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One killed in U.S. 41/SR 47 crash

NEWS STAFF
Friday, October 1, 2021
A Lake City woman was killed Wednesday in a two-vehicle accident on the south end of Lake City. According to release issued by the Lake City Police Department on Friday, a white GMC pickup and a blue Honda hatchback collided in the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and State Road 47 around 9 a.m.
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Pregnancy Care Center hands ball to Kemp

TONY BRITT
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Former National Football League quarterback Jeff Kemp will look to score points for the Pregnancy Care Center next week. Kemp will be the featured guest speaker at the Pregnancy Care Center’s Manhood Matters program, which is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
Columbia High School football head coach Demetric Jackson (left) hugs Crystal and Fisher Hair Wednesday afternoon at Tiger Stadium at a memorial service for Skipper Hair. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia High School football head coach Demetric Jackson (left) hugs Crystal and Fisher Hair Wednesday afternoon at Tiger Stadium at a memorial service for Skipper Hair. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Legacy lives on: CHS community gathers in Hair’s honor at stadium

JORDAN KROEGER
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
If you were looking for Skipper Hair on Friday nights during the fall, you knew where he’d be — nowhere else but Tiger Stadium.

Tooling around lands Georgia man in jail

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Finding the right tools for a job can be tricky. One Georgia man may have gone a bit too far in trying to find those tools. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office arrested Matthew Austin Prillaman, 24, of Manchester, Ga.

Arrested Holiday man allegedly threatened FHP officers

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Nearly hitting a Florida Highway Patrol trooper while driving north on Interstate 75, a Holiday man later threatened the trooper as well. According to an FHP report, calls were received Monday around 4:10 p.m. about a white Dodge pickup speeding and driving recklessly on I-75 north.
The Fort White Future Farmers of America built a large Florida-shaped maze at Pinemount Plantation complete with informational signs corresponding with different regions in the state. (COURTESY)

The Fort White Future Farmers of America built a large Florida-shaped maze at Pinemount Plantation complete with informational signs corresponding with different regions in the state. (COURTESY)

A-maze-ing race

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
The Fort White FFA is offering the chance to tour Florida in about half an hour. Sort of. The Fort White FFA and Pinemount Plantation have teamed up to present a fall fun maze at the plantation, 4312 SW Pinemount Road. The maze is open Saturdays (10:30 a.m. to around 6 p.m.
James “Skipper” Hair and his family, Linzie, Gracie, Fisher and Crystal, pose for a family portrait. (COURTESY)

James “Skipper” Hair and his family, Linzie, Gracie, Fisher and Crystal, pose for a family portrait. (COURTESY)

Hair’s impact on youth, love of Christ recalled

TONY BRITT
Monday, September 27, 2021
The Columbia County community is mourning the loss of a man who invested in their youth. James “Skipper” Hair died Sunday night at North Florida Regional Medical Center from covid-19 related complications. He was 50 years old. His funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.