A3 + PLUS >> Cops: Patient bites, head-butts EMT, Story below FOOTBALL wSCHOOLS Middle-schoolers Operation ready for action Backpack See Page 1B Story below TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2018 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Woman doused with gas, set ablaze 3A CANDIDATE FORUM TWO HOSPITALIZED In the trenches at FGC Critical injuries in separate crashes Wrecks occurred Sun. afternoon in Col., Suw. counties. By TONY BRITT [email protected] Two Lake City residents were critically injured in separate Sunday crashes in Columbia and Suwannee counties. The first wreck resulted when a woman’s car traveled into oncoming traffic and hit a pickup truck. Ashley German, 25, Lake City, was driving a 2010 Hyundai Accent on Southwest Marion Avenue near the intersection of Main Boulevard around 3:57 Photos by CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter p.m. heading south, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. At the same time, Ronald School Board, BOCC Nash, 27, Lake City, was driving hopefuls square off WRECKS continued on 2A State rep, city who is also president of the Lake City-Columbia County Man bites, candidates on Chamber of Commerce. Both stage tonight. sat down with candidates for the Columbia County Commission head-butts By CARL MCKINNEY and School Board. [email protected] Taking the first round of ques- tions were County Commission EMT: Cops A controversial sales tax, District 2 candidates Marc teacher pay and school consoli- Kazmierski, Scott Thomason By CARL MCKINNEY dation were front-and-center top- and Toby Witt. Incumbent TOP: County Commission District 2 candidates Marc Kazmierski [email protected] ics at Florida Gateway College’s Rusty DePratter is not seeking (from left), Scott Thomason and Rocky Ford share a laugh before 2018 candidate’s forum. re-election. questioning begins in the candidate forum at FGC on Monday Everybody knows the saying Moderating the event was Asked to weigh in on a one- night. ABOVE: Moderator Robert Bridges, left, and host Mike “don’t bite the hand that feeds Lake City Reporter Editor cent sales tax referendum McKee watch a candidate’s response to a question on a monitor you,” but what about “don’t bite Robert Bridges with FGC during the forum, which is sponsored by the Lake City Reporter, the hand that’s giving you emer- spokesperson Mike McKee, FORUM continued on 3A FGC and the Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce. gency medical treatment?” Joshua Jeremiah Aymond, 20, of Southwest Jupiter Glen, was arrested Saturday morn- Operation Backpack a big hit — as always ing on battery charges after By STEVE WILSON Ariana deputies say he [email protected] Hill and bit, punched her sister and head-butted Rising Columbia High School ninth grader Haley Shiasia Aymond responders try- Cook was at Operation Backpack on Saturday morning. Hill, both ing to aid him. “I had an amazing time,” she said. 12, take A Columbia County Sheriff’s Kicking off around 10 a.m., the event was spon- on the Office deputy responded to sored by Christ Central Ministries, at their center waters- Northwest Moore Road around on Dyal Road just southwest of Lake City. This event lide. 8 a.m. Saturday in reference to a marked the 20th year the event has taken place. call for EMS and fire assistance. BACKPACK continued on 2A STEVE WILSON/Lake City Reporter PATIENT continued on 2A Vol. 143, No. 352 CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER (386) 752-1293 Obituaries . 3A Opinion . 4A SUBSCRIBE TO Lonely Highway THE REPORTER: 90 72 Puzzles . 2B See Page 5A. Voice: 755-5445 Advice & Comics . 3B Fax: 752-9400 Partly cloudy, 2A 2A TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2018 D AILY BRIEFING LYAKE CIT REPORTER 1,200 backpacks distributed QUICK HITS counseling. About 1,200 church,” Cook said. “It Arts, State Farm and others Scripture of the Day OPERATION backpacks were available keeps growing.” were among the numerous “Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of Continued From 1A to be distributed, along In addition to the school organizations that hosted thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.” with other school supplies. supplies and other dona- information booths and — Psalm 119:160 (KJV) Parents and students Lead Pastor Lonnie tions, carnival rides, games, other activities. In addition, were able to pick up free Johns said that as of short- snow cones and other LifeSouth had their blood- backpacks and school sup- ly after 10 a.m. the event activities were on hand. The mobile at the event for a Thought for Today plies, get haircuts, receive was “going great.” Columbia County Sheriff’s blood drive. pre-physical exams and “We started in 1998 Office, Pregnancy Care For more, visit www. 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High School coordinated HI 90HI LO LO 72 HI 90 HI LO LO 72 HI 90HI LO LO 72 HI HI90 LO LO 72 HI 90HI LO LO 72 Quilt Museum through the The Patriotic Exhibit this display. “The uniforms end of August. The Florida also features a “Service represent our desire to band Quilt Museum, located in Members Corner” showcas- together to protect and REGIONAL FORECAST MAP for Tuesday, Aug. 7 downtown historic Trenton ing uniforms and gear from defend our country and pre- Tuesday's highs/Tuesday night's low at 409 North Main Street, the Revolutionary War thru serve the American way of Valdosta 92/72 City Wednesday Thursday is open Monday through Desert Storm, including an life,” Meinholz said. Jacksonville 92/74 Cape Canaveral 92/76/ts 91/76/ts Saturday 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. authentic World War I Army — From staff reports Tallahassee Lake City 92/72 90/72 Daytona Beach 93/75/ts 90/75/ts Gainesville Daytona Beach Fort Myers 92/77/ts 92/76/ts Pensacola 92/72 90/74 Ft. 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