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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.
Construction equipment sits at the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and Northwest Bascom Norris Drive. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Construction equipment sits at the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and Northwest Bascom Norris Drive. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Roundabout work is underway

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Work has begun on installing the roundabout on U.S. Highway 41 north of Lake City.

Harassment complaint withdrawn by officer

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
A harassment complaint accusing the city’s former interim manager of creating a hostile work environment has been rescinded. During Wednesday’s special called Lake City Council meeting, Lake City Police Officer Greg Burnsed told city officials he has withdrawn the complaint.
Ami Mitchell Fields resigned as Lake City's interim city manager Tuesday. (File)

Ami Mitchell Fields resigned as Lake City's interim city manager Tuesday. (File)

Fields resigns as interim city manager

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
The City of Lake City is looking once more for a city manager, even on an interim basis. After a tumultuous 12-week period, Interim City Manger Ami Fields tendered her resignation to city officials Tuesday afternoon.