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Columbia principal Trey Hosford. (FILE)

Columbia principal Trey Hosford. (FILE)

Dates set for belated prom, graduation at Columbia High

CARL MCKINNEY
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
School officials have been adamant about making sure seniors at Columbia and Fort White High still get the last big hurrah they’re owed, and now the dates have been set. Belated prom and graduation events are scheduled for late July and early August, said Superintendent Lex Carswell.
The placards dotted the perimeter of the lake. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

The placards dotted the perimeter of the lake. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

Lakeside tribute to seniors

CARL MCKINNEY
Monday, April 27, 2020
CHS seniors can’t have a graduation ceremony just yet, but that doesn’t mean they can’t get their time in the spotlight.
A new bar, Prohibition, will open in The Blanche building, at the location where the double silver doors, center, are located. The business will face the bricked pedestrian walkway on the former Veterans Street. Friends Toby Witt and Cimaron Holt plan to open the bar in June. It will be the first commercial tenant in the newly renovated Blanche building. (TODD WILSON/Lake City Reporter)

A new bar, Prohibition, will open in The Blanche building, at the location where the double silver doors, center, are located. The business will face the bricked pedestrian walkway on the former Veterans Street. Friends Toby Witt and Cimaron Holt plan to open the bar in June. It will be the first commercial tenant in the newly renovated Blanche building. (TODD WILSON/Lake City Reporter)

New bar to open in The Blanche

TODD WILSON
Friday, April 24, 2020
Two longtime friends will realize their dream of owning a neighborhood bar when “Prohibition,” a beer, wine and appetizers establishment opens in The Blanche this summer.
The financial condition of the government’s two biggest benefit programs remains shaky, with Medicare expected to become insolvent in just six years, while Social Security will be unable to pay full benefits starting in 2035, the government said Wednesday.

The financial condition of the government’s two biggest benefit programs remains shaky, with Medicare expected to become insolvent in just six years, while Social Security will be unable to pay full benefits starting in 2035, the government said Wednesday.

Medicare, social security both shakier than thought

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
WASHINGTON — The financial condition of the government’s two biggest benefit programs remains shaky, with Medicare expected to become insolvent in just six years, while Social Security will be unable to pay full benefits starting in 2035, the government said Wednesday.
Goggle's Threat Analysis Group says in a blog post that some have tried to trick people into downloading malware by impersonating international health organizations.

Goggle's Threat Analysis Group says in a blog post that some have tried to trick people into downloading malware by impersonating international health organizations.

Health pros are latest target of covid-19 scams

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Google’s security team says it has identified more than a dozen government-backed malicious groups using covid-19 related themes for phishing and hacking.
Charles Peloni, owner of Peloni’s Pumping and Portable Toilets, pictured on the right operating heavy machinery, installs a new septic tank with his employee and stepson, Joseph Creeley, pictured on the left. Peloni says business has slowed down in some aspects but picked up in others during the pandemic, resulting in revenue staying steady. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

Charles Peloni, owner of Peloni’s Pumping and Portable Toilets, pictured on the right operating heavy machinery, installs a new septic tank with his employee and stepson, Joseph Creeley, pictured on the left. Peloni says business has slowed down in some aspects but picked up in others during the pandemic, resulting in revenue staying steady. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

Still flush: Furloughs spur septic tank pump-outs

CARL MCKINNEY
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
While small businesses everywhere are struggling, one service is still flush with customers.  More people are staying at home, and that means more people are using their own toilets rather than the facilities at work or school.
A patient is evacuated from the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, Calif., on April 8. More than 80 patients from a Riverside skilled nursing facility are being evacuated this morning to other healthcare locations throughout Riverside County, Calif. (AP PHOTO)

A patient is evacuated from the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, Calif., on April 8. More than 80 patients from a Riverside skilled nursing facility are being evacuated this morning to other healthcare locations throughout Riverside County, Calif. (AP PHOTO)

Feds to track nursing home deaths

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, April 20, 2020
NEW YORK — Calling nursing homes ground zero of the coronavirus crisis, federal officials said Monday they plan to start tracking and publicly sharing information on infections and deaths in such facilities to help spot trends and early signs the virus is spreading in communities.
Dharmendra Thakor, manager of A&D Discount Liquor, at the corner of Main Street and U.S. 90, straightens a top-shelf bottle of Booker’s bourbon at his store in downtown Lake City Friday afternoon. Thakor said since the coronavirus pandemic hit his business has been good, as people have increased spending on liquor and beer, buying larger quantities and more frequently. (TODD WILSON/Lake City Reporter)

Dharmendra Thakor, manager of A&D Discount Liquor, at the corner of Main Street and U.S. 90, straightens a top-shelf bottle of Booker’s bourbon at his store in downtown Lake City Friday afternoon. Thakor said since the coronavirus pandemic hit his business has been good, as people have increased spending on liquor and beer, buying larger quantities and more frequently. (TODD WILSON/Lake City Reporter)

Liquor stores haven’t been feeling any pain

TODD WILSON
Friday, April 17, 2020
People enjoy pulling a cork or popping a top during normal times, but local consumers under stress, as they are now in pandemic uncertainty, are hitting the bottle much harder. Boozing it up means business is good, says one liquor store operator in Lake City.