A3 + PLUS >> Congratulations, Mrs. Robinson, Opinion/4A SCHOOLS TIGERS Superheroes Secondary at Pinemount to be tested See Page 6A See Page 1B THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM PHONE-SMUGGLING Local suds scene hitting stride SCHEME THWARTED Prison drone drop goes wrong Pilot jailed in Oregon; is awaiting extradition. By CARL MCKINNEY
[email protected] He maneuvered through the sky with the presents, aim- ing to drop the goodies down below. It was seven months too early for Christmas — and unlike Photos by CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter Santa, he had Ron Robbins shows off the beer-fermenting equipment at The Tavern, an upcoming sports pub with an in-house brewery. a delivery for someone on Velario the naughty list. Second craft brewery ever closer Too bad the prison guards got to the package first. The Tavern could Joshua Tyler Munn flew a drone loaded with contraband open next month. smartphones over Columbia Correctional Institution, By CARL MCKINNEY according to an arrest war-
[email protected] rant from the Third Judicial Cutting the lumber piece by Circuit made public Tuesday. piece. Setting up the brewing After a months-long inves- equipment. Measuring the tigation, Munn was arrested shelves. Getting the permits. late August in Oregon by Progress has been slow but authorities there, according to steady for construction of the upcoming Irish pub with a built- DRONE continued on 3A in brewery, and the duo at the helm hopes they’re in the final stretch. The Tavern, next door to sister business Marion Dirty tag Street Bistro and Brewhouse on North Marion Avenue in downtown Lake City, will offer leads to onsite-brewed craft beer, 27 televisions for game nights, a drug bust couple of pool tables and every- Robbins cuts wood for use in construction.