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From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, testing will be available at Richardson Community Center for walk-up patients with a referral, according to the Florida Department of Health in Columbia County. 

From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, testing will be available at Richardson Community Center for walk-up patients with a referral, according to the Florida Department of Health in Columbia County. 

Walk-up covid testing set for 10-12 Saturday

CARL MCKINNEY
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Local health officials are organizing a walk-up covid-19 testing event for those who meet the relevant criteria.  From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Tyre announces candidacy for District 3 commission seat

CARL MCKINNEY
Thursday, April 23, 2020
In the County Commission District 3 race, a competition with multiple challengers vying to replace the incumbent, Jeff Tyre says he’s banking on his varied professional background and history of community involvement to elevate him above the rest of the pack.
FGC

FGC

FGC tuition initiative a hit

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
In an effort to keep students on track for the completion of their degree or certificate, Florida Gateway College announced a tuition initiative for summer courses online.
Local physician Peter Giebeig, who practices family medicine, performs administrative work at a computer station in his practice. Giebeig says the pandemic has cut business in half due to patients being more cautious about where they go in public. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

Local physician Peter Giebeig, who practices family medicine, performs administrative work at a computer station in his practice. Giebeig says the pandemic has cut business in half due to patients being more cautious about where they go in public. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

Even doctors aren’t immune to slowdown caused by covid-19

CARL MCKINNEY
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Family doctors are used to treating pain, now they’re feeling it.  When the governor enacted a statewide stay-at-home order at the start of April, Peter Giebeig of Giebeig Family Medicine started getting a flood of requests to cancel appointments that same week.
Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell

Congress, White House reach deal on covid-19 aid

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
WASHINGTON — Congress and President Donald Trump reached agreement Tuesday on a nearly $500 billion coronavirus relief bill that would replenish a small business rescue program and provide new funds for hospitals and a virus testing program.
AP PHOTO In this 2004 photo, Tiffany Carr, executive director of Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, is seen with Gov. Jeb Bush, background right. (AP FILE PHOTO)

AP PHOTO In this 2004 photo, Tiffany Carr, executive director of Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, is seen with Gov. Jeb Bush, background right. (AP FILE PHOTO)

Money sought from former Carr group

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
TALLAHASSEE — A court-appointed receiver is asking a judge to force a foundation behind an embattled domestic-violence agency to turn over more than $1.5 million to support victims’ services throughout the state.
The victim is a 78-year-old woman, one of 89 people infected at Suwannee Health and Rehabilitation Center in Live Oak, state records show.

The victim is a 78-year-old woman, one of 89 people infected at Suwannee Health and Rehabilitation Center in Live Oak, state records show.

9th death recorded in Suwannee

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
A ninth person has died of covid-19 in Suwannee County, the department of health there announced Tuesday. The victim is a 78-year-old woman, one of 89 people infected at Suwannee Health and Rehabilitation Center in Live Oak, state records show.