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A3 + PLUS >> Next step toward a new jail, Story below. LOCAL SOCCER Pageant honors Tigers take future role models on Suwannee See Page 3A See Page 1B WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2017 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM ‘INAPPROPRIATE Liquor sales: Sunday COMMUNICATIONS’ hours now in swing CCSO New Year’s parties here Rock!” educational video that An ordinance to extend the taught a generation how a bill hours of sale for alcoholic bev- won’t be hampered. becomes a law left out a few minor erages and allow liquor sales details, at least when it comes to on Sundays went into effect last By CARL MCKINNEY local government — as evidenced week, after the county cleared a takes [email protected] by the uncertainty surrounding final set of administrative steps the county’s newly relaxed liquor The iconic 1976 “Schoolhouse laws. LIQUOR continued on 2A Foreman over SHOP probe CHS will resume investigation if no criminal charges are filed. By ROBERT BRIDGES WITH [email protected] The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office has taken over an investigation into possible “inap- propriate communications” between a male A COP employee at the school and a female student, officials said Monday. Photos by CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter The school’s internal investigation has been put on hold until CCSO’s probe is complete. “Once it became a crimi- nal investigation, the school What do district had to get out of you think? it,” said Superintendent Lex n Let us know Carswell. “If nothing crimi- in a Letter to the nal turns up, we will pick it Editor. See 4A. back up.” Murray Smith, CCSO’s public information officer, said competing probes might create “unintentional interference.” “We don’t need two independent investiga- tions going on,” Smith said. The CCSO probe has turned up no incriminat- ing evidence to date. “Nothing criminal has been discovered, but we are still investigating,” Smith said. PROBE continued on 2A County to pick jail construction TOP: Calvin Mosley, who was too overseer Thurs. excited to give his age to the Lake City Reporter, wastes no time pick- Company selected will manage ing out toys with Lake City Police contractors in $25 million project. Department Officer Gary Register during the Shop with a Cop event By CARL MCKINNEY Tuesday morning at Walmart on U.S. [email protected] Highway 90. The police department assigned each participating officer a The top four choices for the company child to escort through the store on that will oversee construction of a roughly a mission to spend a $100 gift card, $25 million new jail are set to go before the in a partnership with the Walmart county commission Thursday night. Foundation. ABOVE: A group of A ranking committee evaluated the firms eager youngsters endures standing competing for the contract and is asking the still just long enough for a photo op board to authorize negotiations with LCPD officers before launching with Ajax Building Corporation. into a shopping spree. Community The committee, which organizations select the children consists of Assistant County who take part in the event, said Manager Scott Ward, LCPD spokesman Mike Lee. LEFT: Purchasing Director Ray Six-year-old Bentley Dillion hugs Hill, Safety Manager David his new stuffed animal while LCPD Scott Kraus, County Engineer Chad officer Andy Miles checks out at the Williams and Chief Building register. FAR LEFT, BELOW: Eleven- Official Troy Crews, unanimously selected Ajax year-old Jermon Burch guards his for first place. new Nerf gun as his shopping spree The remaining three companies, Allstate with LCPD officer Robert Milligan Construction, Moss & Associates and Wharton- wraps up. FAR LEFT, ABOVE: Avin Smith, all tied in rank, according to the com- Canter grins from ear to ear as he mittee. holds his new lego set. COUNTY continued on 2A Vol. 143, No. 188 CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER Opinion . 4A (386) 752-1293 Obituaries . 5A SUBSCRIBE TO Advice & Comics . 3B Dear Pharmacist THE REPORTER: 77 58 The 6 best foods to eat for arthritis, 6A. 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