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Rides on the midway at the Florida Gateway Fairgrounds were set up and assembled Tuesday prior to this weekend’s start of the 66th annual Florida Gateway Fair. (RAY CARPENTER PHOTOGRAPHY)

Rides on the midway at the Florida Gateway Fairgrounds were set up and assembled Tuesday prior to this weekend’s start of the 66th annual Florida Gateway Fair. (RAY CARPENTER PHOTOGRAPHY)

‘Bushels of Fun’ expected at Florida Gateway Fair

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
New rides, new shows, new entertainment and a new midway are sure to generate crowds and smiles when the Florida Gateway Fair returns later this week.
Columbia County has set up three business workshops next week to go over the county’s CARES funding programs

Columbia County has set up three business workshops next week to go over the county’s CARES funding programs

County sets CARES workshops

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Looking to disperse more federal assistance funding locally, Columbia County officials are hoping to take the business community out to lunch, or breakfast. The county has set up three business workshops next week to go over the county’s CARES funding programs.

Mad man arrested for firing gunshots

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Upset that someone was looking at him, a Lake City man fired off a couple warning shots Monday morning that led to his arrest, authorities said. According to the Lake City Police Department, 20-year-old Romond Bell III was walking near NE Early Street and NE Dyson Terrace around 8:15 a.m.

Crews chosen for VA’s ‘Shark Tank’

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
A Lake City VA Medical Center employee will appear in a virtual Shark Tank competition against other VA health innovators after her idea has led to more veterans receiving flu vaccinations.
A group of visitors exit the house at 567 NW High Point Drive Saturday while others prepare to enter on the 2020 Parade of Homes. The delayed event featured 10 newly constructed houses around Columbia County and drew a steady crowd both Saturday and Sunday. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

A group of visitors exit the house at 567 NW High Point Drive Saturday while others prepare to enter on the 2020 Parade of Homes. The delayed event featured 10 newly constructed houses around Columbia County and drew a steady crowd both Saturday and Sunday. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Parade of Homes attracts large crowd

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, October 26, 2020
The Parade of Homes may have featured fewer homes, but it was still met with a large turnout.

CCSO nabs Ga. murder suspect

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, October 26, 2020
A Georgia homicide suspect got out of the state, but not out of Columbia County. According to a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office release, 44-year-old Lee Allen Mayhew was stopped Friday in a stolen vehicle after local authorities were contacted by the Bulloch County (Ga.

LCPD: Pregnant woman stabbed

NEWS STAFF
Monday, October 26, 2020
An incident Saturday evening led to a pregnant woman being stabbed with a pocketknife and local authorities still searching for the suspect. According to a Lake City Police Department release, a pregnant woman tried to talk to her ex-boyfriend, 54-year-old Dwight M. Williams Sr.

Courts soon to be in session

TONY BRITT
Saturday, October 24, 2020
Third Circuit courts have started live-in person court proceedings, but Columbia County courts aren’t scheduled to have its first live in-person juried trial until late November — and masks will be required.
The Parade of Homes will showcase new construction and modern home designs in 10 new homes, including this one in the Reserve at Jewel Lake. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

The Parade of Homes will showcase new construction and modern home designs in 10 new homes, including this one in the Reserve at Jewel Lake. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Parade of Homes set for Lake City, Saturday and Sunday

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, October 22, 2020
The premier new home-building event, the 2020 Parade of Homes, will showcase new construction and modern home designs and amenities in 10 new homes open to the public on Saturday and Sunday.