Fort White’s Ayers finishes second in regional bee

Fort White Elementary fifth-grader Tucker Ayers placed second in the First Coast Spelling Bee in Jacksonville last week. (COURTESY)
Fort White Elementary fifth-grader Tucker Ayers placed second in the First Coast Spelling Bee in Jacksonville last week. (COURTESY)

Tucker Ayers, the Fort White Elementary School student who won the Columbia County Spelling Bee, finished second in the regional competition last week.

Ayers, a fifth grader, was competing against 13 o…