YEAR IN REVIEW: Siegmeister’s indictment headlines top stories of 2021

Former State Attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit Jeff Siegmeister addresses a Board of County Commissioners meeting in August 2017. Siegmeister was arrested on Feb. 26 in Arizona on a range of charges. (FILE)

Following the pandemic-riddled 2020, 2021 began with optimism that the worst was behind.

However, 2021 was a year of continued loss for Columbia County and Lake City. As well as a year of major arrests…