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Mayor Stephen Witt asked Renee Narloch to send the Lake City Council all the resumes she’s received since refreshing the search. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Mayor Stephen Witt asked Renee Narloch to send the Lake City Council all the resumes she’s received since refreshing the search. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Refreshed search yields results

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
The search for a permanent city manager continues. Nearly 11 months to the day former city manager Joe Helfenberger was fired, Monday’s Lake City Council meeting featured a teleconference update from headhunter Renee Narloch on the latest news surrounding the vacant manager position.

High-speed chase ends with wreck

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
A high-speed chase Saturday morning came to a sudden stop when the suspect crashed into a fence and a tree. According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, 31-year-old Tyrone Vaughn, of Lake City, led deputies on a pursuit through northeast Lake City for about an hour, starting around 9:45 a.m.
Lennardo Miller (clockwise from left), Pam Miller, Jaxon Miller, Narrie Smith and Brayden Miller, inspect and test kitchen appliances during a Parade of Homes visit on Sunday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Lennardo Miller (clockwise from left), Pam Miller, Jaxon Miller, Narrie Smith and Brayden Miller, inspect and test kitchen appliances during a Parade of Homes visit on Sunday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Hundreds flock to Parade of Homes

TONY BRITT
Monday, May 16, 2022
Hundreds of people looking for a new home and checking out the newest construction ideas flocked to the annual Parade of Homes event during the weekend. Trends and amenities were on display in seven homes of varying sizes all built by local builders from Columbia County.
Faith Ingram (left), of the Columbia High School drama club, adds the finishing touches to Xavier Boutwell’s face paint at the Kiwanis Kids Day. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Faith Ingram (left), of the Columbia High School drama club, adds the finishing touches to Xavier Boutwell’s face paint at the Kiwanis Kids Day. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Kids Day draws crowd, funds

TONY BRITT
Monday, May 16, 2022
Youngsters played in a pile of sand, sat in fire trucks, bulldozers and other heavy machinery, and had their faces painted or touched animals in a small petting zoo.
Grace Duncan’s parents Burt and Cissy (center) help lead the start of the second Grace’s Race 5K Saturday. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Grace Duncan’s parents Burt and Cissy (center) help lead the start of the second Grace’s Race 5K Saturday. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Duncan remembered at Grace’s Race

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, May 16, 2022
The Grace’s Race 5K comes with two missions: remembering Grace Duncan and spreading her love of health and fitness. Mission accomplished on both fronts.
Scoutmaster Tom Mullins, a U.S. Navy veteran, said the pier would mean a lot to veterans. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Scoutmaster Tom Mullins, a U.S. Navy veteran, said the pier would mean a lot to veterans. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Council dives in on pier project

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Monday, May 16, 2022
A proposed new fishing pier on Lake Montgomery is getting closer to reality.

Runover attempt ends in jail time

NEWS STAFF
Monday, May 16, 2022
A Lake City woman is in custody after trying to run down a man at a gas station Sunday afternoon. According to the Lake City Police Department, a man was at Bob’s Chevron on W. Duval Street around 1:30 p.m. Sunday when Shelly Seymour, 33, circled the pumps attempting to hit him.

Wellborn man charged with punching toddler

NEWS STAFF
Monday, May 16, 2022
A Wellborn man faces felony charges following allegations of punching a toddler in the face Sunday. According to a Lake City Police Department report, witnesses saw Brandon Hampson, 27, punching a child in the parking lot of the Cracker Barrel off SW Commerce Drive around 3:15 p.m. Sunday.
Rick Cabrera, American Legion Post 57 commander (front row, from left) gives Chris Esing a contribution to aid in the purchase of a War on Terror memorial monument on Friday afternoon. Other Post 57 members in attendance were: Jim Taylor (middle row, from left), Rustyann Brown, Laura Cabrera, Bill Huggins, Jim Reherman and Thomas Wilcutts; Steve Cox (back row, from left), Debbie Cox, Michael Ziegler, Thomas Johnson, Mitchell Cooper and Dianna Cooper. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Rick Cabrera, American Legion Post 57 commander (front row, from left) gives Chris Esing a contribution to aid in the purchase of a War on Terror memorial monument on Friday afternoon. Other Post 57 members in attendance were: Jim Taylor (middle row, from left), Rustyann Brown, Laura Cabrera, Bill Huggins, Jim Reherman and Thomas Wilcutts; Steve Cox (back row, from left), Debbie Cox, Michael Ziegler, Thomas Johnson, Mitchell Cooper and Dianna Cooper. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

War on Terror monument comes closer to reality

TONY BRITT
Friday, May 13, 2022
A War on Terror monument will be added to the war memorial monuments in downtown Olustee Park in the near future.