Freeing up jail’s pod addition

Renovations add 82 beds to existing jail building at CCDF.

Jay Smith, Ajax Building Company vice president (from left), accepts a ceremonial key from Robby Hollingsworth, Columbia County Commission chairman, as Sheriff Mark Hunter holds a plaque noting the completion of the Columbia County Detention Facility addition. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Jay Smith, Ajax Building Company vice president (from left), accepts a ceremonial key from Robby Hollingsworth, Columbia County Commission chairman, as Sheriff Mark Hunter holds a plaque noting the completion of the Columbia County Detention Facility addition. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

The first phase of Columbia County Detention Facility renovations is all locked up.

Sheriff Mark Hunter, a few Columbia County Sheriff’s Office employees, county commissioners and representatives from …