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Eastside Elementary School is one of five Columbia County Schools’ facilities that were constructed in the 1950s. Due to aging facilities, the school board scheduled a workshop to consider options moving forward. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Eastside Elementary School is one of five Columbia County Schools’ facilities that were constructed in the 1950s. Due to aging facilities, the school board scheduled a workshop to consider options moving forward. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

To build or not to build? CCS to consider options for aging facilities

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
To build or not to build? That is the question facing Columbia County School District officials, who are confronted with declining enrollment and aging facilities. During Tuesday evening’s school board meeting, officials scheduled a 5 p.m.

CDC pauses J&J vaccine distribution

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Following federal guidance, local pharmacies paused use of the Johnson & Johnson covid-19 vaccine Tuesday. Local officials, though, said they have little concern about the safety of the shots they have already administered in Columbia County.
Ward, Regar and Hogue-Pua

Ward, Regar and Hogue-Pua

Pair files suit against LCHS

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, April 12, 2021
The former fundraising head of the Lake City-Columbia County Humane Society has denied any “theft” of a bonus in court documents filed last week.
Lake City Police Chief Argatha Gilmore address the Lake City Council during a workshop Monday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Lake City Police Chief Argatha Gilmore address the Lake City Council during a workshop Monday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Gilmore, officers display inner workings

TONY BRITT
Monday, April 12, 2021
From videos showing police officers ducking for cover during a recent Easter celebration where gunfire erupted to clips of a disgruntled city council member getting a traffic citation to videos of a mother pleading for protection for her son, the Lake City Police Department showed its inner...
The Florida Gateway College Theatre will present four performances of ‘Almost, Maine’ at the Levy Performing Arts Center this weekend. (COURTESY)

The Florida Gateway College Theatre will present four performances of ‘Almost, Maine’ at the Levy Performing Arts Center this weekend. (COURTESY)

FGC Theatre presenting Cariani’s ‘Almost, Maine’

NEWS STAFF
Monday, April 12, 2021
The Florida Gateway College Theatre will present four performances of John Cariani’s “Almost, Maine” this week in the Levy Performing Arts Center.  The cast and crew of FGC Theatre’s spring production, which will be held Thursday through Sunday, consist of 25 students and local community members.
Two Beechcraft Bonanza airplanes take off from the Lake City Gateway Airport runway 10/28 on Friday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Two Beechcraft Bonanza airplanes take off from the Lake City Gateway Airport runway 10/28 on Friday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Beechcraft tandems practice for AirVenture

TONY BRITT
Friday, April 9, 2021
They take off in pairs. They fly in pairs. They land off in pairs… What’s up with these guys? Apparently they practice in pairs, too, and that’s why they’re visiting the Lake City Gateway Airport.
Lake City Medical Center staff test out the hospital’s new $1.6 million surgical robot, the da Vinci Xi Surgical Robot. (COURTESY)

Lake City Medical Center staff test out the hospital’s new $1.6 million surgical robot, the da Vinci Xi Surgical Robot. (COURTESY)

Dr. Robot: LCMC adds $1.6M surgical machine

NEWS STAFF
Friday, April 9, 2021
Lake City Medical Center’s expansion continues. This time with the addition of a $1.6 million surgical robot. Hospital officials announced Friday they added a $1.6 million da Vinci Xi Surgical Robot by Intuitive Surgical.

Council to learn about LCPD policies

TONY BRITT
Friday, April 9, 2021
An in-depth look at the Lake City Police Department will be the focus of a city council workshop Monday. The workshop, Lake City Police Department: Policies, Practices and Policing in the 21st Century Serving the Citizens of Lake City, Florida, will take place 5:30 p.m.