A3 SATURDAY/SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5-6, 2020 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $2 WEEKEND EDITION Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM SUNDAY + PLUS >> FOOTBALL HAMILTON CO. Thirsty man Suwannee Hemp arrested for High’s Moore production commits to facility rolled voyeurism in Duke out in Jasper 6B Live Oak. Sean of the South SEE 5A SEE 12A SEE BELOW Skeletal Big game draws big visit remains found Discovery made while man looked for homeless friend. Staff report Looking for a friend Thursday evening, a man found more than he was looking for: skeletal remains. The Lake City Police Department said the bones were discovered in a wooded area near Levings Forest Products on NW Railroad Ave. around 8:20 p.m. Thursday. The LCPD release states a man was in the area searching for a homeless friend that had been living near there. During his search, he found the remains of an unknown individual in a tent, the release states. According to LCPD, there were no signs of foul play. Investigators also don’t yet know the race and sex of the deceased. Photos by JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter Anyone that may know the identity of the Columbia High had a special guest deceased — or has any other information for Friday night’s Region 1-6A about the incident — is asked to contact final as Gov. Ron DeSantis and his LCPD and speak with Investigator Gutshall daughter Madison attended the at 386-752-4343. Tigers’ game against St. Augustine The Florida Department of Law at Tiger Stadium. ABOVE: DeSantis Enforcement assisted LCPD investigators in performed the pre-game coin flip. processing the scene. RIGHT: DeSantis poses for a pic- ture with Columbia’s cheerleaders. Unfortunately, there wasn’t as many smiles at the end of the night as the Yellow Jackets rallied past CHS for a TDC seeks 35-24 win to end the Tigers’ season. grant for More coverage, see page 12A. sports park Would fund master plan for 500-acre property. Hemp facility rolled out in Hamilton Former jai alai for in a new operational head- The 32-acre property 2016, has announced it plans By TONY BRITT quarters, the Cannabis Center includes 60,000 square feet to turn the former jai alai court [email protected] site now Cannabis of Excellence. of manufacturing and office into a hang drying, trimming Center of Excellence. “It was kind of an after- space. It also provides easy and curing room as well as The Columbia County Tourist By JAMIE WACHTER thought,” said Mathis, access to I-75 as well as upgrading the existing com- Development Council has applied for a grant [email protected] the executive director Interstate 10 which will aid in mercial kitchen to provide to help determine the best use for 500 acres of the Hamilton County the distribution of its products. hemp-infused products in bulk. JASPER — It wasn’t the first Development Authority, which Mathis said GPR has “After we took a look at it, purchased for future recreational use. site — or even the second — purchased the property in already begun utilizing the it was a good fit for them,” Earlier this year the TDC purchased a that Chadd Mathis showed 2015. “Showed them this site, loading up hemp biomass Mathis added. 507-acre tract of land on the north side of Green Point Research. building, thinking likely not, onto tractor-trailers and then Once fully operational, the town near Bascom Norris Drive with the But the former jai alai facil- and it turned out the building shipping it out. company said it expects to add intent to develop it into a regional sports ity off U.S. Highway 129 near had some features that were The company has also 20 employees to the site. complex. the Interstate 75 interchange unique to their process. begun assembling a rotary “The opening of our newest proved to be just what the “I guess we sold them on it. drum dryer on the property. TDC continued on 6A hemp producer was looking Glad it worked out.” GPR, which was founded in HEMP continued on 5A Vol. 146, No. 185 Opinion . 4A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER (386) 752-1293 Classifieds . 5A Obituaries . .6A SUBSCRIBE TO 63 41 THE REPORTER: Sports . 12A Voice: 755-5445 Mostly sunny, 2A Fax: 752-9400 Business . 1B 2A SATURDAY/SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5-6, 2020 LOCAL LAKE CITY REPORTER Two charged in HCI bribery scheme QUICK HITS Scripture of the Day Cops: Prison guard, ed a prison Department of Corrections’ through ex accepted money guard and Office of Inspector General, CashApp “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am for contraband. his former Hamilton Correctional from the light of the world: he that followeth me shall girlfriend Institution officer Joshua November not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of Staff report in the Cabrera, a 28-year-old from 2019 life.” Hamilton Lake City, and his former through — John 8:12 (KJV) JASPER — A scheme County girlfriend Brittani Arnold, March 2020 involving online payments Cabrera Jail. a 29-year-old from Valdosta, Arnold as payment for contraband have land- According to the Florida Ga., accepted 25 payments for contraband that Cabrera Thought for Today would smuggle into the Failure will never overtake me if my determination to prison. succeed is strong enough. The payments would be — Og Mandino, 1923-1996, American author sent to Arnold’s accounts — $Beautiful Harden or $Britannimariearnoldxoxo Winning Lottery Numbers — the OIG report states Pick 3: (Thursday p.m.) 8-4-5 and she would then transfer Pick 4: (Thursday p.m.) 8-9-4-3 the payments to Cabrera’s Fantasy 5: (Thursday) 6-23-29-34-36 account within the next day. In all, $3,525 was sent to Arnold through CashApp See an error? within the 25 transactions The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news and she then transferred items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, $2,830 to Cabrera. please call the editor. Corrections and clarifications will The report states some run in this space. Thanks for reading. of the transactions includ- ed notes that the money Submissions was for “Tony, Colton and The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption Blind,” aliases of inmates information to run at the discretion of the editor. 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