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A3 SATURDAY/SUNDAY, AUGUST 8/9, 2020 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $2 COLUMBIA COUNTY 2020 VOTER GUIDE IN TODAY’S PAPER WEEKEND EDITION Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM >> THE REPORTER RECOMMENDS SUNDAY + PLUS SEC Les Davis: Florida draws The Reporter recommends From familiar faces the best candidates for county Watertown in revised commission, city council, school 6B ever upward schedule board and state attorney Sean of the South Opinion/4A SEE 8A SEE 4A COPS SAY: Ga. man tried to Monumental mess rent room Ownership with meth question By CARL MCKINNEY [email protected] could delay LIVE OAK — A Georgia decision on man tried to pay for a future of motel room with meth monument Wednesday night, accord- By CARL MCKINNEY ing to the Live [email protected] Radford Oak Police Department. The Lake City Council will Michael Allen Radford, consider a request to move a 63, of Moultrie, Georgia, controversial Confederate mon- was arrested after officers ument off public land during a received a complaint from the special meeting on Monday, but manager at the Royal Inn on it’s not clear how much they’ll Ohio Avenue. actually be able to get done. The manager said she The monument sits in declined an offer to rent out Olustee Park adjacent to City a motel room in exchange for Hall and the Columbia County meth. The man who proposed Courthouse. The city manager the deal, later identified as has now taken the position that Radford, returned to a red the park is actually county prop- Mustang in the parking lot erty, which may or may not limit and drove to the nearby JK the action that can be taken Food Mart, where he parked during the special meeting. at a gas pump, according to “Legally, I don’t know exactly an LOPD arrest report. what they [the City Council] When police responded can do,” said City Manager Joe FILE to the convenience store, The ownership of the Confederate monument and Olustee Park is still in question and could delay a Helfenberger. “But I’m trying METH continued on 7A decision on the future of the monument. MONUMENT continued on 7A Correction An article in Wednesday’s Early voting not stopped by covid-19 cases edition of the Lake City Reporter reported that state Suwannee elections staff office was faced with a new chal- tests for the virus Thursday. Those said Friday, adding they received attorney candidate Tina have positive tests; poll lenge: positive tests, though, will have no effect on notice Thursday morning that Seifert declined to answer a workers ready to work. covid-19 cases. early voting, which begins today. they had been exposed to a pos- question about who inside the Glenda The office has been closed to itive case Wednesday, leading to Police Benevolent Association By JAMIE WACHTER Williams, the the public with the staff working the testing and the office closure. made the decision to endorse [email protected] county’s supervi- in quarantine inside, including “We’re taking precautions…and her. Seifert responded to the sor of elections, Williams who tested negative. we’re trudging along as usual.” question by saying “I don’t LIVE OAK — On the eve of early said three of the “We were shocked when they Early voting, though, is sched- know, but I’m sure you can voting beginning, the Suwannee Williams four staff mem- told us three positives, none of uled to run from today through ask.” County Supervisor of Elections bers in her office received positive us have symptoms,” Williams VOTING continued on 3A Vol. 146, No. 102 Obituaries . 3A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER (386) 752-1293 Opinion . 4A-6A SUBSCRIBE TO Sports . 8A THE REPORTER: 95 74 Classifieds . 11A Voice: 755-5445 Few showers, 2A Fax: 752-9400 Business . 1B 2A SATURDAY/SUNDAY, AUGUST 8/9, 2020 LOCAL LAKE CITY REPORTER Changes coming to Humane Society QUICK HITS Three new administrators The James Montgomery Animal “Transparency is a very important part Scripture of the Day Wellness Center will house a variety of what I’m going to be working on.” restructuring agency; new “For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiv- building to open soon. of services for pet owners including a Regar said the covid-19 crisis has low cost spay and neuter clinic. also impacted the agency’s services, er, the Lord is our king; he will save us.” Ward said the which has resulted in more animals — Isaiah 33:22 (KJV) By TONY BRITT wellness center is an being at the facility. [email protected] amazing gift to the During the covid outbreak the community and will facility experienced a large amount Thought for Today The Lake City-Columbia County allow the humane of people who fostered or adopted Never find fault with the absent. Humane Society has hired three new society to expand its animals, but several of the animals — Alexander Pope, 1688-1744, English poet administrators as it works toward clinic services and were returned when people thought restructuring the agency and prepar- provide surgeries, they could contract covid-19 from the Ward ing for future growth. all-encompassing animals. Robin Tobak Ward will serve as the wellness packages. The organization In addition, animals have been kept executive director for the agency. She is also looking to purchase x-ray and in the facility longer because court Winning Lottery Numbers is replacing Humane Society spay/ ultrasound equip- cases involving animal cruelty, hoard- Pick 3: (Thursday p.m.) 7-3-5 neuter clinic facility manager Tom ment. ing and neglect have been postponed Pick 4: (Thursday p.m.) 8-8-8-7 Barritt, who recently retired. She has In addition to the indefinitely. The animals must be kept Fantasy 5: (Thursday) 2-10-13-17-35 been in the position since June 30. construction of the at the facility throughout the entire Brian Hogue-Pua will serve as wellness center, the case. See an error? the director of finance and shelter Humane Society is “Usually it’s about a 30-day window The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news operations. Hogue-Pua has been with working with city with the court case, but with covid, items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, the Humane Society for more than Hogue-Pua and county officials we’ve had some animals that have please call the editor. Corrections and clarifications will five years, performing some of those to build a dog park been there for almost a year,” Regar run in this space. Thanks for reading. duties, but was recently officially pro- across the street from its current cam- said. “… We are desperately in need moted to the position. pus on the agency’s property. of some growth and I’m really excited Jordan Regar will work as the agen- Ward said the to be on the cusp of that.” Submissions cy’s community development manag- administration chang- Once the wellness center has been The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption er. She was hired and began working es occurred because constructed, humane society officials information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would on Monday, Aug. 3. Barritt was retiring plan to renovate the older buildings like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture and information to [email protected]. “The Lake City-Columbia County and it was a mutual and begin preparing for additional Humane Society Executive Board of decision by the exist- growth. Directors did all of the interviewing ing managers and the “We’ll continue with the programs Lake City Reporter for the new position knowing that board of directors to that we have right now,” Ward said, Regar HOW TO REACH US ADVERTISING Mr. Barritt was going to be retiring upgrade the facility’s noting they are applying for more Main number ....... (386) 752-1293 Director Chris Ratliff and I was hired for the job by the staff and technological equipment. grants to continue the services. Fax number ............ 752-9400 (386) 754-0417 Circulation............. 755-5445 ([email protected]) board,” Ward said. “… We’re working She said they’ve updated their train- She said they are also working on Online .... www.lakecityreporter.com on restructuring everything in the ing, are re-writing job descriptions the possibility of expanding animal The Lake City Reporter, an affiliate CLASSIFIED of Community Newspapers Inc., Kym Harrison meantime, building our new James and emergency operations manuals, control services to other counties. is published Tuesday through (386) 755-5440 Saturday/Sunday at 180 E. Duval ([email protected]) Montgomery building and the actual have purchased new laptop com- “We’re in talks,” she said. “This is St., Lake City, FL 32055. Periodical metal building should go up in early puters, upgraded their website and the beginning. If we can expand into postage paid at Lake City, Florida, BUSINESS OFFICE Member of The Associated Press Vickie Busscher September. It’s a little behind my they’re also trying to go paperless. those counties and copy our process, and the Florida Press Association. (386) 754-0419 schedule because of covid, but if we “The main goal is to let the com- we could just duplicate it in each of All material herein is property of ([email protected]) the Lake City Reporter. No part of can get it done by December, then munity know that we’re growing the other counties. Some of the other the contents of this publication may CIRCULATION I’m happy.” and we’re transparent,” Ward said.

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