
LAKE CITY, Fla. – As part of roundabout construction activities, there will be detours around the U.S. 41 and Bascom Norris Drive intersection
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Owners Heather and Rick Banke stand in front \of their newly constructed shooting range at Blue Skies Firearms Academy in O’Brien, Florida. -SVT Photo by Tami Stevenson
By Tami Stevenson
A Grand Opening was recently held for Blue Skies Firearms Academy, LLC in O’Brien. Owner and instructor Rick Banke, with over 38 years experience through the military and municipal and Federal Law Enforcement, is excited

By Tami Stevenson
With the election fast approaching on November 8, a general vote on November’s ballot for residents in Alachua County has some concerned and others hopeful it will go through. If passed, the referendum will change how voters choose Alachua County’s commissioners.
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By Allison Finley
MADISON, FL – North Florida College has again been named one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For® program.
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Jeffrey Siegmeister -Photo: SVT Archives
By Tami Stevenson
Florida’s former Third Judicial Circuit State Attorney Jeffrey Siegmeister was sentenced to 40 months in Jacksonville’s federal court, yesterday, for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from an elderly man, accepting bribes, tax evasion and more.
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This photo above shows the newly installed banner at the Lake City Fire Department -Photo: Submitted

Originally parked in the vacant lot next to the fire department, because of an incident, CDT and organizers decided to park the trailer for donations in a bay at the Lake City Fire Department for safety reasons. -SVT Photo by Gabrielle Stevenson
By Tami Stevenson
In an effort to send much needed aid to victims of Hurricane Ian in south Florida, a project coordinators are calling “North Florida Rural” has come together in Lake City
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers installed the first temporary sheeting under Operation Blue Roof last week. Ms. Barbara Powell, a Georgia native who has lived in Ft. Myers for 27 years, appreciated the work. -USACE Jax District Courtesy Photo
Staff Reports
Last week, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) installed the first Blue Roof in Fort Myers.
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Anna Kelley, DNP,
New NFC Instructor of Bachelor of Science in Nursing program

Branford native Anna Kelley, DNP. -Photo: Submitted
By Allison Finley
MADISON, FL – North Florida College is pleased to announce its hire of Anna Kelley, Doctor of Nursing Practice, as its instructor of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
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LCPD


Lake City, Fla., – On Friday, October 7, 2022 at 1:48 A.M., officers from the Lake City Police Department were dispatched to 938 West Duval Avenue, Circle K, for a reported robbery. Upon arrival, officers learned a tall, heavy set black male, wearing a camouflage jacket,
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Lake City, Florida (September 28, 2022) - As Hurricane Ian makes landfall on Florida's southwest coast as a Category 4 storm, thousands of linemen are poised throughout the state to offer assistance to restore power to those affected by the devastation. Many of these linemen are from out-of-state, sacrificing time with their families to give aid to Florida in its state of emergency.
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LAKE CITY, FLA., – A small army of power trucks and other emergency vehicles readying for Hurricane Ian at Columbia County Fairgrounds in Lake City. -Photo by Gabrielle Stevenson