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From left are Lieutenant Chris Sharpe, Sheriff Mark Hunter and Corporal Matthew Baucom. (COURTESY)

From left are Lieutenant Chris Sharpe, Sheriff Mark Hunter and Corporal Matthew Baucom. (COURTESY)

2 receive commendations at CCSO

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
In a ceremony attended by family, friends and Sheriff’s Office personnel on Wednesday, Sheriff Mark Hunter awarded Lieutenant Chris Sharpe and Corporal Matthew Baucom the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Commendation Medal for their actions on June 24.
President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, left, and first lady Melania Trump, attend a “National Dialogue on Safely Reopening America’s Schools,” event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday in Washington. The conversation continues on the state level as well. (ALEX BRANDON/AP)

President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, left, and first lady Melania Trump, attend a “National Dialogue on Safely Reopening America’s Schools,” event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday in Washington. The conversation continues on the state level as well. (ALEX BRANDON/AP)

No, you don’t have to send your kids to school if you don’t want

CARL MCKINNEY
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
After an order that came down from Tallahassee sparked confusion school reopenings, Columbia County Superintendent Lex Carswell is reassuring local parents that no child will be required to attend classes in person.
The death of a 74-year-old man was announced Tuesday.

The death of a 74-year-old man was announced Tuesday.

Covid-19 claims a fourth life in Columbia

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Columbia County suffered its fourth covid-19 death, which was announced Tuesday, when a 74-year-old man died with the virus. According to information from the Florida Department of Health in Columbia County, the man was hospitalized at the time of his death.

1 killed, 2 injured in head-on crash

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Two Lake City residents were injured and another Lake City man died in a Gainesville hospital from injuries they all sustained in a two-vehicle, head-on collision Monday night. The names of the vehicles’ occupants were not released by the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Confederate monument at Olustee Park is seen. (FILE)

The Confederate monument at Olustee Park is seen. (FILE)

Civil War Monument: Olustee marker meeting delayed

CARL MCKINNEY
Monday, July 6, 2020
City leaders are putting off a meeting about a request to relocate a Confederate monument in downtown Lake City, citing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.  The city is entertaining a proposal to move the monument to either the Olustee Battlefield in Baker County or Oak Lawn Cemetery.
State Senate candidate Jennifer Bradley chats with a group during a meet and greet at the Columbia County Fairgrounds on Thursday. Bradley, a Republican, is running for the District 5 Senate seat held by her soon-to-be term-limited husband. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

State Senate candidate Jennifer Bradley chats with a group during a meet and greet at the Columbia County Fairgrounds on Thursday. Bradley, a Republican, is running for the District 5 Senate seat held by her soon-to-be term-limited husband. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

Bradley drops by, but this time Jennifer’s on the ballot, not Rob

CARL MCKINNEY
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Prominent people from local political and business circles gathered at the Columbia County Fairgrounds on Thursday afternoon for a meet and greet with state Senate candidate Jennifer Bradley, who is running for the District 5 seat currently held by her term-limited husband.