Fort White News

The Columbia County Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force shut down two indoor marijuana growing operations Monday evening.

Published: Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 11:42 p.m. Deadline is Nov.

An O'Brien man wanted in connection with about 40 vehicle burglaries in Columbia County was arrested in Palm Beach County Sept.

Published: Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 6:42 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 6:42 p.m. A Lake City man was seriously injured early Saturday morning when his bicycle was struck by a car on SW Business Point Road, reported the Florida Highway Patrol.

He faces a DUI charge, but investigators say the crash that led to his charges was caused by texting while driving.

John William Duran, formerly of Fort White, was sentenced Thursday to 13 years in prison for three counts of sexual battery on a juvenile between the ages of 15 and 16, and one count of second degree lewd or lascivious molestation of a child.

Sept. 13 is Grandparents Day! At St. Mary Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church on U.S. 41 south of County Line Road, on Sept.

Published: Friday, September 4, 2009 at 12:10 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 4, 2009 at 12:10 p.m. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has been asked to investigate the death of a man who collapsed minutes after he was brought to the Columbia County jail Thursday night.

Columbia County investigators have arrested three people after busting alleged marijuana grow houses that were right next to each other.

Investigators have brought down a meth lab reportedly run by a Columbia County man inside his home.

A man arrested on several drug-related charges was already on house arrest for similar charges.

A man arrested on several drug-related charges was already on house arrest for similar charges.

A Fort White man was found dead in the Santa Fe River late Wednesday, the Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office reported.

Carl Edward Cason Jr., of Fort White, was northbound on I-75 in a company-owned tree-trimming truck at 9:23 a.m. when he attempted an illegal U-turn through an opening in the center median, according to state trooper Ben Stuart.

Published: Monday, July 20, 2009 at 5:25 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 20, 2009 at 5:25 p.m. A Fort White man was cited for making an improper U-turn on Interstate 75 that caused a crash that injured two people in Hamilton County Monday morning.

Published: Friday, July 10, 2009 at 9:15 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 10, 2009 at 9:15 a.m. The third and final adult to be sentenced for savagely abusing an adult relative over several years has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

FT. WHITE, Fla. -- Detectives with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office made an arrest following an investigation initiated by the Bradford County Sheriff's Office.

Published: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 3:39 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 3:39 p.m. A Fort White woman accused of selling counterfeit money will have her computer examined by the U.S. Secret Service.

Columbia County sheriff's deputies say three Fort White teenagers are responsible for defacing three schools in two days causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage.

Three juveniles from Ft. White are under arrest for what they're accused of doing to a local high school.