Florida Gateway College nursing student Heather Bellot (left) looks at fellow student Mallory Bedenbaugh as Bedenbaugh utilizes an Occulus virtual reality headset for a training session. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Florida Gateway College continued its expansion and upgrades on the Lake City campus by finally opening its STEM II building.FGC officials opened the Grace and Al Harter Center for Innovation on the northwest corner of the campus on Wednesday morning as the college’s new nursing simulation lab.In...
Agriculture Law Enforcement officer Zack Skinner gets a plate of barbecue from American Legion Post 57 volunteers during the post’s First Responder Luncheon on Wednesday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
More than 50 local first responders had lunch at American Legion Post 57 on Wednesday as part of...
Parker Smith (from left), 5, and Jade Smith, 7, collect candy from Luz Perez of Marie’s Mexican Treats while at the Texas Roadhouse Trunk or Treat event on Tuesday evening. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
At least 400 children and several hundred more adults gathered at the Texas Roadhouse in Lake City...
Lyndsey Weissendorn receives candy from Florida Department of Transportation employee Kaitlyn Hill during a previous year’s trunk-or-treat event at the District 2 office. (FILE)
Ashleigh Pitzer, the founder of the Will Carpenter AYA Cancer Foundation, is emotional after the non-profit foundation started in her late son’s honor was named the Suwannee County Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit of the Year. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
A historic Suwannee County bridge has been closed while officials examine options to repair the...
Suwannee County School District Community Relations Specialist TJ Vickers and Chief Financial Officer Marsha Brown speak about the proposed half-cent sales tax Monday at Suwannee High. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
Columbia receiver Legend Camiel (19) celebrates one of his two touchdowns alongside offensive lineman Jiaun Wilson (55) and running back Jerome Horne (25) during last Friday’s win over Ed White. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)
Nearly every game on the schedule has been a test for Columbia in one form or another.That all...
Fort White’s Marvion Wallace follows running back John’l Lawson on the wildcat run in last week’s 34-32 loss to Baker County. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
Florida Gateway College nursing student Heather Bellot (left) looks at fellow student Mallory Bedenbaugh as Bedenbaugh utilizes an Occulus virtual reality headset for a training session. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Florida Gateway College continued its expansion and upgrades on the Lake City campus by finally opening its STEM II building.FGC officials opened the Grace and Al Harter Center for Innovation on the northwest corner of the campus on Wednesday morning as the college’s new nursing simulation lab.In…
Agriculture Law Enforcement officer Zack Skinner gets a plate of barbecue from American Legion Post 57 volunteers during the post’s First Responder Luncheon on Wednesday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
More than 50 local first responders had lunch at American Legion Post 57 on Wednesday as part of its second First Responder Luncheon of the year.Several firefighters, highway patrol officers, police officers, deputies, paramedics and others ate their lunch at the post while other first responders…
Parker Smith (from left), 5, and Jade Smith, 7, collect candy from Luz Perez of Marie’s Mexican Treats while at the Texas Roadhouse Trunk or Treat event on Tuesday evening. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
At least 400 children and several hundred more adults gathered at the Texas Roadhouse in Lake City on Tuesday evening to begin their candy collecting tradition for Halloween.The mass of people at the restaurant were attending the fourth annual Texas Roadhouse Trunk-or-Treat event.“We host this…
Lyndsey Weissendorn receives candy from Florida Department of Transportation employee Kaitlyn Hill during a previous year’s trunk-or-treat event at the District 2 office. (FILE)
Local youngsters can trick-or-treat in a well-lit, safety controlled environment with a touch-a-truck event next week, courtesy of the local Florida Department of Transportation office.The FDOT District office will hold its fourth annual Trunk-or-Treat and Touch-A-Truck event from 6-8 p,m. on…
Westside Elementary School students proudly display illustrations used during October’s Choose to Move lesson, including an anatomical heart and pages from Miles Has a Plan! The hands-on learning experience helped students better understand how their hearts work and how planning for daily physical activity supports lifelong health. (COURTESY COLUMBIA COUNTY EXTENSION)
By Heather M. FutchColumbia County ExtensionThe looks of amazement on students’ faces said it all. As Westside Elementary School students placed their fingers on their wrists or necks and discovered their own heartbeats, something they had learned about suddenly became something they could actually…
Ashleigh Pitzer, the founder of the Will Carpenter AYA Cancer Foundation, is emotional after the non-profit foundation started in her late son’s honor was named the Suwannee County Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit of the Year. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
Ashleigh Pitzer never wanted to be standing there on the stage at the Suwannee County Coliseum last Thursday night.In fact, Pitzer never wanted to create the non-profit organization that was among the Suwannee County Chamber of Commerce’s four Business of the Year winners honored at its annual…
A historic Suwannee County bridge has been closed while officials examine options to repair the failing crossing.Five months after the Suwannee County Commission discussed the 164th Street Bridge over Little River and the Florida Department of Transportation’s continued requests for a plan to fix…
Suwannee County School District Community Relations Specialist TJ Vickers and Chief Financial Officer Marsha Brown speak about the proposed half-cent sales tax Monday at Suwannee High. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
Suwannee County School District officials were ready and waiting Monday to pitch their proposed half-cent sales tax to local residents.The first of two sales tax referendum informational meetings, though, was absent of interested people ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. Monday’s meeting at…
BRANFORD — A Live Oak man was critically injured Saturday when he drove off the road in southeastern Suwannee County and hit a pole.According to a Florida Highway Patrol release, the 59-year-old was traveling north on 39th Drive in a sport utility vehicle around 1:05 p.m. Saturday when he left…
The map of roads in Suwannee County that marks which roads are county owned or maintained and which are not. There are more than 500 roads that the county declared title to Tuesday night. (COURTESY SUWANNEE COUNTY)
Suwannee County officially maintains more than 500 roads.During its meeting Tuesday night, the Suwannee County Commission unanimously adopted both a resolution and a map declaring title to 522 county maintained roads.County Attorney Adam Morrison requested the board adopt the resolution as well as…
Mike Haney (from left), dressed as Saint Nicholas, stands with Linda Knox and Jim Senzamici during the inaugural charity biker’s ride for the Suwannee County Toys for Tots program. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
BRANFORD — A couple dozen motorcyclists became Santa’s helpers and created and secured Christmas gifts for local youngsters through a benefit charity motorcycle ride this past weekend.Suwannee Thunder, the first benefit motorcycle run for the Suwannee County Toys for Tots program, took place…
