Local

$20 donation to law enforcement sparks dispute

CARL MCKINNEY
Thursday, April 16, 2020
A $20 donation to law enforcement sparked a violent domestic disturbance Wednesday morning, according to CCSO. Walter Ronald Wall, 67, was arrested on a domestic violence charge after deputies responded to a home around 11:09 a.m. Wednesday.
Between the two counties, there have been cases involving children as young as 1 and adults as old as 93.

Between the two counties, there have been cases involving children as young as 1 and adults as old as 93.

Covid-19: Cases hit 34 here, 81 in Suwannee

CARL MCKINNEY
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Suwannee County had 81 confirmed covid-19 cases as of Wednesday evening, while Columbia County was up to 34, according to the Florida Department of Health. Between the two counties, there have been cases involving children as young as 1 and adults as old as 93.
A local mobile home took a beating early Wednesday morning, after a storm rolled through the area and knocked a tree or two onto the structure. The residents took shelter in a bathroom, emerging shaken but safe. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

A local mobile home took a beating early Wednesday morning, after a storm rolled through the area and knocked a tree or two onto the structure. The residents took shelter in a bathroom, emerging shaken but safe. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

Woman, mom survive, but home takes pretty good hit from storm

CARL MCKINNEY
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
A five-second head start is all she got.  Lenora Camp said she was getting ready for bed around 3 a.m. Wednesday when an alert chime sounded on her phone.  “Take cover now. Tornado rotation,” the notification warned her.
Rhonda Sherrod. (FILE)

Rhonda Sherrod. (FILE)

Shands’ Sherrod resigns as CEO

CARL MCKINNEY
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Rhonda K. Sherrod, CEO of three area hospitals, is stepping down from her post as two of the facilities under her umbrella are on the verge of being sold.

Running for office? Get sigs online

CARL MCKINNEY
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
If the ongoing pandemic has disrupted anybody’s plans to run for one of the local seats up for grabs in the August primary, there’s now a way to qualify for the ballot without having to risk exposure by knocking on doors for petition signatures.
A 77-year-old woman and two 74-year-old men diagnosed with covid-19 have died, a press release stated Tuesday.

A 77-year-old woman and two 74-year-old men diagnosed with covid-19 have died, a press release stated Tuesday.

First 3 coronavirus deaths reported in Suwannee

CARL MCKINNEY
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Health officials on Tuesday confirmed the first three deaths in Suwannee County related to covid-19.  A 77-year-old woman and two 74-year-old men died due to the illness, according to a press release from the Florida Department of Health in Suwannee County.

Covid-19: CCFR reports its first case

CARL MCKINNEY
Monday, April 13, 2020
Due to an editing error, certain facts in the following story were incorrect in the print version of today’s Lake City Reporter. A corrected version follows. A firefighter with Columbia County Fire Rescue is among the latest confirmed coronavirus cases in the area.