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A4 + PLUS >> Iche Nippy Dip Day on the way, Story below GATORS SPORTS UF’s Pierce takes CHS girls win over for Perine tourney opener See Page 1B See Page 1B FRIDAY EDITION FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2020 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM NEW ANGLE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CCSO: Does the road to space Knife attack run through Lake City? leaves Friday Concert at SOSMP 1 hurt The Trey Tucker Band opens the weekend at the ‘He might not make it,’ Spirit of the Suwannee a dispatcher was told. Music Park. This quintet is a hard-driving country band By CARL MCKINNEY with a taste of southern [email protected] rock and blues and a good- time attitude. Doors open Several people called 911 for dinner at 6 p.m. and Tuesday the band goes on at 8 p.m. night to SOSMP is located at 3076 report that 95th Drive in Live Oak. a man was bleeding Saturday uncontrol- lably after Iche Nippy Dip Day Pugh he was Iche Nippy Dip Day is repeated- being held on Saturday ly stabbed at a Fort White at 10 a.m. at Ichetucknee home, Columbia County Springs State Park’s North deputies say. Entrance, 2894 SW Elim Matthew Paul Pugh, 29, Church Road in Fort White. COURTESY SPACEX of Wellborn, was arrested Join your friends in an The private sector could lead the way in space exploration in the future, and Lake City looks to be on a felony battery charge adventure with a refresh- strategically located to play an important role. The launch of a SpaceX vehicle is pictured here. after the Columbia County ing dip in the Ichetucknee Sheriff’s Office responded Headspring. We will be to the home around 11:28 celebrating Ichetucknee p.m. Tuesday. Springs State Park’s 50th LC could function as logistics hub Referring to the victim, anniversary by serving an one caller told dispatch “he anniversary cake after the A new role for North ture by Tesla founder Elon Musk, munity’s strategic location makes dip. Also, we will serve deli- Florida Mega Industrial and Blue Origin, an enterprise it a good candidate to be part of ATTACK continued on 2A cious chili from Paddling Park envisioned. started and owned by Amazon’s the supply chain that would be Adventures, hot chocolate, Jeff Bezos, are driving forces in required to support the emerging the second space race. industry, he said. coffee and doughnuts. By CARL MCKINNEY Their interests lie in launch- “We may not be able to [email protected] Iche Nippy ing satellites, launch shuttles SongFarmers The Gateway to Florida — and space tourism or anything of Dip Day on The January Gathering beyond? and potentially that nature, but of the SongFarmers of the Fueled by private sector invest- partnering with there’s a lot of the way Suwannee River Valley of ments, the space industry is the government other industries Florida will be Saturday experiencing a renaissance that for endeavors that work hand-in- By CARL MCKINNEY from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at St. Lake City could capitalize on to such as the hand — such as [email protected] become a logistics hub in the new “Space Force” manufacturing of James Episcopal Church, The water’s chilling race toward the final frontier, said Brannan authorized Guntek certain parts that 2423 SW Bascom Norris shock will be gone before Staz Guntek, a legislative assis- by President are needed for Drive in Lake City. Acoustic you know it, just dive in tant to state Rep. Chuck Brannan. Trump, Guntek said. space craft,” Guntek said. jam style format. Musicians, and try not to think about “Trillions of dollars will be “The industry is — no pun In addition to being situated at friends and families wel- it too much. poured into this over the next intended — taking off,” he said. the crossroads of two major inter- Iche Nippy Dip Day is come. All ages and skill decade, and states, I-10 and I-75, Columbia upon us. Saturday morn- levels, multiple genres.. it would County has the North Florida Our strategic location makes us a good candi- ing, Ichetucknee Springs No charge! For additional be a good Mega Industrial Park, a site on date to be part of the supply chain that would be State Park is inviting vis- information, contact Skip opportunity U.S. Highway 90 that has been required to support the emerging industry. itors to usher in January Johns at 386-344-2906, or to get on the years in the making. A rail spur with a brisk swim. ground floor is currently under construction at visit the Suwannee Valley Registration starts at as a new space industry is emerg- “It’s not just NASA anymore.” the industrial park, which would SongFarmers Facebook 9:30 a.m. ing,” Guntek said. Though it’s unlikely Lake City Companies like SpaceX, a ven- WEEKEND continued on 2A will host a space port, the com- SPACE continued on 3A NIPPY continued on 2A Even our regular includes a premium. GW HUNTER 1130 WEST US 90 386-752-5890 VISIT YOUR LOCAL CHEVRON STATION Vol. 145, No. 213 Obituaries . 3A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER (386) 752-1293 Opinion . 4A Sports . 1B SUBSCRIBE TO THE REPORTER: 79 62 Advice & Comics . 3B-4B Voice: 755-5445 A few showers, 2A Classifieds . 5B-6B Fax: 752-9400 2A FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2020 LOCAL LAKE CITY REPORTER COMING SATURDAY QUICK HITS Scripture of the Day “So teach us to number our days, that we may ap- Iche Nippy Dip Day ply our hearts unto wisdom.” — Psalm 90:12 (KJV) Ichetucknee Springs State will commemorate the the park’s north entrance, Thought for Today NIPPY Park group will hold give- half-centennial with a pre- located at 8294 SW Elim Continued From 1A aways for dippers, in addi- sentation. Church Road near Fort The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they tion to hot cocoa, coffee A presentation will White. are too strong to be broken. — Samuel Johnson, The first “dip-shift” and a campfire to warm up be made by park staff There’s no special cost 1709-1784, english author (“A dictionary of the begins at 10 a.m., with the later. in honor of Ichetucknee to participate, but regular English Language”) final one set for 11 a.m. Ichetucknee Springs Springs as a state park for park admission still applies The Friends of became a state park 50 the past 50 years. — $6 per vehicle of up to years ago. Park staffers Dippers should head to eight people. Winning Lottery Numbers Pick 3: (Wednesday p.m.) 9-3-1 Pick 4: (Wednesday p.m.) 2-6-3-6 One hurt in stabbing, say deputies Fantasy 5: (Wednesday) 3-5-6-22-23 Pugh, who matched a broken out after he was says. See an error? ATTACK description given by dis- “disrespected” by the vic- The knife reportedly The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news Continued From 1A patch, was found behind tim, the report says. used by Pugh was found items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, the home when law enforce- After dealing with Pugh, on the front porch. A wit- please call the editor. Corrections and clarifications will might not make it,” accord- ment arrived. the deputy rendered emer- ness reported seeing Pugh run in this space. Thanks for reading. ing to a CCSO report. Pugh was distraught gency aid to the victim, pull the weapon from his While one deputy was and made “several excit- noting multiple lacerations pocket and lunge toward Submissions driving to the crime scene, ed utterances” during an on his head, left hand, left the victim, striking at least The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption a deer jumped in front of interaction with the deputy, shoulder and left ear. six times, according to the information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you his or her patrol vehicle on according to the report, but The wide assortment of report. would like to see your organization in the newspaper, send Elim Church Road, near the the situation was de-escalat- lacerations ranged in length The victim was taken to the picture and information to Robert Bridges at rbridges@ Ichetucknee Springs north ed successfully and he was from a quarter of an inch Lake City Medical Center. lakecityreporter.com. entrance. taken into custody without to roughly seven inches, As of Thursday after- Due to the circumstances, incident. according to the report. noon, the victim was the deputy was given autho- While being placed in Emergency dressings believed to have survived, Lake City Reporter rization to continue driving hand restraints, Pugh free- were applied to control said CCSO spokesperson HOW TO REACH US BUSINESS ........... 754-0419 the wrecked vehicle. ly disclosed that a fight had hemorrhaging, the report Murray Smith. Main number ....... 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