On Monday, July 14, at 9:28 am, the Columbia County Sheriff's Office responded to the Mayfair Subdivision off SR 247, where a concerned citizen found two toddlers wandering unsupervised. Deputies [...]

On Monday, July 14, at 3:10 am, deputies and detectives with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office investigated a sexual battery on a child which led to the arrest of a [...]

***UPDATE July 9 10:30 pm***Church In Custody  On Wednesday, July 9 at 10:20 pm, Robert Church turned himself in at the Columbia County Detention Facility.  He was booked on aggravated battery, [...]

On Wednesday, July 9, the Columbia County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant at a residence, 3839 E US Hwy 90 lot 1 in Lake City. The warrant was a [...]

On Wednesday, July 9, the Columbia County Sheriff's Office Victim Advocate reported that the victims, security guard Niaja Bowles, 33 and bystander Alvia Lee, 37 both of Lake City have [...]

On Saturday, July 5 at 2:30 a.m., Columbia County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting at Elks Lodge at 1688 NE Washington Street in Lake City. The initial investigation revealed [...]

On Wednesday, July 2 in a ceremony attended by family and Sheriff's Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter promoted Deputy Sheriff Brian Rix and Detective Keith Spradley to the rank of [...]

At 3:40 pm Tuesday, July 1 the Columbia County Sheriff's Office responded to 2618 SE Country Club Road due to a 911 call reporting a suicidal subject in the home [...]

On Friday, June 20 in a ceremony attended by family, friends and Sheriff's Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter promoted three members. Corporals Rick Damon, Matt Grinstead and Jennifer Wolf were [...]

On Wednesday, June 18 in a ceremony attended by Sheriff's Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter swore in a new member. Mr. James Stuhr was sworn in as a Reserve Deputy [...]