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Bill Frye, the president of the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, takes his turn during the 2018 Fins and Pins event at Lake City Bowl. (FILE)

Bill Frye, the president of the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, takes his turn during the 2018 Fins and Pins event at Lake City Bowl. (FILE)

Let the good times roll: CCSO hosting Fins and Pins fundraiser Saturday

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is ready to let the good times roll once again. After having to curb some of the activities the past two years due to covid-19, the CCSO’s annual fundraiser for the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches , Fins and Pins, returns Saturday.
Chapter member Lucky Lloyd helps his niece, Leighton Todd, as she finds Easter eggs on April 15. (COURTESY)

Chapter member Lucky Lloyd helps his niece, Leighton Todd, as she finds Easter eggs on April 15. (COURTESY)

Egg-citing hunt comes to CHS

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
The Easter Bunny arrived slightly early for a group of Columbia County children. Columbia High School FFA chapters hosted their second Easter egg hunt on Friday, April 15, at the CHS campus. Kids participated in egg hunts, had their pictures taken in a photo booth and feasted on free snacks.
Columbia County Assistant Fire Chief Lance Hill (left) talks with firefighters after they extinguished the flames in a house fire Tuesday morning on SE Montrose Avenue. (TODD WILSON)

Columbia County Assistant Fire Chief Lance Hill (left) talks with firefighters after they extinguished the flames in a house fire Tuesday morning on SE Montrose Avenue. (TODD WILSON)

Blaze being investigated

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
A Tuesday morning fire that gutted a single family home just outside of city limits is under investigation. The fire at 301 SE Montrose Avenue occurred around 9:30 a.m. Firefighters and multiple units from both the Lake City Fire Department and Columbia County Fire Rescue responded to the blaze.
Councilman Todd Sampson said he’d like to see Lake City expand its senior home repairs program once the city receives its additional ARPA funding. (MORGAN MCMULLEN)

Councilman Todd Sampson said he’d like to see Lake City expand its senior home repairs program once the city receives its additional ARPA funding. (MORGAN MCMULLEN)

County to help city with senior home repairs

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
The City of Lake City is asking Columbia County for assistance in helping out senior citizens with home repairs.
Councilman Todd Sampson (right) listens alongside fellow councilman Eugene Jefferson and interim city manager Paul Dyal during Monday's city council meeting (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Councilman Todd Sampson (right) listens alongside fellow councilman Eugene Jefferson and interim city manager Paul Dyal during Monday's city council meeting (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

City heads down ‘same path’ in manager search

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Monday, April 18, 2022
The latest Lake City Council meeting saw several failed motions, an allegation of racism, and still no clear answer in sight over the issue of hiring a permanent city manager.
The local Toys for Tots program lost more than $13,000 worth of toys after its office flooded. (COURTESY)

The local Toys for Tots program lost more than $13,000 worth of toys after its office flooded. (COURTESY)

Flood costs Toys for Tots $13K

TONY BRITT
Monday, April 18, 2022
The Grinch struck the local Toys for Tots program early this year. A catastrophic flooding incident at the Toys for Tots office damaged and destroyed more than $13,000 worth of toys, meaning the agency has to start over.