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City Council passes new food truck regulations

CARL MCKINNEY
Monday, February 3, 2020
The city on Monday gave the final green light to a list of new regulations for food trucks, but the rules come with an opportunity to do business on public property.  An ordinance establishing when, where and how food trucks can operate was approved in a final reading Monday.

Internet casino hit by armed robbers

TONY BRITT
Friday, January 31, 2020
Three armed men robbed the patrons at a local casino and internet cafe Friday morning, making off with the wallets and cellphones of gamers at the establishment. The robbery occurred at James Treasure House, 13403 US Hwy. 441, just after 5:20 a.m.
Charlie Sparks promotes a new development off I-75 and U.S. 90. (COURTESY)

Charlie Sparks promotes a new development off I-75 and U.S. 90. (COURTESY)

New Texas Roadhouse on the way

CARL MCKINNEY
Friday, January 31, 2020
Lake City’s Texas Roadhouse is getting a brand new location closer to Interstate 75, and that’s just the beginning of what’s in store for a slice of land near the U.S. Highway 90 ramp, a local real estate broker says.

Voting rights at risk, board told

CARL MCKINNEY
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Talk of an attempt to overhaul the way county officials are elected came to a head Thursday night, when several dissenters and a few supporters assembled to speak their minds at a charter review board meeting.
Jeff Siegmeister addresses county commissioners in August 2017 during a discussion on the legality of internet cafes. (FILE)

Jeff Siegmeister addresses county commissioners in August 2017 during a discussion on the legality of internet cafes. (FILE)

Siegmeister under investigation by feds

ROBERT BRIDGES
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Former Third Circuit State Attorney Jeff Siegmeister, who resigned last month citing the pressures of an impending divorce, has been under investigation by federal law enforcement agents since at least May, the Lake City Reporter has confirmed.

Third solar plant in the works

CARL MCKINNEY
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
The solar revolution shows no signs of slowing down in Columbia County.  A new solar farm is coming to Columbia County, Duke Energy announced this week. It will be Duke’s second solar facility in the county, and the third in all.
A worker installs netting around City Hall on North Marion Avenue to keep bricks from falling onto pedestrians in this November 2018 file photo. (FILE)

A worker installs netting around City Hall on North Marion Avenue to keep bricks from falling onto pedestrians in this November 2018 file photo. (FILE)

If new bill become state law, council members could be packin' heat at City Hall

CARL MCKINNEY
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
A bill that would allow elected officials to carry guns to their public meetings if they have a concealed carry permit passed a subcommittee in the state legislature this week.  The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee approved the measure, House Bill 183, on Tuesday.

Murder suspect to judge: Can I go now?

CARL MCKINNEY
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Weeks after being deemed mentally fit to stand trial, the North Carolina woman accused of carrying out a deadly 2016 shooting at a Lake City motel wrote a letter from jail to her new pen pal — the judge overseeing her case.