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Retired Army corporal Michael Post’s uniform hangs in his front yard on the west side of Lake City alongside a ‘Biden is not my president’ sign. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Retired Army corporal Michael Post’s uniform hangs in his front yard on the west side of Lake City alongside a ‘Biden is not my president’ sign. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Army veteran stages front yard protest after Kabul retreat

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, August 20, 2021
Heartbroken over what has transpired in Afghanistan over the past week, Michael Post, a retired Army corporal, had seen enough. Post, who moved to Lake City from Buffalo last summer, decided he had to do something.

Joint meeting discusses future of water in region

TONY BRITT
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Well on their way to exploring a partnership that will provide Fort White residents with quality drinking water, Columbia County commissioners and Fort White town council members held a joint meeting Thursday focusing on quality water plans and potential plans for a regional utility.
County Attorney Joel Foreman, left, reads the county charter off his phone Thursday after officials were informed their meetings in Fort White may be in violation. County Commissioners Tim Murphy, center, and Rocky Ford listen. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

County Attorney Joel Foreman, left, reads the county charter off his phone Thursday after officials were informed their meetings in Fort White may be in violation. County Commissioners Tim Murphy, center, and Rocky Ford listen. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Advertising snafu nixes workshop

TONY BRITT
Thursday, August 19, 2021
FORT WHITE — A Columbia County budget workshop ended almost before it began Thursday afternoon. County officials had scheduled a tripleheader of meetings at the Fort White Community Center on Thursday, but to avoid a possible charter violation, county officials only held their 3:30 p.m.
Kurt Spitzer (left) gives a presentation about building redistricting maps Wednesday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Kurt Spitzer (left) gives a presentation about building redistricting maps Wednesday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Redistricting deadline looms for committee

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Facing time constraints to present new redistricting maps to county officials, the Columbia County Citizen Redistricting Committee has already started that mission based on the latest census information.
Clayton Flemming poses in his Young Marines uniform. (COURTESY)

Clayton Flemming poses in his Young Marines uniform. (COURTESY)

Fort White Young Marine earns national honor

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
FORT WHITE — A North Central Florida Young Marine was recently named a Top 10 graduate of the Young Marines’ National Leadership Academy in Warrenton, Oregion.
Lake City Council member Chris Greene holds a copy of his notice of proposed tax bill up during the council’s meeting Tuesday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Lake City Council member Chris Greene holds a copy of his notice of proposed tax bill up during the council’s meeting Tuesday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Budget backlash: Council delays budget workshop, directs staff to wipe out tax increase.

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
The Lake City Council sent city staff back to the drawing board Tuesday, scrapping the city’s first budget workshop in the process. The proposed 2021-22 budget presented to the council included a 6% tax increase from the rollback rate - 5.2209 mills - instead of the current 4.900 millage rate.

Woman arrested after throwing stick at officer

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
A Lake City woman tried to beat her situation Monday night with a stick. Literally. When a Florida Fish and Wildlife officer passed by Amber Lawrence, 42, on NE Gum Swamp Road around 7 p.m. Monday, the woman began chasing after his pickup.