Excellent educators: Messer named top teacher; Lee, Duval, Wise honored

Richardson Sixth Grade Academy Principal Lisa Lee reacts after being named the Columbia County School District’s Principal of the Year during the ‘Excellence in Education’ banquet Thursday night at The Blanche Hotel. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

From custodians to principals, from support staff to high-profile teachers, Columbia County School District employees had a night all to themselves.

The district honored 29 individuals Thursday night i…