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Attack on elderly alleged

Two people, one of them over the age of 65, were attacked by an out-of-control house guest Saturday night, Columbia County deputies say.

Another Way’s ex-chief Donna Fagan subpoenaed by House

The Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, which is almost entirely taxpayer funded, paid out millions in compensation to then-CEO Tiffany Carr during her six-year tenure.

Body found next to idling sedan

A Lake City man was found dead in his driveway next to his idling Chrysler 300 Thursday night, a gunshot wound to the chest. Linville Curtis, 54, was found by Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies at his home in the 300 block of Southwest Donovan Glenn shortly after 7 p.m.

Olustee festivities continue through Sunday

Festivities for the 42nd Annual Olustee Battle Festival continue today with a fun run, 5K race and a 10 a.m. parade through downtown. The parade will be followed by performances from local entertainers, a children’s play zone, and sales of food and arts and crafts by vendors at the festival site.

Man, 80, charged in DUI hit-run

An 80-year-old Lake City man  faces DUI charges after he struck a pedestrian in a motorized scooter Thursday night and drove away from the scene, say police. Anthony Alejo Rodriguez, of NW Common Loop, was charged with DUI and hit and run.

CCSO: Man faces charges in thefts of nine vehicles

An arrest has been made in a months-old case involving nine vehicles reported stolen. Ronald Allen Byrd, 28, of Tom Bullock Place, was arrested Tuesday on nine counts of grand theft auto and a charge of dealing in stolen property at the conclusion of an investigation that started in November.

Abuse charges land Live Oak man, 45, in jail

A Live Oak man repeatedly had sex with a 15-year-old girl and threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone about the abuse, according to a Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office report.

CRC OKs measures for ballot

The county manager has no reliable way to get rid of problematic department heads who happen to be politically connected, according to the county’s charter review board, which has approved a measure that would make it easier to terminate certain employees.

Suspect in beating of pastor is Starke sex offender

The Lake City Reporter has confirmed the identity of the man accused of attacking his significant other’s pastor at Old Times Country Buffet in the Lake City Mall on Sunday afternoon.  The suspect is Justin Michael Hill, 42, of Starke.

Stashed cash ends in arrest

A sheriff’s deputy reeled in an unexpected catch at a local truck stop Monday afternoon.