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March 18, 2024
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Columbia County Observer photos: (across the
bottom) Marilisa Reed, Kristina Williams,
Jeff Geering.
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March 16, 2024
2:30 pm | 4 min read
Photos and graphic: Columbia County Observer
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March 12, 2024
2:00 pm | 5 min read
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March 6, 2024
11:30 am | 4 min read
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA – CareerSource
Florida Crown is under investigation for
financial improprieties going back three
fiscal years: 2020, 2021, and 2022.
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March 5, 2024
3:45 pm | 4 min read
LAKE CITY, FL –
The latest Lake City City Manager Search
continued last night in City Hall. No one was
particularly prepared, though it was the third
City Manager search since 2018. However, without
any direction, HR Director BillyJo Bible advised
the Council that she had prepared questions and
a ranking scheme for the City Manager finalists.
The City Clerk also reminded the Mayor and
informed the Council of some of the past
procedures.
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Feb. 28, 2024
1:25 pm | 3 min read
LAKE CITY, FL –
Monday night in City Hall, James Carter
took the Oath of Office and became the
City Councilman for District 13 until
the upcoming fall election cycle. It is
unclear how City Council meetings'
deterioration and armed camp setting
affected other potential candidates. Mr.
Carter had some ideas.
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Feb. 25, 2024 6:30 pm |
9 min read
FORT WHITE, FL – Fort White, Florida's Gwynn
Farms Subdivision – is over for now – but is it
really over? The developer pulling out could be
a "blessing in disguise," said Fort White Mayor
Ronnie Frazier. “This could be an opportunity to
reset.”
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Feb. 23, 2024
6:00 am | 2 min read
FLORIDA –
The Florida House is expected to follow the
Senate's lead by signing off on an initiative to
pour millions into the state's health care
industry, including investments in
mental health services.
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Feb. 17, 2024
8:30 am | 5 min read
LAKE CITY, FL –
The latest Lake City City Manager search
continues on Tuesday evening, with HR Director
BilllieJo Bible scheduled to make a presentation
to the Council. Ms. Bible will review the
application review process. The Council will
decide where to go from there.
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Feb. 13, 2024
5:10 pm | 9 min read
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Columbia County’s good
ole’ boys are legends in North Florida and
beyond. Handicapped accessibility is not only
the law of the land in today's world; it is
about common sense and human decency. Two public
buildings in Columbia County have the same
issue: the Lake Shore Hospital Authority HQ and
the County’s almost $17,850 month leased
sub-headquarters and home of the Supervisor of
Elections, Tourist Development, and Economic
Development.
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Feb. 6, 2024
8:55 am | 2 min read
LAKE CITY, FL –
Last night in City Hall, one might have wondered
if the Mossad had a wrap on the Lake City City
Manager applications. The HR Manager released
nine more applications on Monday afternoon,
making a total of twenty-two applicants. Not one
word was mentioned by the Council members, the
Mayor, or the Interim City Manager regarding the
City Manager search.
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Mayor Witt
did not add a discussion about the City Manager
Search for Monday night's Council meeting.
Feb. 4, 2024
11:30 am | 3 min read
LAKE CITY, FL –
The multiyear Lake City City Manager saga
continues. Leveling out the over two years of
former City Manager Paul Dyal's intrigue,
turmoil, lawsuits, scandals, financial
glad-handing, brain drain, and city management
determined by loyalty rather than experience and
qualifications will be a big job for Lake City’s
next City Manager.
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Jan. 30, 2024 4:45 pm |
3 min read
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL –
Tonight, the illegally constituted Gov.
DeSantis Lake Shore Hospital Authority
Board may once again try and decide to
give the vacated Shands at Lake Shore
Hospital to Meridian Behavioral Health
Services of Gainesville.
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Jan. 13, 2024
12:55 pm | 10 min read
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Florida Gateway College
(FGC), the community college of Baker, Columbia,
Dixie, Gilchrist, and Union counties, has been
talking about forming a charter school since
February 2022. This past Thursday's FCG Board
meeting showed that not only has the College
been keeping the public out of the loop, but
Board members were also hazy about what the
College was up to.
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Mayor Witt's
comments do not jive with the facts.
January 5, 2024
12:05 pm | 3 min read
LAKE CITY, FL – Tuesday evening’s January 2,
2024, City Council meeting was notable in that,
once again, Lake City Mayor Stephen Witt kept
vital information from the public and the City
Council. City Attorney Todd Kennon resigned
earlier in the day and was notified
simultaneously with City Clerk Audrey Sikes and
Interim City Manager Dee Johnson.
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Dyal Severance Issue tipped
over the apple cart
Jan. 2, 2024
6:55 pm | 6 min read
LAKE CITY, FL – At approximately 1 pm this
afternoon, City Attorney Todd Kennon submitted
his resignation as City Attorney giving his
sixty day required City notice. This evening at
the City Council – Mums the Word.
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