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City Manager short list features three

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, March 18, 2022
Lake City has finalists for its vacant manager position once again. Renee Narloch, the Tallahassee-based consultant the Lake City Council hired to guide it through the search process for a new top administrator, will recommend three finalists to the council at its meeting Monday at 6 p.m.

Grant to buoy Project Wave

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, March 18, 2022
Columbia County is looking to pump in more grant funds to support Project Wave. The first proposed tenant at the North Florida Mega Industrial Park is the county’s business partner as it applies for a Community Development Block Grant for Economic Development.
Inga Dwyer, the Toys for Tots coordinator for Columbia and Suwannee counties, helps load a stack of books Thursday for the Lake City Christian Academy. Dwyer used leftover funds to provide books for local schools during Literacy Month. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Inga Dwyer, the Toys for Tots coordinator for Columbia and Suwannee counties, helps load a stack of books Thursday for the Lake City Christian Academy. Dwyer used leftover funds to provide books for local schools during Literacy Month. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Giving the gift of reading

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, March 18, 2022
Christmas has come early for some local schools. Armed with some rare leftover funds, Inga Dwyer, the Toys for Tots coordinator for Columbia and Suwannee counties, is delivering more presents. The gift?
Representatives for both the prosecution and defense — including State Attorney John Durrett (second from left) and defense attorneys Allison Miller (third from left) and Nathan Marshburn (second from right) — and Judge Paul Bryan (right) gather around the court’s stenographer to review a piece of testimony Thursday afternoon at the Columbia County Courthouse. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Representatives for both the prosecution and defense — including State Attorney John Durrett (second from left) and defense attorneys Allison Miller (third from left) and Nathan Marshburn (second from right) — and Judge Paul Bryan (right) gather around the court’s stenographer to review a piece of testimony Thursday afternoon at the Columbia County Courthouse. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Franklin set to return to court Friday

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Thursday, March 17, 2022
The decision over whether a convicted murderer should receive the death penalty had another wrinkle added to it Thursday afternoon. After hearing testimony and cross-examinations during the penalty phase for Richard P.

LCPD searching for suspects following gunfire at apartments

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Reports of gunfire at a Lake City apartment complex Wednesday afternoon turned up spend shell casings, but no suspects. According to a Lake City Police Department release, officers responded to the Cedar Park Apartments on NW Bascom Norris Drive at 4:23 p.m. Wednesday after a report of gunfire.

LC man faces burglary charges for home invasion

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Shattering a pair of doors, a Lake City man was arrested Monday on burglary and property damage charges. According to the Lake City Police Department, a woman on SW Lake Montgomery Drive reported around 2:54 p.m.
George Hudson, who lives near Lake Montgomery, speaks with the TDC board Wednesday. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

George Hudson, who lives near Lake Montgomery, speaks with the TDC board Wednesday. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

TDC floats $10K for new pier

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
The replacement of a fishing pier at Lake Montgomery continues to make waves.
A Columbia County Sheriff’s Office vehicle sits parked near Tiger Stadium, where students waited on buses to safely evacuate Columbia High School. Law enforcement officials found no explosive devices on the scene. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

A Columbia County Sheriff’s Office vehicle sits parked near Tiger Stadium, where students waited on buses to safely evacuate Columbia High School. Law enforcement officials found no explosive devices on the scene. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia High School evacuated over bomb threat

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
It turned out to be just a “big, bad drill.” A bomb threat received late Tuesday morning at Columbia High School led to the evacuation of the school and a district-wide disruption of transportation services.