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April home sales promising in Columbia, Suwannee

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Ask and you shall receive. Homesellers in both Columbia and Suwannee counties got just what they wanted — 100% of the original list price — for their homes in April, according to information released this week by the Lake City Board of Realtors.
Brooke Kaitlyn Stephens, of Lake City, received an Associate in Science in Registered Nursing degree as part of North Florida College’s spring commencement ceremony May 7. (COURTESY)

Brooke Kaitlyn Stephens, of Lake City, received an Associate in Science in Registered Nursing degree as part of North Florida College’s spring commencement ceremony May 7. (COURTESY)

Stephens earns AS degree from NFC

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
MADISON — North Florida College proudly recognizes its Class of 2021 spring graduates and applauds their accomplishments.  Brooke Kaitlyn Stephens, of Lake City, was awarded an Associate in Science in Registered Nursing at the conclusion of NFC’s spring term.
Aaron Smith (left), a Century Ambulance shift manager, was recognized as the agency’s Star of Life Award recipient which recognizes the team member whose contributions as an ambulance professional has gone above the call of duty in service to their communities. Smith stands with Jovante Johnson who was honored as the EMT employee of the quarter. Amanda Slater, who was awarded the paramedic employee of the quarter, was unavailable for the photograph. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Aaron Smith (left), a Century Ambulance shift manager, was recognized as the agency’s Star of Life Award recipient which recognizes the team member whose contributions as an ambulance professional has gone above the call of duty in service to their communities. Smith stands with Jovante Johnson who was honored as the EMT employee of the quarter. Amanda Slater, who was awarded the paramedic employee of the quarter, was unavailable for the photograph. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Century Ambulance hosts lunch to honor, reward first responders

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
For the past year, emergency medical technicians continued to work and serve the public just like always, even in a global pandemic.
Mike Farrar, a 78-year-old Air Force veteran battling cancer, got a chance to fly again last weekend. (COURTESY)

Mike Farrar, a 78-year-old Air Force veteran battling cancer, got a chance to fly again last weekend. (COURTESY)

Flight of a lifetime: Battling cancer, Air Force vet gets one more chance to fly

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
FORT WHITE — Victoria Farrar just wanted to see him smile again. Battling cancer and the end nearing, the smile and joy for life had left her father-in-law, Mike Farrar. So early last Friday morning, Farrar racked her brain trying to come up with a solution for the 78-year-old U.S.
Friday's shooting victim was driven to the Lake City Public Safety Building before being taken to an area hospital. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Friday's shooting victim was driven to the Lake City Public Safety Building before being taken to an area hospital. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Shooting suspect still on loose

TONY BRITT
Monday, May 17, 2021
No arrests have been made and a shooting suspect remains on the loose following a Friday evening shooting near Youngs Park where a man was shot in the face.

Council moving meetings, physically and online

TONY BRITT
Monday, May 17, 2021
The Lake City Council meetings will be on the move — both physically and virtually. After seven months of holding the meetings in the school board auditorium, city officials are planning to move city council meetings back to city hall in the coming weeks.
Chesney Doney, 15, preps her steer, Poncho, for a grooming session Friday afternoon. Doney is competing in the Jamie Richards Memorial Prospect Show. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Chesney Doney, 15, preps her steer, Poncho, for a grooming session Friday afternoon. Doney is competing in the Jamie Richards Memorial Prospect Show. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Hoofing it to the Prospect Show: Annual cattle show brings over 200 bovine to LC.

TONY BRITT
Friday, May 14, 2021
Friday afternoon the Florida Gateway Fairgrounds was mooooo-ving with activity. From pickup trucks towing trailers filled with cows, to youngsters washing and grooming cows — the area had become a mecca for bovine.
The victim was driven to the Lake City Public Safety Building before being taken to an area hospital. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

The victim was driven to the Lake City Public Safety Building before being taken to an area hospital. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Shooting at Youngs Park

NEWS STAFF
Friday, May 14, 2021
A shooting occurred Friday evening after 7 p.m. at the tennis courts at Youngs Park where one person was shot, according to the Lake City Police Department. The victim was driven to the Lake City Public Safety Building after the shooting.

Wilson named to Florida Press board

NEWS STAFF
Friday, May 14, 2021
Todd Wilson, publisher of the Lake City Reporter and a regional publisher with Community Newspapers, Inc. (CNI) last week was named to the board of directors of the Florida Press Association.

Class of 21 nets $2.5M worth of scholarships

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, May 14, 2021
Columbia High School honored its Class of 2021 on Thursday night. And there was plenty to celebrate as the senior class netted some $2.5 million worth of scholarships. “It was unbelievable the amount of money that was given out,” CHS Principal Trey Hosford said.