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Columbia County Observer

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Clearwave Fiber: Supporting Girls & Young Women – Local Girl Scouts Awarded Technology Grant


Shelley Hallier, SVP of Marketing, shares a moment with one of the attendees at the Brick Builder's Bash at Alligator Lake. (Photo: Clearwave)

Fort White: Budget Approval Issues – Just When You Thought They Turned the Corner – They Didn't


Fort White Town Council at emergency meeting to approve a budget resolution they failed to do the day before.

Fort White: Water Issues – Finally, a Civil Meeting Where Intelligent Conversation May Lead to Progress


Fort White Town Council Attorney Rhett Bullard explains the interlocal.  (Columbia County Observer photo and graphic)

Lake City: Councilwoman Tammy Harris Going to Washington – Why – Mum’s the Word – $300 Event Costing Taxpayers $3,400


Background and logos: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Photo and graphic: Columbia County Observer

Fort White In Trouble Again – Third Clerk Resigns
What does "right away" mean in Fort White?


Fort White Website the day after the Council authorized advertising for a new clerk "right away." (Columbia County Observer graphic)

Columbia County I-75 & SR 47 Interchange Development, More Than Just About Publix: A Complex Web of Politics & FDOT Involvement

County Commissioner Tim Murphy with headline: Columbia County I-75 & SR 47 Interchange Development, More Than Just About Publix

The Rep. Brannan–Sen. Bradley Team: they delivered the bacon to Columbia County

Representative Chuck Brannan holds up 3 million dollar check
Florida Representative Chuck Brannan holds up a check for $3,050,000

N. FL's Withlacoochee River Task Force met with Valdosta officials on Thursday to be updated on the formerly spill-prone Valdosta utility system

Photo of Valdosta city hall annex with copy: N. FL politicians and regular folk came to Valdosta for a utility update on wastewater spills drifting into Florida. They learned: After almost $200M of community investment, Valdosta has a handle on it, and is in an economic development boom as a result
Columbia County Observer photo and graphic

Lake City City Manager Don Rosenthall Mugs the Public With 12th Hour Reveal: Desire for $7.5 mil Wastewater Treatment Plant Purchase


Photo: Jess Zoerb via Unsplash.  Columbia County Observer graphic

North Florida Water Utility Authority: Unprepared, Unorganized, No Business Plan, No Experience, Spending Money Like Water – Welcome to Never-Never Land


County Attorney Joel Foreman opines as County Manager David Kraus looks on.    Columbia County Observer photo

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Fight For Social Security Is Part of a Larger Racial Agenda

On the 50th Anniversary of Endangered Species Act, Protecting Rice's Whales (estimated 100 left) and Others With This Landmark Legislation

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