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FGC to reopen in June

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Florida Gateway College is making final preparations for summer classes and to reopen campus to students and the public. While most summer classes are currently online, plans are being made to offer some in-person classes beginning June 1, according to a press release from the college.
Columbia and Hamilton County will be conducting drive-thru testing. No signs or symptoms needed to be tested. No appointment is needed.  Bring valid ID and remain in your vehicle.

Columbia and Hamilton County will be conducting drive-thru testing. No signs or symptoms needed to be tested. No appointment is needed.  Bring valid ID and remain in your vehicle.

Covid-19: Drive-thru testing sites announced

NEWS STAFF
Friday, May 1, 2020
Health experts believe the covid-19 virus spreads from person-to-person who are in close contact with one another (see CDC guidelines). When an infected person coughs or sneezes, respiratory droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people nearby.
Testing will be conducted at the Fort White Clinic, 535 Dortch Street, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday.  

Testing will be conducted at the Fort White Clinic, 535 Dortch Street, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday.  

Walk-up testing sites await in Fort White

CARL MCKINNEY
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
On Friday, the Florida Department of Health in Columbia County will offer covid-19 testing in Fort White to walk-up patients who meet the relevant criteria.  Testing will be conducted at the Fort White Clinic, 535 Dortch Street, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday.
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.