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Tiffany Jordan strikes a pose outside a small, rural convenience store in Columbia County. Both Jordan and the store are set to be featured in an upcoming film, which begins shooting in August. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

Tiffany Jordan strikes a pose outside a small, rural convenience store in Columbia County. Both Jordan and the store are set to be featured in an upcoming film, which begins shooting in August. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

Jordan brings film home in pursuit of acting dream

CARL MCKINNEY
Friday, July 17, 2020
A little convenience store on a rural stretch of highway hugged by trees — the perfect vibe for a horror movie.  Most of the film crew would need a map to find the location, which is situated between High Springs and Lake City, but not Tiffany Jordan.

Teachers want answers about reopening plan

CARL MCKINNEY
Friday, July 17, 2020
Teachers are seeking answers from the Columbia County School District about the plan for reopening brick-and-mortar campuses on Aug. 10.  The Columbia Teachers Association met with school officials this week to discuss the looming reopening.
The playground at Columbia City Park is completely ADA accessible, funded in part by a state grant. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

The playground at Columbia City Park is completely ADA accessible, funded in part by a state grant. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

ADA accessible park set to open in county

TONY BRITT
Friday, July 17, 2020
Columbia County is opening its first fully ADA accessible park next week, which will provide a park for county residents where the entire site is accessible to physically-challenged children and their equipment.

County receives grant for Bell Road

CARL MCKINNEY
Friday, July 17, 2020
The county is receiving $500,000 from the state to go toward a natural gas loop to serve existing and expected businesses along the Bell Road corridor, which local officials hope will become the next hotspot for economic development.
Wayne Roseke served as Lake City's fire chief from 1987-2000. He passed away Wednesday at the age of 78.

Wayne Roseke served as Lake City's fire chief from 1987-2000. He passed away Wednesday at the age of 78.

Roseke, former LCFD chief, dies

TONY BRITT
Thursday, July 16, 2020
The man credited by many with bringing the Lake City Fire Department to the modern era in firefighting died earlier this week. Former Lake City Fire Department Chief Wayne E. Roseke was 78 years old when he died at the Haven Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center on Wednesday.
David Warren, a Wood’s Electrical Services employee, installs electrical wires in the Summers Elementary School kitchen Wednesday afternoon. The kitchen was recently gutted and will be updated for when students return to school. It’s the first major renovation project on the school’s kitchen in the past 25 years. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

David Warren, a Wood’s Electrical Services employee, installs electrical wires in the Summers Elementary School kitchen Wednesday afternoon. The kitchen was recently gutted and will be updated for when students return to school. It’s the first major renovation project on the school’s kitchen in the past 25 years. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Summers Elementary receives overhaul to kitchen, cafeteria

TONY BRITT
Thursday, July 16, 2020
When the 2020-21 school year begins, students and the kitchen staff at Summers Elementary School can expect major changes in the school’s kitchen. For the past four months the school’s kitchen and its cafeteria roof have been the area of focus for upgrades during a renovation project.

Remains identified as man missing since 1996

JAMIE WACHTER
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Remains found in Lulu in 2002 have been identified as a man reported missing in 1996. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office received confirmation in June from the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification that the remains discovered in February 2002 in Lulu were of Keith Bamford.
An outbreak at Columbia Correctional Institution led to 306 new cases of covid-19 being confirmed in the county Wednesday.

An outbreak at Columbia Correctional Institution led to 306 new cases of covid-19 being confirmed in the county Wednesday.

Covid-19 spike tied to prison

CARL MCKINNEY
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
An outbreak at Columbia Correctional Institution is responsible for a disproportionate number of covid-19 cases in the community.