Lake City Fire Department firefighter Chase Hancock (from left) lets Ryker Paris, 7, Jeremiah Williamson, 7, Ariella Paris, 7 and Melissa Angeles look at the equipment firefighters use on emergency calls during the Firefighters and Cones event. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Local youngsters teamed with Lake City firefighters and Dairy Queen to beat the heat on Monday afternoon during a Firefighters and Cones event.During the event, kids had the opportunity to meet and visit with local firefighters, look at the their equipment and eat ice cream.The event was sponsored…
A car crashed into the Courtyard by Marriott hotel along U.S. Highway 90 on July 1. (COURTESY LAKE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT)
A Lake City hotel suffered minor damage last week when a car crashed into it.According to a Lake City Fire Department release, firefighters responded to the Courtyard by Marriott along U.S. Highway 90, next to the Dairy Queen, at approximately 4:45 p.m. on July 1 after a vehicle crashed into the…
The planned move of the Columbia County Tax Collector’s Office could lead to a new meeting space for the Columbia County commission.During the board’s meeting Thursday, County Manager David Kraus told the commission that it needed to start thinking about a new meeting space for the future. Kraus…
Columbia receiver Kyren Caldwell turns up field after making a catch against Rickards during the Region 1-4A quarterfinals on Nov. 14, 2025. (FILE)
Columbia rising senior receiver Kyren Caldwell had his pick of some of college football's biggest programs, but when it came time to make his decision, the answer wasn't found in national prestige.Instead, he followed a feeling he couldn't ignore.Caldwell committed to Maryland on Saturday over…
Shannon Roberts, the executive director of the North Florida Water Utilities Authority, will soon have two new board members to work with after the Columbia County Commission made new appointments Thursday. (FILE)
The North Florida Water Utilities Authority will have two new board members next month.During the Columbia County Commission meeting Thursday, the board approved by a pair of 4-1 votes to select Jock Phelps and Walt Graham to serve on the utility group’s governing board. Phelps and Graham will…
Columbia County Commissioner Rocky Ford said the county needs to make sure it commits to whatever funding is necessary to improve emergency medical services in the county. (FILE)
Columbia County plans to repeat its request for ambulances from the Lake Shore Hospital Authority in an effort to boost emergency medical service in rural areas of the county.In a nearly three-hour long meeting Thursday, the Columbia County Commission unanimously approved requesting the LSHA…
Theophilus Weeks’ headstone at Price Creek Cemetery. Weeks served in the Revolutionary War before settling in Columbia County near Ellisville. (COURTESY)
The final part in a series of articles looking at the road that led to the American Revolution, resulting in America’s independence 250 years ago, will be coming soon. Meanwhile, here is a look at three men who settled in Columbia County after fighting in the Revolutionary War. Three…
Artist Maggie Wilburn finishes up her America 250 art work on the Suwannee River Regional Library’s Live Oak branch ahead of the July 4 holiday. (ROB WOLFE/Lake City Reporter)
Some of the United States of America’s historic heroes will descend on downtown Live Oak to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday.Sort of.As part of Live Oak’s annual Freedom Festival on Saturday, July 4, will be a unique addition in a living historical timeline parade that will take those…
One small project in Suwannee County got cut when Gov. Ron DeSantis approved the state budget Monday.As part of the more than $800 million in line item vetoes that DeSantis cut from the state’s $117.6 billion spending plan, which went into effect Wednesday, was $350,000 toward a water line…
The Lafayette County School District remains one of the state’s best.The Florida Department of Education released its School Grades on Wednesday with the Lafayette County School District earning an ‘A’ score for the eighth straight year, totaling the third most points of any district in the state.…
