Lake Butler News

Blogs / Charlie Patton's Blog / One of Us: 'Mr. J' knew Jacksonville's routes, will miss being in 'driver room' Driver Herbert Jefferson, 65, of Advanced Disposal is retiring on June 1. Over 22 years, he has collected an estimated 4.4 million cubic yards of garbage.

A Lake Butler man was critically injured Friday morning when a car coming from the opposite direction on State Road 121 north of Gainesville hit a deer, sending the animal careening through the man's windshield and out the truck's rear window, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Eric W. Parrish is hanging on for his dear life after being critically injured when another car traveling from the opposite direction hit a deer north of Gainesville.

LAKE CITY, Fla. -- Three Lake City schools are on lockdown while police look for two suspects involved in a fatal shooting that happened at a convenience store.

The Union County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a missing 86-year-old woman.