Brannon ready for retirement

Tax collector stepping down after long career.

  • Ronnie Brannon, the Columbia County Tax Collector for the past 16 years, will be retiring in early January. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
    Ronnie Brannon, the Columbia County Tax Collector for the past 16 years, will be retiring in early January. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

    Ronnie Brannon doesn’t appear to be a guy that easily gets excited, but by uttering the word “retirement,” a smile begins to curl on his lips, his eyes shine with anticipation, and he begins to speak …