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A3 SATURDAY/SUNDAY, JANUARY 18-19, 2020 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $2 WEEKEND EDITION Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM >> TRAVEL SUNDAY + PLUS 1B TALES Morris Baker Taxi cab skips County travel in San Fran 1D around visits Sean of the South Opinion/4A LIFE/1D Goldilocks, but not quite Wrong couch, wrong county Stranger asleep in his home at 6 a.m. didn’t know where he was. FIRE By CARL MCKINNEY [email protected] He bears the name of an infamous outlaw, but behaved more like ‘BurnDRILL building’ gives regional first Goldilocks when he responders real-world experience broke into a home this By CARL MCKINNEY week and [email protected] napped on a couch Based on the floor plan, you’d think they were inside, gearing up to raid a secret ninja fortress. Jennings according Moveable walls allow the layout to be changed to the at will, preventing anyone from navigating Columbia County Sheriff’s the smoke-filled labyrinth by memory alone. Office. And his explana- Meanwhile, a raging fire slows the progress of tion reportedly sounded anyone who ventures inside. like a scene from “Alice in The “burn building,” a structure fashioned out Wonderland.” of storage containers set up to mimic the interior Jessie James Jennings, Photos by CARL MCKINNEY/LCR of a home, is just one piece of the new training 31, broke into a mobile TOP: Smoke billows out from the top of a “burn building” while grounds at Columbia County Fire Rescue Station home on Southwest Mayo a crew inside performs a mock mission. ABOVE: Firefighters lug 48 off Racetrack Lane. Firefighters from around Road and made himself at a search-and-rescue dummy. Friday’s drills marked the end of a the region gathered at the facility Friday to run home before the family liv- week-long gauntlet of training exercises, the first time CCFR has DRILL continued on 2A SLEEPER continued on 3A hosted personnel from agencies outside the county. Record Florida Gateway College is going fishing month for Bassmasters club The collegiate team will compete with hopes to compete on both housing some of the best. the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented By TONY BRITT By TONY BRITT by Bass Pro Shops and [email protected] [email protected] the FLW (Fishing League Worldwide) Collegiate It’s all about the bass at series. December was an out- FGC. Rob Chapman, FGC standing month for local Florida Gateway College coordinator of enrollment, real-estate agents, and sales is going to launch a com- marketing and webmaster, figures were predicated by petitive fishing team, as a will serve as club adviser/ sellers receiving nearly 98% club sport, at the college coach. of the original list price. later this fall with hopes Chapman, 41, is an Dan Gherna, Lake City of vying for a national International Game Fish Board of Realtors executive title against some of the Association world record nation’s elite college fish- TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter vice president and CEO of angler, an IGFA world ing programs. record guide and has won Rebecca Golden (from left), FGC athletic coordinator, sits with Rob Chapman, the North Florida Multiple The FGC Bassmasters fishing tournaments in FGC coordinator of enrollment and marketing and webmaster, and Lawrence Listing Service, said that’s will have their maiden both freshwater and salt- Barrett, FGC president, as the three hold a fishing rod and reel during the the best percentage local season during the 2020-21 school’s announcement on Friday that it will launch a competitive bass fishing HOUSING continued on 2A school year. FISHING continued on 3A team. The FGC Bassmasters plan to compete during the 2020-21 school year. Vol. 145, No. 222 CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER Opinion . 4A (386) 752-1293 Obituaries. 3A SUBSCRIBE TO Sports . 1B THE REPORTER: 75 57 Classifieds. 5B Voice: 755-5445 Mostly cloudy, 2A Fax: 752-9400 Business . 1C 2A SATURDAY/SUNday, JANUARY 18-19, 2020 LOCAL & STATE LAKE CITY REPORTER CCSO says one choked on bag of meth QUICK HITS Scripture of the Day Sisters jailed on drug charges “I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing. “ — Psalm 101 (KJV) By CARL MCKINNEY detective, spoke with Susan Heimlich maneuver, but Alicia claimed, belonged to [email protected] Lynn Mixon, 34, and Alicia Susan reportedly believed their diabetic grandmother. Nicole Mixon, 36, both of she might have swallowed Alicia also blamed her Thought for Today Two sisters had different Northwest Long Street. some of the meth powder sister for throwing the bag strategies for disposing Susan had a paper towel that was in the bag. of meth under the car tire, Here lies one whose name was writ in water. of their meth, according under her leg. When she At some point prior, even though Susan Mixon — John Keats, 1795-1821, English poet to the Columbia County was caught trying to con- deputies also found a bag didn’t have the opportunity Sheriff’s Office. One ceal it, she said she was of suspected marijuana, because she was choking reportedly tried swallowing “just going to be honest” according to the report. on a different bag of meth, her bag, then the other and presented a meth pipe, Emergency medics according to the report. Winning Lottery Numbers tried to qui- according to the report. responded to the scene. Susan was taken to Lake etly ditch When told to hand over While all this was going Shore Hospital. Pick 3: (Thursday p.m.) 0-7-5 hers while the pipe, she reached down on, nobody was watching When deputies went to Pick 4: (Thursday p.m.) 8-0-1-9 authorities toward her leg and looked Alicia Mixon, who tried to check on her, she asked Fantasy 5: (Thursday) 8-9-10-30-33 were preoc- like she was trying to hide ditch another bag of meth what charges awaited her cupied with it, the report says. by throwing it in front of sister. giving her Susan was told to get out the tire of a patrol car, Susan claimed she was See an error? sister the of the vehicle. On her way according to the report. holding the powder for Alicia The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news A. Mixon Heimlich out, she was seen grabbing Inside the vehicle, dep- Mixon, who told her she had items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, maneuver a cigarette box. uties found white pills and a warrant out of Georgia for please call the editor. Corrections and clarifications will Some When asked about a hypodermic needle, the skipping probation. run in this space. Thanks for reading. CCSO dep- the cigarette box, Susan report says. Susan said she didn’t uties were dumped the cigarettes, Meanwhile, a detective know the powder was meth patrolling retrieved a small bag from who was still dealing with when she swallowed it, Submissions the area the box and stuffed it in Susan Mixon saw what was according to the report. The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption of Wilson her mouth, according to believed to be a bag inside Susan was arrested on information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would Street and the report. her right cheek. charges of resisting arrest, like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture S. Mixon Northwest A deputy intervened, When asked to open her possession of a controlled and information to [email protected]. Dixie grabbing Susan’s arms to mouth, Susan shook her substance, possession of Avenue when they saw prevent her from following head no, but eventually marijuana, possession of a Kia Soul, carrying two through. complied. drug paraphernalia and Lake City Reporter women, come to an incom- She refused to spit it out, Alicia Mixon claimed resisting arrest. HOW TO REACH US ADVERTISING plete stop before crossing eventually turning blue she recently moved from Alicia Mixon was arrest- Main number ....... (386) 752-1293 Director Chris Ratliff into the intersection. After from choking, according to Georgia and was only get- ed on two drug charges, Fax number ............ 752-9400 (386) 754-0417 Circulation............. 755-5445 ([email protected]) conducting a traffic stop, the report. ting a ride from Susan. one paraphernalia charge Online .... www.lakecityreporter.com one of the deputies, a Deputies performed the The hypodermic needle, and evidence tampering. The Lake City Reporter, an affiliate CLASSIFIED of Community Newspapers Inc., Kym Harrison is published Tuesday through (386) 755-5440 Saturday/Sunday at 180 E. Duval ([email protected]) St., Lake City, FL 32055. Periodical Although Gherna said a 62.9% increase. of original list price received postage paid at Lake City, Florida, BUSINESS OFFICE Member of The Associated Press Vickie Busscher HOUSING he hasn’t received the final The median sales price is 97.9, almost 98%,” Gherna and the Florida Press Association. (386) 754-0419 report for 2019 yet, prelim- per home also increased. said. “That means that sell- All material herein is property of ([email protected]) Continued From 1A the Lake City Reporter. No part of inary data indicates that The median sales price for a ers are not having to come the contents of this publication may CIRCULATION real-estate agents have there were 619 single family single family home sale was off their list price. It’s good be reproduced in whole or in part Director Sara Mercer without written permission of the (386) 754-0408 had in the 26 years that residential sales. $170,000 in 2018, increasing for the sellers.” publisher.

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