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Four firearms, $10,000 in cash and 1.5 pounds of marijuana were found during a drug bust Thursday night sparked by a single-vehicle wreck. (COURTESY)

Four firearms, $10,000 in cash and 1.5 pounds of marijuana were found during a drug bust Thursday night sparked by a single-vehicle wreck. (COURTESY)

Crash leads to drug bust

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, November 14, 2020
A single-vehicle crash Thursday night sparked a drug bust that led to three arrests and the recovery of firearms, a large sum of cash and drugs. According to the Lake City Police Department, responding to a car crash around 7:35 p.m.

Two arrested after shooting incident

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, November 12, 2020
A Fort White man and a juvenile, who managed to evade authorities in a car and subsequent foot chase after fleeing the scene of a shooting Wednesday morning, couldn’t dodge witnesses’ eyes.

Hutto released, pleads not guilty

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, November 12, 2020
RIVIERA BEACH — The suspect in the shooting of a Lake City teen is no longer in jail. Troy Hutto, the 54-year-old multi-millionaire that lives in Wellborn, was released Tuesday evening from the Palm Beach County jail after posting a $255,000 bond. Hutto was arrested Oct.

Email, phone service restored at Reporter

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Phone lines and email service have been restored to operational status at the Lake City Reporter office. An internet server failure in the predawn hours last Friday paralyzed the email system of the newspaper until late Tuesday.
Robert Ford, who spent 26 years in the U.S. Army, said the ending of the pledge of allegiance is a promise that will guide the nation to ‘real liberty and justice for all’ during the Veterans Day ceremony. (ROB WOLFE/Special to the Reporter)

Robert Ford, who spent 26 years in the U.S. Army, said the ending of the pledge of allegiance is a promise that will guide the nation to ‘real liberty and justice for all’ during the Veterans Day ceremony. (ROB WOLFE/Special to the Reporter)

Ford recalls impact of pledge during Veterans Day ceremony

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
LIVE OAK — “One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Those 11 words are known to all as they close out the pledge of allegiance, recited countless times. However, those words and that pledge mean more to Roebrt Ford, the Suwannee County native and U.S.
The current track for Tropical Storm Eta. (NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER)

The current track for Tropical Storm Eta. (NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER)

Region bracing for Eta’s impact

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
The fast-moving Tropical Storm Eta is expected to impact North Central Florida today as it makes its way towards the Atlantic Ocean. How big of an impact, though, depends on just how quickly the storm progresses, according to Shayne Morgan, Columbia County’s Emergency Management director.
Shayne Morgan, Columbia County Emergency Management director, looks at a county map Monday afternoon in the county Emergency Operations Center as he begins to prepare for the possibility of Tropical Storm Eta impacting Columbia County. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Shayne Morgan, Columbia County Emergency Management director, looks at a county map Monday afternoon in the county Emergency Operations Center as he begins to prepare for the possibility of Tropical Storm Eta impacting Columbia County. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Emergency management preparing in case Eta heads this way

TONY BRITT
Monday, November 9, 2020
Tropical Storm Eta continues to churn in the Gulf of Mexico garnering attention from Floridians curious about where, when or if the storm will make landfall in the Sunshine State. Several recent forecast models put North Central Florida in the storm’s potential path.