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Dr. Travis Lanaux, DVM, emergency director of the University of Florida’s small animal hospital, talks about the treatment of snake bites in dogs during a presentation to the Rotary Club of Lake City Thursday. Lanaux talked about coral snake bites and strikes from pit vipers, including rattlesnakes, cottonmouths and copperheads. (TODD WILSON/Lake City Reporter)

Snake-bite vet talks of dogs in the ER

TODD WILSON

Saturday, October 3, 2020

The adverse effect of a snake bite in some dogs may not show itself for up to 36 hours after the strike, according to a University of Florida veterinary expert who told Rotarians Thursday a variety of stories about treatments and the difference in coral snake bites compared to pit vipers. Dr.

Former State Attorney Jeff Siegmeister, shown speaking to the Columbia County Board of County Commissioners previously, has been accused by federal investigators of defrauding a dead man’s estate for nearly $1 million. (FILE)

FBI: Siegmeister swindled $985K

JAMIE WACHTER

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Former State Attorney Jeff Siegmeister may lose his house following a federal investigation into his alleged public corruption found further misdeeds. According to court documents filed Wednesday in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the U.S.

Kraus named interim county head

TONY BRITT

Thursday, October 1, 2020

County officials named David Kraus as the interim county manager, effective immediately, as they set in motion their plan to search for a new head of county operations. The search is needed following the unexpected resignation of Ben Scott earlier this week.

Lake City police arrest Va. fugitive from BLM protest

TONY BRITT

Thursday, October 1, 2020

A man accused of driving his vehicle through a crowd of Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Virginia was arrested Wednesday night in Lake City when local police responded to a disturbance call. Emanual W. Wilder, 20, was arrested on a Virginia warrant Wednesday night.

Cops say: Dishes, fists thrown in fight

NEWS STAFF

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

A Lake City couple was arrested Wednesday morning after taking their plate-and-punch throwing domestic disturbance to the streets. According to a Lake City Police Department report, around 9:50 a.m.

United Way working to raise funds

TONY BRITT

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

There was no traditional kickoff but the United Way of Suwannee Valley is still looking to score funds. The agency’s normal fundraising campaign kickoff event was canceled in August due to the covid-19 pandemic, but the United Way is still in need of raising funds to help serve the community.

LCPD: Shooting started at apartment

NEWS STAFF

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

A daytime shooting in Lake City Monday afternoon that left two with serious gunshot wounds apparently began as a disagreement at an apartment complex and ended when one of the wounded made his way to a busy intersection on U.S. Highway 90 near Northwest Ridgewood Avenue, police said Tuesday.

Bridges retiring as LCR’s editor

NEWS STAFF

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Lake City Reporter Editor Robert Bridges announced he will retire from his position with the newspaper, effective October 9. Bridges has been the paper’s editor for nine years. “Working at the Reporter has been one of the joys of my life,” Bridges said.

Commissioners surprised by Scott’s decision

TONY BRITT

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

It wasn’t the start to the work week that any of the county commissioners were expecting. After working as the county manager for the last five years, Ben Scott’s sudden resignation Monday morning caught the county commissioners off guard.

County manager Scott resigns

TODD WILSON

Monday, September 28, 2020

Columbia County Manager Ben Scott resigned his position Monday, giving commissioners a 90-day notice in writing that he intended to leave his post at the end of the year.