Lake City News

A new $3 monthly residential fee from the Storm Water Management Utility System will appear on bills next month, mainly because of a change of vote by Lake City Mayor Stephen Witt.

Fifty-seven of the approximately 200 vehicles in Lake City's municipal fleet go home with employees, according to information provided by City Manager Scott Reynolds.

They are working at the 911 dispatch center in the Emergency Operations Center. JEFF M. HARDISON/Lake City Reporter State grant of $540,000 on table to help system.

The Third Judicial Circuit Court State Attorney has declined to file charges against school district superintendent Grady "Sam" Markham in reference to an incident that occurred last month with ...

A $39,852 purchase of a software system, and training with a top limit of $2,800 received approval Tuesday night by the Lake City City Council as the city moves into a new era of handling information.

Now known as the Phillips property on State Road 100 in Columbia County, a 504-acre section of land continues to be tentatively designated as a catalyst project site.

When a two-engine, six-seat Eclipse 500 LX passenger jet made an unscheduled landing at Lake City Municipal Airport Thursday, Lake City Fire Department was the primary responding agency, Columbia County Fire ...

Children in Guatemala hold up new toothbrushes they received from local dentists.

Several emergency vehicles scrambled to Lake City Municipal Airport at about 9 a.m. Thursday in response to an incoming jet with a problem as it made an unscheduled landing.

Lake City Mayor Stephen Witt and City Councilwoman Melinda Moses both took the oath of office Wednesday following their election to office.

Stephen Witt was reelected as mayor of Lake City, beating James Montgomery with a vote of 1,294 to 1,045 , according to information on the Supervisor of Elections Web site.

Looking toward Columbia County across the Santa Fe River at the Gilchrist County park and boat ramp shows the level is below the edge of the ramp on Monday morning.

Although Lake City City Council sent a notice to residential property owners that the residential fire fee for the fiscal year 2008-09 was going to be $195.18, the rate was reduced to $167.17 at the special ...

John Robertson will end his 12 years of service as a member of the Lake City City Council on Monday, after a new person is elected to replace him.

Florida Division of Forestry rain gauges recorded that Lake City received .22 inches of rain by 7 a.m. Thursday; and another 3.23 inches of rain by 7 a.m. Friday, as Tropical Storm Fay blustered her way through ...

Employees of Hopkins Motor Company likely expected to see puddles of water from the aftermath of Tropical Storm Fay on their return to work Friday.

Among the Lake City houses hit by trees in the wee hours Friday morning, one area suffered a quadruple blow where four trees' roots sat in the city right-of-way, according to City Manager Scott Reynolds.

Thursday's meeting of the Columbia County Board of County Commissioners was adjourned by 7:30 p.m. to allow everyone to get home safely, according to board chairman Dewey Weaver.

News of Tropical Storm Fay's projected path potentially impacting Lake City brought a broad spectrum of mixed responses Thursday.

With Tropical Storm Fay threatening to drop 6-12 inches of rain on Columbia County, several local agencies and services have decided to take the safe route and suspend operations.