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Jay, William and Dianna Swisher took part in the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday. (COURTESY)

Egg-cellent opportunity: Swisher family enjoys ‘amazing’ time at White House Easter Egg Roll

JAMIE WACHTER

Monday, April 18, 2022

Monday was something Jay Swisher had always dreamed about. And nothing — not even late notice, high prices or cold, wet weather — could dampen the experience. “It was amazing,” Swisher said about taking part in the White House Easter Egg Roll with his son, William, on the South Lawn on Monday.

Law enforcement blocks the entrance to Columbia High School on Monday morning after a bomb threat was made against the school. A sweep of the building turned up nothing suspicious. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Bomb hoax hits CHS again

JAMIE WACHTER

Monday, April 18, 2022

For the second time in 35 days, Columbia High School was evacuated due to a bomb threat. But Monday, much like March 15, the threat was determined to be a hoax after law enforcement searched the school building and campus.

Council focused on city search, again

TONY BRITT

Saturday, April 16, 2022

Nine months into a laborious job search, the Lake City Council looks to hatch its next step in the process Monday. At Monday’s City Council Meeting, set for 6 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall, 205 N.

Lake City Police Chief Gerald Butler talks with teens about interviewing during the police department’s Sumer Youth Employment Program in 2019. (COURTESY)

LCPD aims to put teens to work

NEWS STAFF

Saturday, April 16, 2022

High school students will have another outlet to get out of the house this summer.

Roundabout project leading to detours

NEWS STAFF

Saturday, April 16, 2022

Ongoing work on Columbia County’s first roundabout means additional detours. The Florida Department of Transportation has scheduled overnight closures of Bascom Norris Drive and U.S. Highway 41 this next week, depending on the weather. The closures are slated for 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

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High-ranking gang leader busted

NEWS STAFF

Thursday, April 14, 2022

A Lake City man who authorities called the “number two” in a statewide gang operation was among 41 arrested following a year-long investigation.

Hunter Anderson (from left) and Adam Lockwood, Lake City Fire Department firefighters, inventory extrication equipment that is carried in the department’s new Quick Response Truck on Wednesday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

LCFD evolves with light-duty truck

TONY BRITT

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

As the fire service changes, the Lake City Fire Department looks to evolve as well. It may have taken that next evolutionary step in the local firefighting/emergency services industry with its recent addition of a quick response truck.

John Young Jr., a registered nurse, points out how advanced colon cancer could look when attached to the inner wall of the colon. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

‘Rollin’ Colon’ rolls into VA

MORGAN MCMULLEN

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

A new exhibit is slowly making its way around the state to warn patients and veterans about the dangers of colon cancer. As far as hands-on experiences go, it’s a little hard to forget.

County, city offices closing for holiday

NEWS STAFF

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Some local government offices will be closed Thursday afternoon and Friday as government employees get time off for the “Good Friday” holiday. The Lake City hall customer service building, on Hillsboro Street, will be closing at 1:30 p.m. on today (Thursday).

A participant in Tuesday’s Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics hoists the torch up above her head. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Fundraiser for Special Olympics back after two-year hiatus

TONY BRITT

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

The flame might have been missing from the torch used in Tuesday’s run, but it was evident in the sea of people running throughout Lake City.