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U.S. Capitol police officers point their guns at a door that was vandalized in the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. (DREW ANGERER/Getty Images/TNS)

U.S. Capitol police officers point their guns at a door that was vandalized in the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. (DREW ANGERER/Getty Images/TNS)

Lawmakers, locals denounce violent display

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Local Democratic activist Glenel Bowden couldn’t believe what he was seeing on television Wednesday afternoon. The scenes of protestors storming the U.S.
Lake City Police Officer Lt. Keith Heston (left) talks to a group of unidentified people at 179 NW Escambia Street, near the intersection of NE Calhoun Street, where a shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Lake City Police Officer Lt. Keith Heston (left) talks to a group of unidentified people at 179 NW Escambia Street, near the intersection of NE Calhoun Street, where a shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Shots fired on Lake City's north side

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
A daytime shooting Wednesday left one man airlifted with multiple gunshot wounds and police combing northern Lake City for a potential suspect with a crowd of onlookers gathering in the area. The Lake City Police Department received a call around 4 p.m.
Lake City utility crews worked late into the night Tuesday fixing a water main break at Columbia High School. (COURTESY)

Lake City utility crews worked late into the night Tuesday fixing a water main break at Columbia High School. (COURTESY)

City repairs CHS water main break

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
City utility crews worked late into the night Tuesday fixing a water main break at Columbia High School. Terri Phillips, Lake City community program manager, said the workers were repairing a broken 8-inch water main at the school. She said the break was caused by a stress crack.

Jordan recalled for intellect, compassion

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
A long-time local attorney known for his compassion and generosity as well as his prowess with the law,  Robert F. “Bob” Jordan will leave a hole in Lake City and Columbia County. The community champion died Dec. 24 at the age of 70 after a brief illness.
An unidentified firefighter with Columbia County Fire Rescue stands on the back of a brush truck while spraying water on a brush fire Tuesday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

An unidentified firefighter with Columbia County Fire Rescue stands on the back of a brush truck while spraying water on a brush fire Tuesday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

CCFR douses brush fire in western Columbia County

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
A brush fire in western Columbia County consumed several acres of property Tuesday afternoon as it was pushed by windy conditions. Several Columbia County Fire Rescue units spent more than an hour dousing the wind-aided brush fire before it could ignite additional acreage.
The Girls Club buildings may soon be rented to Lollipop Children Center for $100 annually. (FILE)

The Girls Club buildings may soon be rented to Lollipop Children Center for $100 annually. (FILE)

Lollipop close to sweet deal with city

TONY BRITT
Monday, January 4, 2021
The Lollipop Children Center is closing in on a sweet deal to rent the city’s Girls Club property.
Sara Driggers fills a syringe with the Moderna covid-19 vaccination Monday morning as local residents 65 and older get inoculated. The Columbia County Health Department vaccinated 530 people on Monday. Roughly 3,200 people have registered for the vaccination already. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Sara Driggers fills a syringe with the Moderna covid-19 vaccination Monday morning as local residents 65 and older get inoculated. The Columbia County Health Department vaccinated 530 people on Monday. Roughly 3,200 people have registered for the vaccination already. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Health department vaccinates 530 during drive-through event

TONY BRITT
Monday, January 4, 2021
The lines weren’t long, but the Columbia County Health Department still made a lot of progress Monday. The health department began administering the Moderna covid-19 vaccine Monday to county residents, 65 and older.

In-person court proceedings called off

TONY BRITT
Monday, January 4, 2021
We will not see you in court any time soon in Columbia and Suwannee counties. The local courts have suspended all in-person proceedings as a result of the increasing positive covid-19 cases in the area. “We made the decision on Dec.
Tom Coleman, who has served as the Columbia County Judge for 18 years, sits at the bench in a Columbia County courtroom. Coleman, who has worked in the local courts system for more than four decades, retired Thursday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Tom Coleman, who has served as the Columbia County Judge for 18 years, sits at the bench in a Columbia County courtroom. Coleman, who has worked in the local courts system for more than four decades, retired Thursday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Coleman hanging up his robe

TONY BRITT
Saturday, January 2, 2021
The paintings and other objects that adorn the walls of Judge Tom Coleman’s office offer an apt description into the man who has served Columbia County for nearly two decades. The paintings show hunters chasing their quarry and an outdoorsman enjoying nature’s solitude.