night. With Hope Bridges LLC, Meridian Behavioral Healthcare Inc.

‘Summer Nights’ coming to Melrose Park

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Books, homework and learning have been replaced — for one night at least — by food and fun. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Division is hosting its “Summer Nights” program at Melrose Park Elementary School from 5-8 p.m. today.
Lake City Fire Chief Josh Wehinger asked the City Council to support a pay increase to help solve staffing issues within the fire department at Tuesday’s meeting. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Lake City Fire Chief Josh Wehinger asked the City Council to support a pay increase to help solve staffing issues within the fire department at Tuesday’s meeting. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Raise aimed to extinguish staffing concerns at LCFD

JAMIE WACHTER
Thursday, June 23, 2022
The Lake City Council is hoping action taken Tuesday will extinguish issues with recruiting and retaining firefighters.
The Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce is not holding a festival as part of its Independence Day celebration, focusing its funding on its fireworks display. (RAY CARPENTER/Special to the Reporter)

The Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce is not holding a festival as part of its Independence Day celebration, focusing its funding on its fireworks display. (RAY CARPENTER/Special to the Reporter)

Bang for its buck: Lake City to host fireworks-only July 4th celebration

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
The Independence Day celebration will end with a bang July 4. It will also start with that same bang as the Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce’s annual celebration will consist of just fireworks this year.
Councilman Todd Sampson said the proposal for a new search firm came too late to make a decision at Tuesday’s meeting. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Councilman Todd Sampson said the proposal for a new search firm came too late to make a decision at Tuesday’s meeting. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

No city manager, no rush from council

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
One year ago, the City of Lake City said goodbye to its top executive.
The Lake Shore Hospital Authority is interested in seeing if there’s any interest in the main building without a subsidy. (FILE)

The Lake Shore Hospital Authority is interested in seeing if there’s any interest in the main building without a subsidy. (FILE)

LSHA proposals ready for checkup

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
The Lake Shore Hospital Authority is ready to examine the proposals for the downtown hospital campus once again. The latest dissection of the interest in the Lake Shore Hospital facility at a special called meeting at 5:15 p.m.