A4 + PLUS >> County nears bid stage for rail spur, Story below FORT WHITE COLUMBIA Dixie County Tigers host Fletcher pays a visit for homecoming See Page 1B See Page 1B WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 & 20, 2018 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Motel FOUL DEEDS murder suspect Friday is back Alligator Warrior fest After losing extradition Friday through Sunday, the early 1800s will be fight, woman, 24, awaits on display at O’Leno trial here in ‘16 slaying. State Park for the annu- al Alligator Warrior By COREY ARWOOD Festival. The three day [email protected] event is a festival, but a main draw each year is The 24-year-old suspect in the re-enactment of the a murder at a Lake City motel fabled 1836 Battle of San two years ago awaits trial Felasco Hammock. The in the county jail after fight- park is located at 410 SE ing extradition from North Oleno Park Road, off US Carolina. Highway 41 north. Cost Lara Ella to attend is $5 per vehicle Catherine with 2-8 occupants, $4 for Snyder, of single occupant vehicles Zirconia, or $2 for pedestrians and North bicyclists. Carolina, was Snyder booked into Dinner and dancing Columbia Dances are held each County Jail with no bond on Friday night from 6 to two homicide charges and 9 p.m. at The Lifestyle Photos by COREY ARWOOD/Lake City Reporter one first degree felony weap- Enrichment Center, 628 Bony gravediggers are pictured at work at the home of Lake City Middle School math teacher Jennifer ons offense on Wednesday. SE Allison Court (behind Agans on South US Highway 441, all in preparation for a grand Halloween party. Snyder, who police say shot Baya Pharmacy). $7 admis- and killed 51-year-old Bryant sion. Bring a dish or des- Reeves in the parking lot of sert to share. All proceeds the Lake City Ramada Limited benefit the center. Call 386- on May 14, 2016, had her 755-0235 for more. SUSPECT continued on 3A ‘Baby & Me’ “Baby & Me,” a library program for par- ents and babies, is held on Fridays at 11 a.m. $34,000 at the main branch of the Columbia County to help Public Library, 308 NW Columbia Ave. in down- ex-cons town Lake City. For more information about the By CARL MCKINNEY library’s children’s pro- [email protected] grams, call 386-758-2101. A group that aims to Sunday Jennifer Agans is seen with daughter Jenna Beck. Agans’ sister, Wendy stop prison from becoming Bonilla, was the third member of the team that transformed the A skeleton gravedigger, hoisted a revolving door secured a Bingo Ellisville home into a Halloween showplace. on rebar, shovel in hand. $34,000 agreement with the Bingo games are offered county Thursday night. every Sunday, Monday and County commissioners Thursday at 6:45 p.m. at voted in favor of a one-year the American Legion Post County nears bid stage for rail spur contract with On Eagle’s 57, 2602 SW Main Blvd. Wings, which provides job in Lake City. There are By CARL MCKINNEY The county can now start the Transportation and Weyerhaeuser, training to recently released three $250 jackpots each [email protected] bidding process to construct a $3.2 the owner of the industrial park. prisoners, said the county’s night. Quarter games are million rail crossing at the North The county has secured a grant to grant writer, David Kraus. played at 3 p.m. Mondays, The last big milestone has been Florida Mega Industrial Park, after cover the full cost of construction. “Help them get into the Thursdays and Sundays. cleared in a years-long project that county commissioners on Thursday “It’s been in the works for prob- workforce, become produc- Refreshments are available Columbia County officials say is approved a multi-party agreement at reasonable prices. 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