Columbia County Observer

Col & Suw Counties Are Trump Land. Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Budget-Busting Legacy Will Affect the Counties' Children Well Into the Future

July 4, 2025  9:45 am | 3 min read

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FGC President Lawrence Barrett Remains the Highest Paid Public Employee in Columbia County & the 5-County FGC Footprint & More

June 17, 2025  2:00 pm | 4 min read

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Tim Murphy’s North Florida Joint Stakeholder Utility Revival: Surrender, Sass, and Septic Tanks

June 7, 2025  10:50 am | 4 min read

Tim Murphy’s “Joint Stakeholder Workshop on Utilities” Passed Into History: with tens of millions on the line, taxpayers need to pay attention

May 28, 2025  8:55 pm | 10 min read

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Lake City Wrong Again: Severance Payout to Ex-City Manager Paul Dyal NG - City Overlooked Legal  Requirements: Who Pays?

May 19, 2025  12:30 pm | 3 min read

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Main Street America & Main Street Florida Are Coming To Fort White On Thursday (May 15) Mainstreet Fort White Adopts LGBTQ+ Colors

May 14, 2025  9:25 pm | 4 min read

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NFWUA: $150,000 a year plus a $51,000 yearly pension payment (plus) too much for an executive director for two Authority board members

May 9, 2025  8:15 pm | 7 min read

Lake City City Hall: After Sunday’s ‘Officer Shot’ – Extreme Police Presence at City Hall Last Night

April 22, 2025  9:40 am | 2 min read

North Florida Water Utilities Authority: 9 Months After Dale Williams & NFPS Developed a Job Description, & Months After Its Contract Expried, NFUWA Finally Had Candidates To Choose From

April 19, 2025  10:45 pm | 7 min read

Fort White Councilwoman Monica Merricks Looks to Smooth Waters With the County 5 – $24 mil in state water and wastewater grants on the line

April 10, 2025  9:am | 4 min read