The cost of fire protection and garbage collection is going up in Columbia County. The Columbia County Commission approved setting the preliminary fire and solid waste assessments ...

Columbia County Manager David Kraus said he felt ‘comfortable’ budgeting the same $520,648 subsidy to the NFWUA for the upcoming fiscal year. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter ...

Columbia County’s finances are in good shape, although there are a few areas in which the county and a few constitutional offices need to clean up. Caleb Perla, a partner at Pow ...

A Lake City man will spend the rest of his life in prison after the resolution to a 2023 child sexual abuse material case. Steven Paul Shaffer, 55, was sentenced to more than 176 ...

A pair of Macclenny men are facing charges after police said they were traveling nearly double the speed limit, leading to the seizure of more than 100 grams of marijuana. Accordi ...

No one could beat Columbia either. Caldwell caught a 40-yard bomb for his second touchdown of the game and the Tigers then stopped a two-point conve… Stay connected to your local news. Subscribers get ...

Magic returned to Columbia County 4-H during the third week of its summer day camp season as magical beings gathered for the Year Two session of the School of Life Skills for Magical Beings. From ...

Live Oak City Manager Larry Sessions said he was against raising any taxes ahead of an anticipated property tax relief measure in Tallahassee. The Live Oak Council can now only vo ...

Florida Gateway College has hired Laura Kinsel as its women’s volleyball head coach and C.J. Proveaux as its men’s golf after the LCR reported last month that both programs would make their return ...

More than a dozen local youngsters took to the great outdoors this week, while attending the Columbia County 4-H Outdoor Adventure Camp. Stay connected to your local news. Subscribers get full access ...

Repairs to the Suwannee County Courthouse appear to be wrapping up right on time. Crews from O’Neal Roofing began working on the courthouse dome in early May after damage from Hurricane Helene in… ...

The North Florida Water Utilities Authority met for more than an hour discussing and reviewing its proposed 2026-27 fiscal year budget, during a public budget workshop on Monday morning, ...