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Report: Calling 911 with deputy present not an emergency

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, September 13, 2025
A Lake City man’s call for assistance from a deputy’s investigation led to his arrest for misusing the 911 system Wednesday night. During a property check at the Five Points Park at the intersection of Johnson Street and County Road 25A around 9 p.m.

Woman’s hemorrhoid-free celebration ends in jail

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Passing a painful condition, a Lake City woman decided to share her good fortune with others Wednesday afternoon. Her celebration ended up with her in the Columbia County Detention Facility for indecent exposure after she showed her backside to traffic on U.S.
A shopper at a previous market event in downtown Olustee Park buys soap from the Kinghorn Farms booth. The City of Lake City’s Growers and Makers Market returns downtown Saturday. (FILE)

A shopper at a previous market event in downtown Olustee Park buys soap from the Kinghorn Farms booth. The City of Lake City’s Growers and Makers Market returns downtown Saturday. (FILE)

Market makes its return

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
With the lower temperatures of fall setting in the North Florida area, City of Lake City officials are hoping to draw people to the downtown area, beginning with the return of the Growers and Makers Market on Saturday.
Lindsey Langston provides testimony Friday at the Columbia County Courthouse in a hearing on her request for an injunction for protection for stalking against U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, her former boyfriend. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Lindsey Langston provides testimony Friday at the Columbia County Courthouse in a hearing on her request for an injunction for protection for stalking against U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, her former boyfriend. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

U.S. Rep. Mills wants ‘equal time’ in hearing

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
When the hearing over a restraining order request resumes at the Columbia County Courthouse, a U.S. Congressman wants fair and equal treatment. John Terhune, one of U.S. Rep.

SunStop celebrating Truck Driver Week

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
SunStop has a special celebration in store for National Truck Driver Appreciate Week. In honor of the hard-working men and women that keep the country’s economy running, SunStop stores will recognize them with a weeklong event from Sept. 14-20.
Columbia County Public Library Programming Specialist Emma Chieuw arranges art pieces ahead of the library's 2025 Youth Art Contest. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia County Public Library Programming Specialist Emma Chieuw arranges art pieces ahead of the library's 2025 Youth Art Contest. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Library hosting Youth Art Contest

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
The Columbia County Public Library’s main branch has a new art exhibit featuring an insight into the imaginations of local children who love art.
Lake City Manager Don Rosenthal (left) responds to a question during Monday’s Lake Shore Hospital Authority meeting. Rosenthal pitched the city’s plan for 12 vacant lots the Authority is looking to donate. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Lake City Manager Don Rosenthal (left) responds to a question during Monday’s Lake Shore Hospital Authority meeting. Rosenthal pitched the city’s plan for 12 vacant lots the Authority is looking to donate. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

City makes pitch for LSHA lots

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
After considering ideas from Florida Gateway College, the Lake Shore Hospital Authority heard from the City of Lake City at its Monday meeting regarding a dozen available plots of land.

Lake City man charged with arson

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
A Lake City man was arrested on Monday after setting fire to a residence a month earlier. Damien Morgan, 33, was arrested by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office on Monday on a warrant for arson, following an Aug. 8 incident on SE Monroe Street.

Teen arrested for child porn possession

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
A Columbia County teenager has been arrested for sharing child pornography online last month. Garrison Lee Wheeler, 16, was arrested Friday by the Lake City Police Department after initially receiving a CyberTip on Aug.