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A Lake City fire truck carrying Randy Burnham, the city’s fallen fire chief, passes by the Lake City Fire Department Station 1 on Friday afternoon on its way to the Corinth Methodist Church cemetery. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

A Lake City fire truck carrying Randy Burnham, the city’s fallen fire chief, passes by the Lake City Fire Department Station 1 on Friday afternoon on its way to the Corinth Methodist Church cemetery. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Firefighters pay final respects to ‘great leader’ Burnham

TONY BRITT
Friday, September 10, 2021
A compassionate public servant, known for his studious manner and love for life, touched and impacted a lot of lives before and during his time as the Lake City fire chief.
Staz Guntek, a legislative aide for Rep. Chuck Brannan, talks about his eyewitness account of the 9/11 attacks on Thursday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Staz Guntek, a legislative aide for Rep. Chuck Brannan, talks about his eyewitness account of the 9/11 attacks on Thursday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Guntek shares his family’s 9/11 visit to New York City

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, September 10, 2021
Like most, Staz Guntek vividly remembers Sept. 11, 2001. Unlike most here in Lake City, Guntek had an up-close view of the terrorist attacks in New York City. Guntek, now a 27-year-old legislative aide for Rep.

Shooting near park kills one

NEWS STAFF
Friday, September 10, 2021
A Lake City man was killed Friday afternoon after being shot near Young’s Park. Lake City police officers responded to the incident alongside NW Madison Street at 3:36 p.m. An officer was already in the area, as was a Florida Highway Patrol trooper.
HAECO will help convert Airbus A321aircraft into freight planes at its Lake City facility, beginning in January. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

HAECO will help convert Airbus A321aircraft into freight planes at its Lake City facility, beginning in January. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

HAECO lands conversion deal

TONY BRITT
Friday, September 10, 2021
Additional job duties and more work appear to be in the cards for HAECO Americas employees.
Ethan Moore (center), CHS Battalion commander for the Tiger Battalion, leads JROTC cadets through students and staff followed by Noah Smith (left) and other cadets Friday morning during the JROTC’s annual memorial march in honor of 9/11 victims. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Ethan Moore (center), CHS Battalion commander for the Tiger Battalion, leads JROTC cadets through students and staff followed by Noah Smith (left) and other cadets Friday morning during the JROTC’s annual memorial march in honor of 9/11 victims. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

NJROTC cadets honor 9/11 victims

TONY BRITT
Friday, September 10, 2021
It was a small ceremony Friday morning by the Columbia High School JROTC, but it had a big impact on their instructor. A contingent of JROTC cadets honored the victims of the Sept.

Greene resigns council seat

TONY BRITT
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Councilman Chris Greene resigned his seat on the Lake City Council on Thursday morning. In a one-sentence letter received by the city at 9:08 a.m. Thursday, Greene tendered his resignation, effective immediately.
A Lake City police officer salutes the American flag Thursday at the start of the 9/11 memorial ceremony. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

A Lake City police officer salutes the American flag Thursday at the start of the 9/11 memorial ceremony. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

‘We will never forget’: City hosts annual 9/11 memorial service Thursday.

TONY BRITT
Thursday, September 9, 2021
An annual program designed to commemorate the sacrifices of first responders who sacrificed their lives during the terrorist attacks 20 years ago took on new meaning with the recent passing of the Lake City fire chief.
Community activist Sylvester Warren III hands out copies of his complaint to members of the Lake City Council at Tuesday’s meeting. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Community activist Sylvester Warren III hands out copies of his complaint to members of the Lake City Council at Tuesday’s meeting. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Ethics complaints filed by Warren against LC councilors

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Lake City Council members Chris Greene, Eugene Jefferson and Mayor Stephen Witt are facing ethics complaints.