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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.
Belmont Academy Class of 2022 students react after turning their tassels and becoming graduates Friday night at Christian Fellowship Church. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Belmont Academy Class of 2022 students react after turning their tassels and becoming graduates Friday night at Christian Fellowship Church. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Belmont graduates largest class in school history

TONY BRITT
Friday, May 13, 2022
A group of 33 Belmont Academy High School students capped their high school careers Friday evening when they graduated as the school’s largest graduation class to date.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is close to finalizing its plans for a new fishing pier on Lake Montgomery. The pier will be discussed during Monday’s Lake City Council meeting. (FILE)

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is close to finalizing its plans for a new fishing pier on Lake Montgomery. The pier will be discussed during Monday’s Lake City Council meeting. (FILE)

FWC has new pier on the line

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, May 13, 2022
A new fishing pier on Lake Montgomery may soon be reeled in. The Lake City Council is set to discuss the pier project at its meeting Monday, scheduled for 6 p.m. at Lake City Hall.

LCPD: Minor wakes up to man kissing them

NEWS STAFF
Friday, May 13, 2022
A Lake City man was arrested Thursday on allegations of inappropriately touching a juvenile Wednesday. According to a Lake City Police Department report, 20-year-old Keijuan Jones entered the room of a 12-year-old child around 4 a.m. Wednesday while the child was sleeping.
Lake City Police Chief Gerald Butler gives interviewing tips to a group of students during a previous year’s Summer Youth Employment Program. (COURTESY)

Lake City Police Chief Gerald Butler gives interviewing tips to a group of students during a previous year’s Summer Youth Employment Program. (COURTESY)

Youth work program benefits community, students

TONY BRITT
Friday, May 13, 2022
Local teens will have an opportunity to earn wages, gain work experience and get job skills and experience this summer through a collaborative effort by local governments, the Lake City Police Department and Career Source FloridaCrown.
Multiple events, including the Parade of Homes, are scheduled for this weekend. (COURTESY)

Multiple events, including the Parade of Homes, are scheduled for this weekend. (COURTESY)

Busy weekend slate includes Parade of Homes, 5K, Kids Day, tourneys

JAMIE WACHTER
Thursday, May 12, 2022
There won’t be a shortage of things to do in Lake City this weekend. There will be new homes to tour. There’s also an event designed to let children release some pent-up energy while raising funds for a good cause, as well as a race to remember a beloved teenager lost too soon.