On August 12, 2012, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested three persons on drug charges. Deputies were attempting to serve an arrest warrant at 306 S.W. Sunset Way. Deputies did not locate the subject with the warrant but did however discover methamphetamine. Deputies found a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in the master bathroom of the home.…
On Thursday, July, 26, 2012, Archie A. Crews officially became a member of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. In a swearing in ceremony held at the CCSO Operations Center, Sheriff Mark Hunter provided the Oath of Office to Mr. Crews. Mr. Crews was sworn in as a Deputy Sheriff. Deputy Crews will be placed into…
The latest update on recovery efforts from the flooding created by Tropical Storm Debby last week, includes information that the Suwannee River dropped below flood stage on Tuesday afternoon and now measures 75.38 feet as of this morning. Flood stage is 77 feet and the river reached a peak of more than 85 feet last…
On Tuesday, July 10, 2012, an inmate housed at the Columbia County Detention Facility escaped from a work detail and was captured a short time later. At approximately 10:15 am, John Keene was assigned to a work detail at the intersection of S.W. Pinemount Ave and S.W. Birley Rd. Keene ran from the detail and…
The FEMA Recovery Center in Lake City is now open. It is located at 484 SW Commerce Drive, Suite 145 in the Westfield Shopping Center. The Center will be open seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Representatives of FEMA, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and state agencies will be on hand…