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Altrusa aiming to help child literacy

NEWS STAFF

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Local children could be getting a hand in reaching literacy thanks to a new initiative.

Echoland canceled for Music Park

NEWS STAFF

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

The inaugural Echoland Music Festival won’t be held this year after all.

Members of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office K-9 team search a residence near SE McCray Avenue and SE Paxton Place on Monday afternoon as they were looking for a shooting suspect. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

‘Our city is reeking of gun violence’

JAMIE WACHTER

Monday, March 6, 2023

As if he needed a reminder of what was at stake, Ronald Williams II heard it loud and clear Sunday morning.

LEFT: The current FEMA flood risk map for the Santa Fe Watershed, which shows areas in light blue and dark blue that are in flood zones. RIGHT: The draft preliminary FEMA flood risk map for the Santa Fe Watershed, which is inundated with flood zones throughout the lower half of Columbia County. Comments on the maps is accepted through April 30. (COURTESY GRAPHICS)

County wants to flood FEMA with comments

JAMIE WACHTER

Monday, March 6, 2023

The message was delivered clearly and continuously Monday at a Columbia County Commission workshop: flood the system with comments and concerns over FEMA’s new draft flood risk maps.

The Lake City Council wants to see if a CDBG grant can be modified for other use at Richardson Community Center. (FILE)

City seeks to transfer grant funding

TONY BRITT

Monday, March 6, 2023

Lake City officials want to address drainage and flooding issues at the Richardson Community Center and hope that the government will allow $2 million in CDBG grant funds to cover the project.