Angel Le (from left) and Charli Hughes hunt Chip Gordon as vampires as they recreate a scene from the movie ‘Sinners’ for the 12th annual CHS Theatre Haunted House. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
Spooky thrills await around every corner tonight.The Columbia High School Theatre group is putting on its annual Haunted House at the Norman L. Choice Performing Arts Center on campus. Tickets are $5 at the door, with payments via cash and Cash App accepted.
County Attorney Joel Foreman told the County Commission on Thursday that the interlocal agreement with the City of Lake City is for six months to see how the county handling animal enforcement inside the city goes while the city looks for a new contractor. (FILE)
Florida’s unemployment rate ticked down for a fourth consecutive month even as business groups have...
According to the Suwannee River Water Management District, North Florida received less rain than the historical average in September. (COURTESY SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT)
LIVE OAK — Despite below average rainfall in September, groundwater conditions across North Florida...
A crowd watches a performance on the main stage at a previous Florida Folk Festival at the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park in White Springs. Next year’s event is being moved to April. (COURTESY)
Angel Le (from left) and Charli Hughes hunt Chip Gordon as vampires as they recreate a scene from the movie ‘Sinners’ for the 12th annual CHS Theatre Haunted House. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
Spooky thrills await around every corner tonight.The Columbia High School Theatre group is putting on its annual Haunted House at the Norman L. Choice Performing Arts Center on campus. Tickets are $5 at the door, with payments via cash and Cash App accepted. The event runs from 7-10 p.m. today with…
County Attorney Joel Foreman told the County Commission on Thursday that the interlocal agreement with the City of Lake City is for six months to see how the county handling animal enforcement inside the city goes while the city looks for a new contractor. (FILE)
Columbia County officials plan to team up with the City of Lake City and provide animal enforcement services within city limits as part of a 180-day agreement.During Thursday’s County Commission meeting, the board unanimously voted in favor of adopting a 180-day agreement for the county to stand in…
An online undercover operation targeting people trying to exploit children online led to a recent arrest of a Jacksonville man.A Lake City Police Department release said that detectives with its Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force posted undercover advertisements on a website commonly used…
A proposed truck stop development site got approved for new zoning and land use designations over objections Tuesday night.The City of Lake City’s planning and zoning board unanimously approved a City-Commercial land use designation and Commercial-Intensive zoning for a 12.81-acre parcel near the…
Jacob Wermann, an escaped inmate from the Bridges of Lake City work release center, was captured Thursday morning. (COURTESY COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)
After cutting off his ankle monitor and fleeing on a co-worker’s bicycle Wednesday, a work release inmate was back in custody Thursday morning.According to a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office release, 41-year-old Jacob Wermann escaped Wednesday while working at an industrial business on SE State…
Florida’s unemployment rate ticked down for a fourth consecutive month even as business groups have gotten “more cautious” about planning for the future.The state Department of Commerce last report showed the jobless rate for September was 4.4%, down 0.1% from August.Locally, Columbia County’s…
Alachua County Engineer Ramon Gavarrete addresses the Columbia County Commission on Thursday about the need for help in addressing potholes. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Columbia County public works employees will be able to earn some extra money by patching potholes on Alachua County roads.The Columbia County Commission unanimously approved an interlocal agreement with Alachua County on Thursday night that will allow county public works employees, who volunteer to…
A resurfacing project on U.S. Highway 90 from Lake City to the Baker County line will begin Monday.The $7.9 million project awarded to Anderson Columbia will include milling and resurfacing the existing travel lanes of U.S. 90 from Llewellyn Avenue near the State Road 100 intersection on the…
Branford poses with its District 6-R championship trophy after its 3-1 win over Union County on Thursday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
BRANFORD — It shouldn’t have come as a surprise to Anabella Dicks at all.But after the Buccaneers won their fourth consecutive District 6-R championship, the senior do-it-all outside hitter was still shocked to add another trophy to the case.“I’m honestly shook right now,” Dicks said. “The…
Lafayette poses with its District 5-R championship trophy after its 3-1 win over Aucilla Christian on Thursday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
MAYO — The drought is finally over. After six long years, a district championship trophy has returned to Lafayette. The No. 3 seed Hornets took down top-seeded Aucilla Christian in four sets to claim the District 5-R title for the first time since 2020 on their home court Thursday night.…
Branford setter Brynn Lester races to defend a shot against Suwannee on Sept. 30. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Lake City Reporter)
JACKSONVILLE — A young Columbia team got a taste of a district title match on Thursday.As for ending the program’s long championship drought, that’ll have to wait at least another year.Top-seeded Yulee proved to be too much for the Tigers in the District 3-4A championship as it came away with a 25…
