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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.
Josh Sparks, owner of Sparks Construction, is pictured with members of the Lake City Women’s Club and Lake City Garden Club, after signing the deed to the historic Club House on Lake Isabella. Sparks was given ownership of the building so he can repair and save the facility. (COURTESY)

Josh Sparks, owner of Sparks Construction, is pictured with members of the Lake City Women’s Club and Lake City Garden Club, after signing the deed to the historic Club House on Lake Isabella. Sparks was given ownership of the building so he can repair and save the facility. (COURTESY)

Historic Club House given to Sparks for repairs

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Saturday, August 16, 2025
For the first time in nearly a century, the Club House on Lake Isabella has a new owner.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announces the creation of the ‘Deportation Depot’ immigrant detention center at Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson on Thursday along with other state officials. The state prison’s proximity to the Lake City Gateway Airport was a key component in its selection for the site. (COURTESY)

Gov. Ron DeSantis announces the creation of the ‘Deportation Depot’ immigrant detention center at Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson on Thursday along with other state officials. The state prison’s proximity to the Lake City Gateway Airport was a key component in its selection for the site. (COURTESY)

Lake City airport is ‘Deportation Depot’

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Saturday, August 16, 2025
The state’s second immigrant detention center is taking root next door. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday the state plans to use Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson, just east of Columbia County on U.S. Highway 90, to boost detention of people targeted for deportation.
Langston (left) and Mills

Langston (left) and Mills

Miss USA request for protection from U.S. Rep. will be heard

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, August 16, 2025
A Lake City beauty queen’s request for a restraining order against a Congressman will be heard Monday in Third Judicial Circuit Court in Lake City. The hearing on Miss United States Lindsey Langston’s petition for injunction for protection against U.S. Rep.
Alexander Zadai (from left), Deanna Lumpkin, Makeba Murphy, Sonical Mitchell and Twylah Queen hold backpacks that Core Civic donated to Niblack Elementary School on Wednesday morning. Core Civic provided roughly 50 backpacks and other school supplies to three local elementary schools. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Alexander Zadai (from left), Deanna Lumpkin, Makeba Murphy, Sonical Mitchell and Twylah Queen hold backpacks that Core Civic donated to Niblack Elementary School on Wednesday morning. Core Civic provided roughly 50 backpacks and other school supplies to three local elementary schools. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Core Civic donates backpacks to schools

TONY BRITT
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Representatives from Core Civic donated backpacks and other school supplies to three local schools — Niblack Elementary, Eastside Elementary and Summers Elementary.