7 Brew opened a Live Oak location late last year. Construction is currently underway for a Lake City site in the Gleason Place shopping center along U.S. Highway 90. (COURTESY)
Lake City is getting a new coffee shop that also sells a variety of home spun drinks.7 Brew Coffee, recognized as one of the country’s fastest growing chains, has a store that’s being constructed in the Gleason Place shopping center, near its southeastern entrance at the intersection of U.S.
FILE A Flock Safety license plate reader camera sits along Baya Avenue by the entrance to the Lake Montgomery boat ramp. The state is shutting down the use of the cameras on state roads due to privacy concerns. (FILE)
License plate reader cameras are no longer allowed on state roads, but they will still be used...
Columbia County Attorney Joel Foreman is recommending the County Commission attempt to negotiate with its Suwannee County counterparts about the North Florida Water Utilities Authority instead of moving to withdraw from the partnership entirely. (FILE)
Columbia County shouldn’t proceed with previous stated plans to withdraw from the North Florida...
Volunteers help set up for a previous Farm Share food distribution hosted by the Lake City Police Department. A food giveaway is scheduled for Saturday, beginning at 8 a.m. in downtown Lake City. (FILE)
Krista Turner(right) and Judee Mundy look over plants in the Edible Ornamental Landscaping area at Hearthstone Botanical Gardens in Wellborn. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
WELLBORN — A local botanical garden plans to add a more artistry-related plant setting and new bug...
State Sen. Corey Simon and Suwannee County Superintendent Ronnie Gray cut the ribbon on the nursing addition building at RIVEROAK Technical College last Thursday. (MONJA SLATER/Lake City Reporter)
Three years after delivering a ceremonial giant check, Sen.
The Suwannee County Fire Rescue Honor Guard stand at attention as Fire Chief Dan Miller prepares to speak at the grand opening of Station 6 on Aug. 19. (ROB WOLFE/Lake City Reporter)
7 Brew opened a Live Oak location late last year. Construction is currently underway for a Lake City site in the Gleason Place shopping center along U.S. Highway 90. (COURTESY)
Lake City is getting a new coffee shop that also sells a variety of home spun drinks.7 Brew Coffee, recognized as one of the country’s fastest growing chains, has a store that’s being constructed in the Gleason Place shopping center, near its southeastern entrance at the intersection of U.S.…
Branford's volleyball team celebrates a point against Lafayette on Aug. 27. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)
Teams were in action on the volleyball court as well as the golf course on Tuesday.Here are the scores and stats from Sept. 1.VOLLEYBALL— Branford 3, Bronson 1: The Buccaneers (6-1) overcame an opening set defeat to take down the Eagles (5-2) 19-25, 25-13-, 25-20, 25-17 on the road.— Fort…
Suwannee hitter Jaylin Nash gets a shot over the net against Lafayette on Tuesday. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Lake City Reporter)
LIVE OAK — The crowd never had a chance to catch its breath as Lafayette and Suwannee battled through five intense sets. After the Hornets built an early advantage in the decisive frame, the Bulldogs refused to back down. Suwannee rallied behind clutch performances from hitters Calinn Daniel,…
FILE A Flock Safety license plate reader camera sits along Baya Avenue by the entrance to the Lake Montgomery boat ramp. The state is shutting down the use of the cameras on state roads due to privacy concerns. (FILE)
License plate reader cameras are no longer allowed on state roads, but they will still be used around Lake City and Columbia County.The Florida Department of Transportation issued a memo to local law enforcement agencies Monday, withdrawing permission to place the cameras on state roads due to…
Columbia County Attorney Joel Foreman is recommending the County Commission attempt to negotiate with its Suwannee County counterparts about the North Florida Water Utilities Authority instead of moving to withdraw from the partnership entirely. (FILE)
Columbia County shouldn’t proceed with previous stated plans to withdraw from the North Florida Water Utilities Authority according to its attorney.In a memo to the County Commission, as well as County Manager David Kraus and Assistant County Manager Kevin Kirby, on Thursday, County Attorney Joel…
Volunteers help set up for a previous Farm Share food distribution hosted by the Lake City Police Department. A food giveaway is scheduled for Saturday, beginning at 8 a.m. in downtown Lake City. (FILE)
The Lake City Police Department has scheduled an event with Farm Share where food will be given to local families Saturday morning.The Farm Share event will take place Saturday, Sept. 5, at the gravel parking lot across the street from the Lake City Public Safety Building in downtown.“That’s where…
The Columbia County Commission is still trying to gather information on data centers.More than a month after directing County Attorney Joel Foreman to begin drafting a moratorium on data centers in the county, the board will hold a workshop on Thursday afternoon to hear additional perspectives…
The Lake City Police Department’s participation in the “Drive Sober of Get Pulled Over” campaign netted four arrests last weekend.The multi-agency DUI operation in the city included a DUI checkpoint on U.S. Highway 90 in between NW Gwen Lake Ave. and NW Ridgewood Ave. as well as a mobile…
The Columbia County Commission will finalize some fees Thursday night while tentatively setting the tax rate for the upcoming year.During the board’s 5:30 p.m. meeting Thursday at the Keith Hudson School Board Auditorium, 372 W. Duval Street in Lake City, it will consider the tentative millage rate…
Haven Hospice was honored at the Florida Hospice and Palliative Care Association Awards of Excellence with the Excellence in Program Innovation Award for Clincial Practice for its Dementia Care Program. Haven Patient Care Representative Christina Alltop (left) also won the Rising Leader Award. (COURTESY HAVEN HOSPICE)
GAINESVILLE — Haven Hospice was awarded two Florida Hospice and Palliative Care Association (FHPCA) Awards of Excellence at the FHPCA 41st annual forum in Orlando. Haven’s Dementia Care Program won the Excellence in Program Innovation Award for Clinical Practice. This award recognizes services…
Columbia running back Jerome Horne gets around the corner of the Lakewood defense for a gain on Friday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)
Jerome Horne burst on to the scene as a freshman at Columbia by rushing for 100-plus yards in four of his eight games and at least 80 yards in six contests after being promoted from JV.Since returning from a fractured ankle suffered last season, Horne has quickly returned to that form to start his…
