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Vaccine rates lagging

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, June 14, 2021
Joel Rosenfeld didn’t have to go far to find reasons for not receiving the covid-19 vaccine. The North Florida Pharmacy owner just turned to a few of his employees Monday to get their thoughts.
Nicole Newton (front row, from left), Jordyn Johnson, Annie Brooks (Columbia County president of the FAMU Alumni Association) and Trisheka Nelson. (Back row, from left) Pam Miller, Arleen Lofton Poitier, Corrine Lofton, Tonita Orr, Nyla Sams, Trey Hosford, Al Nelson, Mario Coppock, Aniya Timmons and Evette Watson pose for a photograph during the Jordyn Johnson FAMU scholarship award ceremony. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Nicole Newton (front row, from left), Jordyn Johnson, Annie Brooks (Columbia County president of the FAMU Alumni Association) and Trisheka Nelson. (Back row, from left) Pam Miller, Arleen Lofton Poitier, Corrine Lofton, Tonita Orr, Nyla Sams, Trey Hosford, Al Nelson, Mario Coppock, Aniya Timmons and Evette Watson pose for a photograph during the Jordyn Johnson FAMU scholarship award ceremony. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Johnson awarded state scholarship to FAMU

TONY BRITT
Friday, June 11, 2021
The adage “It takes a village to raise a child” was evident at the Richardson Community Center Wednesday afternoon.  That’s where 2021 Columbia High School graduate Jordyn Johnson celebrated getting a scholarship award to Florida A&M University.
Pike Electric is working on installing newer, taller power lines along Old Country Club Road and County Road 252. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Pike Electric is working on installing newer, taller power lines along Old Country Club Road and County Road 252. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Power play: Florida Power & Light busy with 176-mile ‘Resiliency Connection'

TONY BRITT
Thursday, June 10, 2021
If there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, it may be because the Florida Power and Light Company is building the infrastructure to get it there. Electrical crews are installing the foundations and erecting new electrical service fixtures in several areas of Columbia County for an FPL project.
Alicia Blackford (left) and Laurie Renegar carry meals to a minivan Thursday afternoon at Five Points Elementary School. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Alicia Blackford (left) and Laurie Renegar carry meals to a minivan Thursday afternoon at Five Points Elementary School. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Area schools begin summer meal programs

TONY BRITT
Thursday, June 10, 2021
A line of vehicles crept along at both at Five Points Elementary School and Fort White Elementary School Thursday afternoon as hundreds of parents waited in line to get food as the school district kicked-off its first day of its annual Summer Food Service Program.
Angela Harrison and Preston Owens (far right), mother and uncle to the late Alphonso Harrison, address the crowd at the Youngs Park basketball courts Thursday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Angela Harrison and Preston Owens (far right), mother and uncle to the late Alphonso Harrison, address the crowd at the Youngs Park basketball courts Thursday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Youngs Park basketball courts dedicated

TONY BRITT
Thursday, June 10, 2021
More than 100 people gathered at the basketball courts at Youngs Park Thursday evening as City of Lake City officials and representatives and employees from the local Target warehouse held a dedication ceremony at the courts.