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You can now report crimes yourself, at LCPD, or from any computer

The Lake City Police Department launched a new online citizen self-reporting system on Saturday, giving citizens the ability to file a police report with the click of a button from anywhere with a computer or via a kiosk in the LCPD lobby.

City charter review panel will have to act fast

Five people have been chosen to examine the Lake City charter page by page, giving the document a chance to be reviewed by independent eyes.  The city’s charter review board, which is seated once every 10 years and tasked with proposing updates to the foundation of City Hall, has been appointed.

Columbia confirms 16th case of coronavirus

Columbia County received notice of one new confirmed covid-19 cases, raising the total to sixteen confirmed covid-19 cases. The new individual ill with the virus is a 33-year-old female.

Covid-19: Count jumps to 15 cases in Lake City, 32 in Live Oak

A prison worker, police officer and 1-year-old are among the latest confirmed covid-19 cases to reach Columbia County, while the numbers for Suwannee County exploded on Monday.

Stay-home order yields 1st arrests

Law enforcement has reported the first four arrests in Columbia County related to breaking the governor’s stay-at-home order, but they were all people who were headed to jail anyway.

Lake City man, 58, dies in crash

A Lake City man is dead following a single-vehicle crash on State Road 247 over the weekend, troopers say.  William Cummings, 58, was driving a 2018 Dodge Durango south on SR 247 near the intersection with Southwest Mill Lane around 2:55 a.m. Saturday, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.

FGC discounts online summer tuition

Florida Gateway College has a new tuition initiative to help its current students (those currently enrolled in the Spring 2020 semester) who want to take summer courses online.

CCSO: ‘Oregano defense’ fails

The oregano defense, an excuse countless teens have tried but few parents fall for, didn’t work out for a Lake City man during a Saturday night traffic stop, either, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.

Two new cases of covid-19 bring total to 15 in Columbia County

Columbia County received notice of two new confirmed covid-19 cases, raising the total to fifteen confirmed covid-19 cases. The new individuals ill with the virus are a 20-year-old female, and a 62 year-old male.

Hamilton County has first confirmed case of coronavirus

Hamilton County received confirmation of its first positive case of covid-19, the novel coronavirus, today. The person ill with the virus is a 56-year-old female.