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Report: Caught trying to trade-in stolen car

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
A homeless man was looking to make a deal at a Lake City car dealership Monday. Timothy Wolfe, 50, pulled in to the Lake City Chrysler Dodge Jeep around 7:25 p.m. Monday hoping to trade in his current vehicle, according to a release from the Lake City Police Department. There was one problem.

Shooting victim, suspect sought

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
About two hours before Lake City Police Chief Argatha Gilmore discussed the city’s crime rate with the Lake City Council on Monday night, the latest example was called in. The LCPD received reports of a person shot around 5:30 p.m.
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City, Williams finalize deal

TONY BRITT
Monday, September 20, 2021
City officials took steps to address the city’s two most recent administrative vacancies during Monday night’s city council meeting. The most pressing item that received Lake City Council attention was unanimously selecting Mike D.

NFC honors summer grads

NEWS STAFF
Monday, September 20, 2021
MADISON — One hundred third-seven North Florida College students graduated at the end of the summer term, including 31 from Columbia and Suwannee counties.

Crashes occur minutes apart on U.S. 90

NEWS STAFF
Monday, September 20, 2021
A 68-year-old man was taken to a local hospital Monday morning after the electric scooter he was riding on was struck by a vehicle exiting a U.S. Highway 90 business. The incident occurred at 11:36 a.m. near the Lake City Mall at the First Federal Bank exit.
Amy Strickland puts the finishing touches on a cake, decorated as a basket of hot wings. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Amy Strickland puts the finishing touches on a cake, decorated as a basket of hot wings. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

She’s scary good: Lake City’s Strickland to star on Food Network’s Halloween Wars

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, September 17, 2021
Amy Strickland loves Halloween. From the dressing up to the spooky and the fun, it’s all great to the Lake City cake artist. “Probably my favorite thing about Halloween is just the diversion from what’s normal and acceptable in the rest of our life,” Strickland said.
Columbia County Commissioner Ron Williams (right) engages in a shouting match with Commission Chairman Rocky Ford (left) during Thursday’s meeting. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia County Commissioner Ron Williams (right) engages in a shouting match with Commission Chairman Rocky Ford (left) during Thursday’s meeting. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Cancellation sparks BOCC uproar

TONY BRITT
Thursday, September 16, 2021
A youth football jamboree was canceled last weekend. Its impact on the community was still being felt Thursday night at the Columbia County Board of County Commissioners meeting.