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Trump supporters Cayden Taylor, Jarrod Taylor, Heather Spahalski and Paisley the dog participate in a river rally for the president Sunday. Boat rallies are a new fad dubbed the “Trumptilla.” (JEN STRICKLAND WILLIAMSON/Special to the Reporter)

Trump supporters Cayden Taylor, Jarrod Taylor, Heather Spahalski and Paisley the dog participate in a river rally for the president Sunday. Boat rallies are a new fad dubbed the “Trumptilla.” (JEN STRICKLAND WILLIAMSON/Special to the Reporter)

‘Trumptilla’ celebrates president

CARL MCKINNEY
Monday, June 1, 2020
Trump supporters took to the river Sunday afternoon in a show of support for the president. Hundreds of people showed up to a pro-Trump boat rally, journeying along the Santa Fe and Suwannee Rivers to Fanning Springs, said Jennifer Strickland Williamson, one of the organizers.
LCPD Assistant Chief Gerald Butler shows Spiderman, aka Todd Franklin, how to work the bullhorn the department lent him for a protest. (ROBERT BRIDGES/Lake City Reporter)

LCPD Assistant Chief Gerald Butler shows Spiderman, aka Todd Franklin, how to work the bullhorn the department lent him for a protest. (ROBERT BRIDGES/Lake City Reporter)

Spidey seeks social justice in Lake City

ROBERT BRIDGES
Monday, June 1, 2020
More than 100 people gathered outside City Hall Monday to hear Spiderman plead for racial justice in Lake City and America. The crowd was big enough for Spiderman, aka Todd Franklin, a 22-year-old recent Atlanta transplant, to need a bullhorn to be heard.

Man drowns in Live Oak

CARL MCKINNEY
Monday, June 1, 2020
LIVE OAK — With the help of a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office dive team, Suwannee County deputies have recovered the body of a man believed to have drowned Sunday at Little River Springs on the Suwannee River.  The man, whose identity was unavailable as of press time, was 28 years old.
LifeSouth announced last week that it would begin administering the tests to all eligible donors. The tests can give a person an idea whether they’ve had the virus, but it is not a surefire method. 

LifeSouth announced last week that it would begin administering the tests to all eligible donors. The tests can give a person an idea whether they’ve had the virus, but it is not a surefire method. 

LifeSouth testing for antibodies

CARL MCKINNEY
Friday, May 29, 2020
Antibody tests for covid-19 are readily available — all you have to do is donate some blood.  LifeSouth announced last week that it would begin administering the tests to all eligible donors. The tests can give a person an idea whether they’ve had the virus, but it is not a surefire method.
Participants should refrain from eating, drinking or using tobacco products for two hours before testing. Water is OK.

Participants should refrain from eating, drinking or using tobacco products for two hours before testing. Water is OK.

Wilson Park testing set for today

CARL MCKINNEY
Friday, May 29, 2020
As Lake City residents return to the road for summer activities, local health officials are continuing their efforts to ensure testing is widely available to the community.

Outdoor opportunities abound, even in the wake of covid-19

CARL MCKINNEY
Thursday, May 28, 2020
If you’re bored this summer, you just aren’t looking hard enough. The options for outdoor recreation may not be what they were before the pandemic — playgrounds aren’t fair game in some places, for example — but there’s still plenty of opportunities to hike, swim and more.