Florida Gateway College President Larry Barrett (left) and David Richardson, the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida, signed an articulation agreement Thursday that guarantees FGC graduates with admission into 17 degree programs at UF’s liberal arts college. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Agreement guarantees FGC grads admission into 17 degree programs

The path from Florida Gateway College to the University of Florida just got easier for some students. FGC President Larry Barrett and David Richardson, the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UF, signed an articulation agreement…
JAMIE WACHTER

Friday, April 19, 2024

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Florida Gateway College President Larry Barrett (left) and David Richardson, the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida, signed an articulation agreement Thursday that guarantees FGC graduates with admission into 17 degree programs at UF’s liberal arts college. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Agreement guarantees FGC grads admission into 17 degree programs

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, April 19, 2024
The path from Florida Gateway College to the University of Florida just got easier for some students. FGC President Larry Barrett and David Richardson, the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UF, signed an articulation agreement Thursday to assure certain FGC students of guaranteed…
Paving crews from C.A. Boone Construction in Lake City apply smooth asphalt strips to a roadbed in the new Forest Cove subdivision on Wednesday. The new development on Branford Highway just south of Lake City features 14 one-acre lots in a rural setting and is being developed by local contractor Rob Stewart. (COURTESY)

Breakthrough development nearing completion

TODD WILSON
Friday, April 19, 2024
A new 14-lot subdivision on Branford Highway outside Lake City is nearing completion and should be ready for site-built construction to begin in June. Forest Cove, located on the east side of Branford Highway just before the entrance to the existing Forest Country subdivision, saw new asphalt…

Hand resigns as Suwannee County fire chief

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, April 19, 2024
LIVE OAK — Suwannee County is searching for a new fire chief. Eddie Hand, who has led Suwannee County Fire Rescue since 2019, is leaving the fire service for a job with a private company. His last day with the county will be July 5. Hand, who said he informed Suwannee County Administrator Greg…
Columbia County Tourism Executive Director Konnie Patke spoke to Rotary Club of Lake City Thursday. Patke, who has been on the job for three months, explained her vision for county tourism as being more than just promoting the springs and rivers of Columbia County. (TODD WILSON/Lake City Reporter)

Patke shares expanded tourism view with Rotary

TODD WILSON
Friday, April 19, 2024
More than just springs tourism. That’s what Konnie Patke has noticed about Lake City and Columbia County, Florida, during her first 90 days at her position as the county’s executive director of tourism. Patke spoke to the Rotary Club of Lake City Thursday and shared her vision for the direction…
Suwannee’s Grayson Bonds celebrates heading to third base after hitting a home run against Chiefland on Friday. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP BASEBALL: Suwannee takes down Chiefland behind 10-run first inning

CONCEPCION LEDEZMA
Friday, April 19, 2024
LIVE OAK — In what so far has been a very promising season, Suwannee had only one home run entering its game against visiting Chiefland. The Bulldogs supporters were in for a treat as Jace Moran and Grayson Bonds hit back-to-back home runs to ignite a 10-run assault in the first inning over the…
Columbia County Commissioner Rocky Ford has served as the chairman of an advisory committee for the utility authority. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Regional utility authority approved

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, April 19, 2024
The North Florida Water Utilities Authority is officially official. In separate meetings this week, the Columbia County Board of County Commissioners and its Suwannee County counterpart unanimously approved an interlocal agreement between the two counties to establish the authority, as well as…

Rabies alert issued for Suwannee

NEWS STAFF
Friday, April 19, 2024
LIVE OAK — Residents in west central Suwannee County should be aware of rabies possibly present in the area. The Suwannee County Health Department issued an alert Thursday after finding a confirmed case of rabies in a fox killed in the area near County Road 136 west in Suwannee County on Sunday.…

Lake City man killed in single vehicle crash

NEWS STAFF
Friday, April 19, 2024
A Lake City man was killed Thursday afternoon in a single vehicle crash. According to a Florida Highway Patrol release, a 60-year-old man was traveling north on Turner Avenue when his car left the roadway near NW Park Drive at 1:31 p.m. Thursday and struck a tree head-on. The driver died at the…
Columbia County Commission Chairman Ron Williams said Thursday night he wanted an answer from the Town of Fort White within 30 days on its intentions with utilities moving forward. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

County to Fort White: Are you in or out on utilities?

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Friday, April 19, 2024
The rocky relationship between the Town of Fort White and Columbia County hit another bump during Thursday’s County Commission meeting. In trying to decide whether Fort White was still interested in joining the county in forming a utility authority, the county instead highlighted differences…

Lake City man arrested for January shooting at club

NEWS STAFF
Friday, April 19, 2024
A Lake City man was arrested this week for his role in a January shooting incident outside an area nightclub. Marcus Peterson, 20, was arrested Thursday for aggravated assault with a weapon and improper exhibit of a firearm. According to a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office report, a shooting…
Jeffrey Hill, a Columbia County resident, told the County Commission to not accept any deal with the Suwannee River Water Management District about his property. The county and district reached an agreement two years ago about how to move forward with the Hill dam parcel. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

County implementing traffic impact fees

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Friday, April 19, 2024
The Columbia County Commission provided a green light on impact fees to help with transportation infrastructure moving forward. Assistant County Manager Kevin Kirby presented a traffic impact study performed in 2007 to the board during its Thursday meeting. According to that study, the county…

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