A hero’s welcome: Overwhelmed McNeill ‘glad to be home’

Lake City Fire Department Lt. Jeff McNeill hugs a fellow firefighter Wednesday afternoon at the Lake City Fire Station. McNeill was returning home from rehab in Jacksonville following a lengthy battle and recovery from covid-19. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

At the end of his long road home Wednesday, Jeff McNeill was hoping for a simple destination.

“Probably the first I’ll do is get in my recliner,” McNeill said Wednesday afternoon at the Lake City Fire …