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A3 SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2018 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $2 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM SUNDAY + PLUS >> DESPITE Arc North DELAY, 1C BULLETIN: Florida John TIGERS McCain extends dies at 81 ROLL reach See 2A Save on taxes 1B See 1D LIVE OAK Surgery pp y No.4 for ‘Air and o ortunit ’ peak in a standoff between Lake City official reprimanded for responding to City Councilman Jake Hill and gas-burn what he took as a threat from councilman. Assistant City Manager Paul Dyal. The fallout for Dyal came Tuesday, victim By CARL MCKINNEY air and opportunity.” in the form of a written reprimand [email protected] Those words — an invitation made public Friday. by one interpretation, a threat by Doused, set ablaze; “Ain’t nothing in between us but another — brought tensions to a CITY continued on 2A Hill Dyal remains hospitalized nearly a month later. By COREY ARWOOD [email protected] LOCAL HOPEFULS HIT HOME STRETCH A Live Oak mother of two set on fire on August 2 is still recovering while under- going round after round of surgeries for her third-de- gree burns, her family said. Kayla Watts, 27, recent- ly had a fourth proce- Photos by ROBERT BRIDGES/Lake City Reporter dure at the School Board candidate Stephanie Finnell, right, and supporters. Watts Gainesville hospital Saturday, the last day of early where she’s been for nearly voting, saw a crowd out front a month, according to her of the Supervisor of Elections mother, Julie Jones. office. Election Day is Tuesday. She’s averaged a surgery a week because of burns to her arms and her chest, and lesser burns to her neck and face. “She is a warrior,” Jones said. Jones, of Bryceville, has been Watts’ caretaker School Board candi- during her hospital stint date Shayne Edge. and said Watts is healing well after learning only Pictured above are hopefuls, and their surrogates, for School Board, city and School Board, city and county can- BURNS continued on 2A state representative seats. didates are pictured. Bears Early voting ends; Precinct consolidation making ready for 5,060 ballots cast felt by voters: Williams By STEVE WILSON From concerns over a County District 1 commis- winter [email protected] Polling places voting precinct housed in a sioner, said he’s received cut due to lack portable building located in complaints from voters living By COREY ARWOOD Over the past eight days, of machines. a pasture, to in District 1, after Supervisor [email protected] more than 5,000 Columbia voters hav- of Elections Liz Horne decid- County voters exercised By TONY BRITT ing to trav- ed to close the Deep Creek Black bears are on the their constitutional right to [email protected] el about 20 polling site and combine it move again and have shown vote. Horne minutes to with the Winfield site. up recently on trail camer- Early voting began on With just two days remain- cast ballots, Williams said he has an as of hunters in Columbia August 18 and ran each day from 8:30 a.m. to 6 ing before the primary elec- some res- issue with the distance some County. p.m., at both the Supervisor of Elections office tion and early voting now idents are District 1 voters have to State conservation offi- in Lake City and at the Fort White Community a memory, complaints about complaining Williams travel to the polling sites to cers say increased bear Center. A total of 5,060 voted between both local polling sites are begin- about what they consider cast ballots. Williams is not activity should be expected locations as of 6 p.m. Saturday when early ning to pile up like cord wood slights by the supervisor of up for re-election this year, — from politicians and voters elections office. BEARS continued on 3A VOTING continued on 5A alike. 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Duval Street Lake City,___ Florida 32055 386-755-6600 www.hallmarklakecity.com Toll Free-1-877-6600 2A SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2018 DAILY BRIEFING LAKE CITY REPORTER City dust-up ends in reprimand QUICK HITS elicited a reaction. to shift the focus back to the required to attend, was Scripture of the Day CITY “Ah now, wait a min- budget, but Dyal continued. “unacceptable behavior,” “Thou didst march through the land in indignation, Continued From 1A ute now, Mr. Hill,” Dyal “I don’t need to work Helfenberger wrote. thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.” responded. “I’m the type of somewhere where they’re “If this happens again, — Habakkuk 3:12 (KJV) During an Aug. 8 budget person you can sit here and going to threaten me,” Dyal further action will be taken,” meeting, Hill asked why the have a conversation with said. Helfenberger wrote. city needed two assistant me. But I’m not Wendell “Nobody threatened any- The reprimand also chas- Thought for Today city managers, referencing Johnson, don’t raise your body,” Helfenberger said. tises Dyal for not immedi- I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t Dyal and Grayson Cason. voice to me.” “… He did,” Dyal said. ately bringing a problem learn something from him. “Is that cost, costing the “Well again, again, ain’t “That mean you resign- with the Kicklighter waste- — Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642, Italian scientist, etc. city more?” Hill asked. nothing in between us but ing?” Hill asked. water facility’s elevation Dyal was the utilities air and opportunity,” Hill “You call can fire me and level to Helfenberger’s chief before former City said, a line from the 2000 pay severance if you want attention. Manager Wendell Johnson version of the movie “Shaft.” to,” Dyal said, knocking The facility was built Winning Lottery Numbers gave him the promotion, “That’s over a chair about two-and-a-half-feet too Pick 3: (Friday p.m.) 1-4-3 which Finance Director right,” Dyal “And if you feel and storm- low, Helfenberger told the Pick 4: (Friday p.m.) 9-1-1-3 Donna Duncan said did not said. ing out of the Lake City Reporter. like you want Fantasy 5: (Friday) 2-4-10-22-36 come with a raise. “And if you some, come on meeting. “There could be some Duncan said she was feel like you In a written additional costs to the city unsure about Johnson’s rea- want some, and get it,” Hill reprimand that it might not have oth- See an error? soning for the promotion. come on and said. Council on Tuesday, erwise incurred for proper The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news Hill asked staff to “look get it,” Hill member Melinda Helfenberger damage,” he said. “And there items. If you have a concern, question or suggestion, at that.” said. Moses let out an told Dyal that could be potential additional please call the editor. Corrections and clarifications will Newly hired City Council the interac- maintenance costs.” run in this space. Thanks for reading. Manager Joe Helfenberger member “oh my” as the tion at the Helfenberger said he’s said he’d come back with a Melinda argument meeting was investigating the issue to report. Moses let out continued. “alright” at find out how significant the Submissions Dyal responded from the an “oh my” as first, but Dyal costs might be. The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption audience with indifference, the argument continued. escalated it when he told “It’s a big enough issue information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would kicking off the back-and- “Are you threatening Hill not to raise his voice that I needed to know like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture forth. me?” Dyal asked. to him. immediately,” he said. and information to Associate Editor Steve Wilson at “Y’all can restructure Moses tried to jump in. Hill took that quote to be Dyal declined comment, [email protected]. however you all want it,” “We don’t need to go a “challenge,” Helfenberger citing city protocols. Dyal said. there,” she chimed in. wrote. Hill said Dyal’s actions “Of course we can,” Hill But the dispute kept “Once you defended your- during the meeting were Lake City Reporter responded. going. self, you needed to be silent “not acceptable.” HOW TO REACH US BUSINESS.............. 754-0419 Main number ........ 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