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Posted June
30, 2020 10:35 pm
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Posted June
29, 2020 09:55 am
COLUMBIA
COUNTY, FL – This Saturday Charlie Keith kicked
of his campaign with hotdogs, chips and a steady
flow of people who were interested in
finding out more about one of the men who was
looking to take 8 year incumbent Bucky Nash's
District 3 seat on the County Commission (County
5).
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Posted June
26, 2020 06:30 pm
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
Rebekah Jones, the geographic information
system analyst fired by the Florida Department
of Health in May, says she will file a formal
whistleblower complaint and other lawsuits
against the state.
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Posted June
25, 2020 04:35 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida firearms purchases boomed in
March as the COVID-19 emergency emerged,
and, just as retailers were restocking
inventory, Black Lives Matter protests seem
to have spurred a renewed sales surge.
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Posted
June 24, 2020 09:25 pm
LAKE CITY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL –
The City Charter Review Board met virtually on
Monday. On its agenda was an item entitled
"Enhanced Public Notice," which would have
mandated timely notice and the inclusion of
agenda material on the Lake City website.
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Posted June
22, 2020 04:25 pm
COLUMBIA
COUNTY, FL – The recent Florida coronavirus
spikes are attention getters. Tomorrow morning
between 9 and 11 am the Florida Department of
Health is offering free corona virus testing at
the Fort White Community Center.
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Posted June
19, 2020 11:15 pm
COLUMBIA
COUNTY, FL – As Thursday's three hour County 5
meeting drew to a close, Commissioner Bucky Nash
asked for an explanation from County Manager Ben
Scott for tax relief for Columbia County
residents.
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Posted June
19, 2020 05:37 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
Florida has ranked sixth in the nation for
coronavirus spread for six weeks according to a
model tracking COVID-19 transmission, and three
other projection models forecast bad scenarios
for the state by October 1.
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Posted June
17, 2020 04:15 pm
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Gov. Ron
DeSantis said Tuesday that surging numbers
of COVID-19 cases being reported statewide
are a function of increased testing in
“high-risk environments,” such as in
prisons, industrial worksites and among
agricultural workers.
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Posted June
15, 2020 01:15 pm
Kadir Nelson's "Say Their Names"
A close-up examination of the artist's
latest cover in which the murder of George
Floyd embodies the history of violence
inflicted upon black people in America.
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Posted
June 14, 2020 10:59 pm
LAKE CITY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – On Lake
City's Monday night agenda is a discussion item
added by City Manager Joe Helfenberger:
"Comments about petition to remove monuments
from Olustee Park and change name of the park."
The City Manager appears to have gotten cold
feet and is going to try and have the agenda
item removed. Elected officials and leading
citizens are against any postponement.
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Posted June
11, 2020 04:30 pm
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
Florida is seeking a hearing before the full
11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review its
challenge of a federal judge’s ruling that
allows 774,000 eligible felons to vote in
August's primaries and November’s general
election.
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Posted June 10, 2020
03:05 pm
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Monday
night's Lake Shore Hospital Authority meeting
brought no surprises. The Board of Governor's
appointees was mum about the impending exit of
Community Health Systems, the operator of the
Authority owned hospital, Shands At Lake Shore.
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Posted June 8, 2020
04:55 pm
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Tonight is the
second virtual meeting of the Lake Shore
Hospital Authority, a vestigial independent
taxing authority which leases a mostly empty
hospital to a NYSE listed Corporation which
has lost the knack of making money, at least
in Lake City.
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Posted June
2, 2020 10:59 pm
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
Florida cities are bracing for a renewed wave of
protests and potential violence Thursday after
George Floyd’s memorial service in Houston.
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Posted
May 31, 2020 11:05 am
LAKE CITY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – The only
woman on the Lake City City Council has decided
not to run for a fourth term. Two challengers
are running to fill the soon to be vacated seat:
Alden Rosner, a Florida native who now makes his
home in Lake City, and Todd Sampson, a life-long
City resident.
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Posted May 29, 2020
08:55 am
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Just
short of 10 years after the 'sweetheart' deal
between the Governor's Board at the Lake Shore
Hospital Authority and the then Hospital
Management Associates (HMA), now CHS, Shand's
Lake Shore Hospital is 'on the rocks.'
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Posted May
26, 2020 06:48 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
Florida’s 2019 law requiring felons to pay court
fees, fines and restitution before being
eligible to vote has been struck down.
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Charlie Keith Officially
Launches Race for Bucky Nash's 'County 5' District
3 Seat
Rebekah
Jones, Fired GIS Scientist, Filing
Whistleblower Complaint Against Florida![Hand gun with copy: [Florida] nation's highest concealed-weapons-licenses-per-capita](master_files/images/2015_Fl-News_images/20_0623_hand-gun_lead_533x302.jpg)
Renewed Wave of Firearms Purchases By
Floridians
Lake
City Charter Revision, City Manager Helfenberger
to Revisit Enhanced Public Notice
Columbia County 5 Say "No" to 2021 Residential
Trash Assessment: saving residents $4,000,000
Gov. DeSantis: Surging Coronavirus Cases
Fueled by 'High Risk' Floridians, FL Deaths
Nearing 3,000
New Yorker Cover of George Floyd
Battle of Olustee Memorial
Monument & Battle Reenactment Funding On Tap in
LC Monday Night
Florida
Seeks Expedited Full Fed Court Hearing in
Appeal of Fed Judge Giving Felons Right to
Vote
Lake
Shore Hospital Authority Chairman Brandon Beil:
"I will recommend no tax for next year."
Amid
Little Recent Violence, FL Cities Prepare
for Thursday After George Floyd’s Memorial
Service
Alden Rosner & Todd Sampson
Vying for Lake City Council District 13 This
Fall: They're 'off & running'
Shands
Lake Shore 'On the Rocks' – Gov's Lake Shore
Hospital Authority Board – 'Silence'
Federal
Judge Strikes Down Florida's 2019 Felon "Pay
to Vote" Law