Columbia County Observer

https://www.columbiacountyobserver.com/master_files/LSHA/LSHA_Stories/20260610-lsha-ems-county-comes-to-authority-with-hands-out.html
June 10, 2026 8:32 am
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – The ongoing EMS crisis brought County officials to the June 8 Lake Shore Hospital Authority board meeting, seeking $1.63 million to purchase three advanced life support ambulances.

https://www.columbiacountyobserver.com/master_files/Lake_City_2026/20260607-mstus-lake-city-and-columbia-county-don%E2%80%99t-disappoint.html
June 7, 2026
LAKE CITY, FL – The County continuing MSTU (Municipal Services Taxing Unit) mess spilled over into last Monday evening’s (June 1) City Council meeting.

https://www.columbiacountyobserver.com/master_files/Florida_News_2026/20260515-wfnf-project-that-no-one-likes-is-on-the-ropes.html
May 15, 2026 9:45 am
North Florida – The Water First North Florida Project, a plan to move Jacksonville’s mostly treated wastewater from the Jacksonville area into the Suwannee Valley aquifer, is going back to the drawing board, according to State Senator Corey Simon.

https://www.columbiacountyobserver.com/master_files/Lake_City_2026/20260505-wwtp-purchase-city-no-public-notice.html
May 5, 2026 1:25 pm
LAKE CITY, FL – City Attorney Clay Martin ignored Florida statute and common sense when the Mayor and City Council approved a resolution purchasing the County’s wastewater treatment plant at the privately owned North Florida Mega Industrial Park without noticing or holding a public hearing.