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A3 + PLUS >> Akhimie resigns as assistant city manager, See 3A NFL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Jags place 4 rookies Gaines signs with on reserve/covid list Marion Military See Page 8A See Page 8A TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2020 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Meeting the candidates Suwannee River Jam canceled Event to return April 2021; Hulaween also called off for this fall. Staff report LIVE OAK — The show the Suwannee Music Park, will not go on. announced the cancellation Already postponed from in a statement released its normal spring dates due Monday afternoon. to the covid-19 pandemic, “Due to the continued rise the Suwannee River Jam in cases of the covid-19 in has now been canceled. It is Florida, including Suwannee the first time the festival has County, it has become clear been canceled in its 29-year that the 2020 Suwannee history. The postponement River Jam cannot be held was also a first. this year,” Peavy said. Teena Peavy, the gener- al manager of the Spirit of JAM continued on 3A CCS start delayed to August 24 CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter Long-time County Commission District 1 incumbent Ron Williams squares off with challenger Kyle Green School board still date,” Superintendent Lex during a Q&A session at a Republican-sponsored event Saturday night. Local GOP Chairman Hunter Peeler scheduled to meet Carswell said Monday. acted as moderator. Teachers are still sched- on face coverings. uled to report for duty Aug. Local, state candidates answer questions at GOP rally 10. Delaying the return of By CARL MCKINNEY students By CARL MCKINNEY applause from the crowd. [email protected] will provide [email protected] In the past, the local the faculty Republican Party has held The start date for the extra time Republican candidates a series of smaller rallies school year has been to prepare for local and regional office focused on specific races. pushed back again, for what talked about God, guns and They were all consolidated Columbia County school will be a liberty at a GOP political into a single event this year officials announced this Carswell challeng- rally Saturday night. due to the coronavirus pan- week. ing school Gathered inside a confer- demic. Students are now set year due to the pandemic, ence hall at the Columbia Dinner was served to begin classes Aug. 24. Carswell said. County Fairgrounds, candi- around 6 p.m. The main The school district initial- The decision will also dates from city, county and proceedings, which were ly planned for an Aug. 10 help ensure campuses can state races invoked conser- in the format of a ques- start date, which was then be thoroughly cleaned and vative values as they dis- tion-and-answer session, pushed to Aug. 13 prior to sanitized before students cussed topics ranging from started about half an hour the latest postponement return, school officials say. infrastructure development later. being announced Monday. “We realize that the delay to mask mandates. Columbia County GOP “Over the last few may not be the ideal solu- “We will never, as Chairman Hunter Peeler, weeks, we’ve been looking tion for everyone, but please CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter Republicans, let Florida who moderated the event, at all the data, talking to know that we did not make State Rep. Chuck Brannan addresses the audi- turn into California, Illinois introduced the first can- all the stakeholders, and this decision lightly,” the dis- ence at Saturday’s GOP event. The proceedings or New York,” state Rep. didates to take the stage. today was the day we felt trict wrote in a statement. began around 6:30 p.m. in a conference hall at the Chuck Brannan told the like we needed to make Columbia County Fairgrounds. audience, eliciting raucous RALLY continued on 2A a decision for the start CCS continued on 2A Clarification Teachers, SCSD at odds over reopening plan A story in Saturday’s edition of the Lake City Faculty, staff concerned The United Teachers of Suwannee County. “Right now we “That’s one of those that’s a Reporter about the situation Suwannee County have the plans in place that we feel tough call,” he said, adding there surrounding the Olustee about health, well-being aren’t so sure. are the best ones we can have in has been a wide variety of opin- monument in downtown without mask mandate. “I’m sure we’ll place.” ions on the effectiveness of masks. Lake City states that his- learn a lot as we Those plans, though, are leav- “What I don’t want to get into is torian Christopher Esing By JAMIE WACHTER open up,” admit- ing the decision of whether or making a decision for you, a par- reached out to city officials [email protected] ted Ted Roush, the not to wear a masks up to faculty ent, whether or not to put a mask and offered to help conduct superintendent of and staff members and students’ on your child. I strongly feel that’s background research on LIVE OAK — The Suwannee Roush the schools, about parents. a parental decision. And I also the monument. The source County Schools’ administration the plan that was Roush said, personally, he strongly feel that the adult faculty of this statement was City thinks it has a good plan to reopen developed in conjunction with the doesn’t think it’s the district’s place Manager Joe Helfenberger. schools this fall safely. Florida Department of Health in to make that decision for people. SCSD continued on 2A Vol. 146, No. 93 Obituaries . 3A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER (386) 752-1293 Opinion . 4A SUBSCRIBE TO Advice & Comics . 5A THE REPORTER: 91 73 Classified . 6-7A Voice: 755-5445 Fax: 752-9400 A few showers, 2A Sports . 8A 2A TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020 LOCAL LAKE CITY REPORTER QUICK HITS Home invasion attack Scripture of the Day “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us leads to hospitalization lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience By TONY BRITT that five white men broke appears he was the target of received an update on the the race that is set before us.” [email protected] into the home and attacked the attack.” victim’s medical status as of a resident inside the house Lee did not say how the Monday afternoon. — Hebrews 12:1 (KJV) A Lake City man was before fleeing the scene. suspects attacked the vic- “His injuries were such hospitalized this weekend Police say no items were tim, with fists or weapons, that he did not require Thought for Today after he was attacked in his stolen. but noted the manner of the transport to Gainesville,” Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satis- home Saturday night by five Sgt. Mike Lee, Lake City attack is part of an ongoing he said. faction. unidentified men in a home Police Department public investigation. Information from the — Anne Frank invasion incident. information officer, said the He said authorities have police department states According to information suspects forced their way not determined whether there is currently no addi- from the Lake City Police into the victim’s house and the suspects arrived in vehi- tional information or Department, around 8:40 attacked him. cles or went to the victim’s description of the suspects p.m. Saturday, police were The victim suffered house on foot. available, but there does not Winning Lottery Numbers dispatched to a Northwest severe injuries and was Authorities did not say appear to be any threat to Pick 3: (Sunday p.m.) 3-7-9 Long Street address, near taken to a local hospital and whether the suspects wore the surrounding community. Pick 4: (Sunday p.m.) 7-9-6-1 Northwest Campbell is currently listed in stable masks or used any other Anyone with information Fantasy 5: (Sunday) 6-9-14-23-24 Terrace, regarding a home condition, reports said. items to conceal their iden- about the case is asked invasion robbery. “He was physically tities. to contact Investigator See an error? A witness told authorities attacked,” Lee said. “It Lee said he had not Herrera at (386) 758-5448. The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, please call the editor. Corrections and clarifications will ed last week the district put a mask In addition to returning to brick- run in this space. Thanks for reading. SCSD mandate in place but hasn’t received and-mortar schools Aug. 10 or offer- Continued From 1A a response. “There’s a lot of teachers ing Suwannee Virtual School, the dis- that are really scared. trict’s plan does provides parents and Submissions The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption and staff that work in our schools “In the schools, teachers, kids, students the option of a hybrid model information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would are big boys and girls and if they’re everybody needs to be wearing them through the first semester. like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture responsible enough to be trusted because there’s no way we’re going to The hybrid option will allow stu- and information to the editor: [email protected]. to instruct and teach and supervise be able to be socially distant.” dents to replicate the lessons they’d students, then they’re responsible The Suwannee County School learn on campus at home, while also enough to make a decision whether Board will be updated on the re-open- meeting weekly with a learning coach Lake City Reporter or not they should wear a mask.