Tag Archives: Columbia County

Sumter County Supervisor of Elections Karen Krauss can't remember the last time she got a raise as high as the $4,389 she received this year.

A Lake City police officer was killed, and a second officer injured, in a house fire early Thursday morning.

As the Halloween season creeps forward, some schools are choosing to include Halloween themes in students' lesson plans. However, for Putnam and Columbia County, school districts are focusing on keeping the themes in line with lesson plans.

The Southside Recreation Complex in Lake City will complete the first phase of a $2.9 million renovation project this week. The renovations include new bleachers, concession stands, walkways, restrooms and refurbished softball fields.

The grant, financed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency along with the state’s division of emergency management, will try to generate a map defining areas across the state that are more vulnerable to potential sinkhole activity.

Florida's Department of Environmental Protection approved the District’s funding request on Wednesday for the improvement projects.

Flagler County recently passed a new smoke-free hiring policy that not everyone agrees with.

Columbia County NAACP President Deborah White has been a champion for civil rights and has seen the power of desegregation over time. White said diversity in the county's schools is evolving as is the community.

Only three Florida counties remain dry for liquor sales, including Lafayette County, which struggles to retain business. Suwannee County went wet in 2011, though some of its towns did not follow.

Police in Lake City suspect a local man in the shooting death of his own father.