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$10M is Brannan’s target

A $2.8 million fix for Fort White’s ongoing water crisis and an $88,500 investment into a youth summer job program in Lake City are among the projects state representative Chuck Brannan is asking the state to fund this year. The legislative session kicks off Tuesday.

Steel silhouette honors veterans in Suwannee

Live Oak has reeled in a new public monument, this one dedicated to a local non-profit focused on serving veterans of all branches.  On Tuesday morning, the city unveiled a two-dimensional steel silhouette sculpture in Veteran’s Park on Howard Street.

Brannan wary of internet notice bill

State representative Chuck Brannan, a Macclenny-based Republican whose district includes Columbia County, has serious reservations about a bill to let local governments skip requirements for placing legal notices in newspapers and instead use only the internet.

Who will it be? 14 vie for Teacher of the Year crown

Teachers’ sacrifices along with their innovative classroom techniques often go unnoticed or unappreciated. But next week, some of the best teachers in the Columbia School District will get their moment in the sun when the district holds its annual Teacher of the Year ceremony.

Grad rates soar in Columbia County

Columbia County’s graduation rate for the 2018–19 school year tied for fifth in the state with the Leon County School District, and the superintendent said school officials won’t be satisfied until every single student in the county earns a diploma.

She called 911 for a ride home: Cops

After using 911 as a substitute for Uber, a Lake City woman was taken to jail early Thursday morning for repeatedly calling and hanging up on dispatchers, deputies say.

With mom at the wheel, girl, 15, dies in high-speed crash

A 15-year-old Georgia girl is dead in the aftermath of a single-vehicle wreck in Suwannee County early Tuesday morning, while her mother, who was driving over 100 miles per hour, suffered no injuries, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.  Aniyah M.

New food truck regs will limit range

Food trucks may soon be able to do business on a city-owned property at the heart of downtown Lake City, but the new opportunity comes with new regulations making other areas off-limits.

Low-speed chase ends in arrest

A low-speed car chase ended with the arrest of a 56-year-old Lake City man on Tuesday afternoon. Barry K.

Huckabee is music to GOP’s ears

In early fall of last year, when Kimi Roberts, the event chairperson for Columbia County’s Republican Executive Committee, starting planning for the organization’s first event of 2020, she made a list of people who might come speak in North Florida.