Tag Archives: Lake City

The Department of Children and Families in Chiefland will close its doors on March 31, 2014.

Sugar Plum Ranch in Ocala provides a training program for military veterans to learn the basics of caring for horses. The program helps veterans acquire jobs on farms after they have returned home from military service.

This year is the 17th annual Alligator Warrior Festival celebrating the early 1800's. This is a time when Lake City was simply known as Alligator, Florida.

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.

For $25, North Central Florida families can bring their prized vehicles for up to a 145-mile-per-hour adrenaline rush. About 50 drivers participate in the races at a time.

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

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.

Jeff Gray is a truck driver living in St. Augustine whose hobby has amassed more than 1.4 million YouTube views. He has a simple approach: show up in a public place with a camera and a thorough knowledge of what law enforcement can and cannot ask him to do.

A new Florida law requires county agencies to make available to the public a record of how many animals are being taken in, adopted out or euthanized. More than two weeks after the statute took effect, some counties are unable or unwilling to comply. Among those that are, records show a marked decrease in euthanasia.