Columbia County Observer

Fort White Water & Wastewater: Devising a Plan to Control Its Destiny – Who Will Be In Charge?

October 13, 2025  3:20 pm | 6 min read

Fort White Water Plant circa 2019

Clearwave Fiber: Supporting Girls & Young Women – Local Girl Scouts Awarded Technology Grant

October 7, 2025  1:35 pm

Shelley Hallier, SVP of Marketing, shares a moment with one of the attendees at the Brick Builder's Bash at Alligator Lake. (Photo: Clearwave)

Fort White: Budget Approval Issues – Just When You Thought They Turned the Corner – They Didn't

October 4, 2025  7:35 pm | 6 min read

Fort White Town Council at emergency meeting to approve a budget resolution they failed to do the day before.

Fort White: Water Issues – Finally, a Civil Meeting Where Intelligent Conversation May Lead to Progress

September 26, 2025  10:50 am | 5 min read

Fort White Town Council Attorney Rhett Bullard explains the interlocal.  (Columbia County Observer photo and graphic)

Lake City: Councilwoman Tammy Harris Going to Washington – Why – Mum’s the Word – $300 Event Costing Taxpayers $3,400

September 19, 2025  11:45 am | 3.5 min read

Background and logos: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Photo and graphic: Columbia County Observer

Fort White In Trouble Again – Third Clerk Resigns
What does "right away" mean in Fort White?

September 7, 2025  8:43 am | 4 min read

Fort White Website the day after the Council authorized advertising for a new clerk "right away." (Columbia County Observer graphic)

Columbia County I-75 & SR 47 Interchange Development, More Than Just About Publix: A Complex Web of Politics & FDOT Involvement

September 2, 2025  11:59 pm | 12 min read

The Rep. Brannan–Sen. Bradley Team: they delivered the bacon to Columbia County

August 22, 2025  11:59 pm | 4 min read

Florida Representative Chuck Brannan holds up a check for $3,050,000

N. FL's Withlacoochee River Task Force met with Valdosta officials on Thursday to be updated on the formerly spill-prone Valdosta utility system

August 16, 2025  6:45 pm | 9 min read

Columbia County Observer photo and graphic

Lake City City Manager Don Rosenthall Mugs the Public With 12th Hour Reveal: Desire for $7.5 mil Wastewater Treatment Plant Purchase

August 11, 2025  3:45 pm | 3 min read

Photo: Jess Zoerb via Unsplash.  Columbia County Observer graphic

North Florida Water Utility Authority: Unprepared, Unorganized, No Business Plan, No Experience, Spending Money Like Water – Welcome to Never-Never Land

August 1, 2025  7:45 am | 6 min read

County Attorney Joel Foreman opines as County Manager David Kraus looks on.    Columbia County Observer photo