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Angelina Jenkins (left) smiles as Dino Casterline draws her caricature during Florida Gateway College’s Welcome Week 2025 Festivities on Monday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Angelina Jenkins (left) smiles as Dino Casterline draws her caricature during Florida Gateway College’s Welcome Week 2025 Festivities on Monday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Timberwolves welcomed back

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
The Florida Gateway College campus came back to life from a brief summer hiatus when classes for the fall semester began Monday morning.
Miss United States Lindsey Langston (right) sits by as Bobi Frank, her attorney, speaks during Monday’s Third Judicial Circuit hearing over Zoom. (COURTESY)

Miss United States Lindsey Langston (right) sits by as Bobi Frank, her attorney, speaks during Monday’s Third Judicial Circuit hearing over Zoom. (COURTESY)

Miss United States, Congressman hearing coming to Courthouse

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Miss United States and a U.S. Congressman will be meeting soon in the Columbia County Courthouse. During a brief Zoom hearing Monday afternoon, Third Judicial Circuit Judge Fred Koberlein continued the petition by Lindsey Langston seeking an injunction for protection from dating violence against U.
Lake City Councilwoman Tammy Harris said a proposed 3% raise across the board for city staffers isn’t a money grab for councilors. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Lake City Councilwoman Tammy Harris said a proposed 3% raise across the board for city staffers isn’t a money grab for councilors. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Council beefs over budget vote

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
A couple of Lake City Councilors aren’t thrilled with how the budget process has begun. They sought answers at the end of Monday’s Lake City Council meeting.
Lake City Mayor Noah Walker said he supported public-private partnerships in trying to accomplish different real estate projects around the city. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Lake City Mayor Noah Walker said he supported public-private partnerships in trying to accomplish different real estate projects around the city. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

City to get more info on housing authority

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
The Lake City Council seems split on the future of a potential housing authority. The council heard a proposal from financial consultant Nicholas Narducci of NJN Consulting Services Inc. during a workshop ahead of its Monday meeting.

Cops say knife-wielding man made threats over drugs

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
A search for illegal narcotics instead landed a knife-wielding man in jail early Monday morning. The Lake City Police Department reported an incident near U.S. Highway 90 and NW Bascom Norris Drive around 4 a.m. where a man threatened another with a knife.

Pipe attack leads to attempted murder charges

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
An attack with a pipe Sunday morning led to attempted murder charges on a Lake City man. A Lake City Police Department release said a man with severe lacerations to his head was found walking along SE Baya Drive around 11 a.m. Sunday, appearing to have been hit with a blunt object.

Police looking into Monday crash

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
A single vehicle crash that hospitalized the driver is under investigation by the Lake City Police Department. According to an LCPD release, officers responded around 1:30 a.m.

Little named ClearSky medical director

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Lake City looks to open next month and it has its medical director on board. The new 36-bed medical rehabilitation hospital recently name Dr. Yvette Little as the medical director.
Bellamy Beaver gives high-five’s to a group of excited children. Bellamy’s Big Field Day with Columbia County students and the Columbia County Sports Commission is set for February. (COURTESY COLUMBIA COUNTY 4-H)

Bellamy Beaver gives high-five’s to a group of excited children. Bellamy’s Big Field Day with Columbia County students and the Columbia County Sports Commission is set for February. (COURTESY COLUMBIA COUNTY 4-H)

Kicking off the Columbia County 4-H year

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
By Heather Futch County Extension Director/4-H Agent Columbia County is gearing up for another exciting year as UF/IFAS Extension Columbia County kicks off the 2025–2026 4-H Year on Sept. 1.