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  • Pistol event benefits Relay For Life

    A basic pistol class hosted by the Levy County Sheriffs Office on March 23 will benefit the Williston Relay for Life. The class will qualify an individual for the education requirement for a Florida Concealed weapons permit.

    The class will be held in the Levy County Sheriffs Office Classroom at 9150 N.E. 80th Ave., Bronson.

    Class fee is $65 for registrations done online and $75 at the door the day of the class. Lunch will be provided and additional donations to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life will be accepted.

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  • Two Williston men charged in theft

    Levy County Sheriff's investigators used some high-tech and old-fashioned methodology to arrest and charge two Williston men who admitted burglarizing a home on U.S. Highway 27A, according to a sheriff's office press release.

    Michael Scott Fordham, 38, is charged with burglary and petit theft, and Ronald Glenn Perry, 40, is charged with tewo counts of burglary and two counts of petit theft after being arrested by detective Sgt. Mike Narayan and Det. Jimmy Anderson.

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  • Foresight prevents 911 interruption in service

    All citizens know that help is only a simple phone call away. 911 – The universal number for help. But on Wednesday, Feb. 20, the Levy County Sheriff's Office hit its own internal 911 when it lost service provided by AT&T between 3:30 and 8:30 p.m., according to a sheriff's press release.

    Because 911 Coordinator Mike West had thought about this “what if”, he had a plan in place and it worked like a charm.

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  • High-risk sex offender caught near Inglis

    Sexual offender Stephen Thomas Siddons, 26, Old Town, was arrested by Levy County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Leroy Prine on Feb. 17, according to a Levy County Sheriff's Office press release.

    Prine spotted what he believed was a disabled vehicle — a silver Chevy Blazer — on U.S. 19 just north of Inglis and stopped to assist the driver, whom he identified as Siddons. Siddons told him he was headed to Indiana and said his truck just stopped working. Siddons, who appeared very nervous, gave some evasive answers, causing the deputy to become suspicious.

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  • Great American Spit Out today

    If you chew you run the risk of ending up like Floridian Rick Bender who lost a third of his face to cancer caused by chewing tobacco. Smokeless tobacco, like chew or dip, can cause oral cancers, pancreatic cancer, esophageal cancer, heart disease, stroke, reproductive health issues and addiction.

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  • Meatloaf contest at Eagles

    The Fraternal Order of Eagles is looking for the area's best meatloaf cook (and probably the recipe) at its Annual Meatloaf Cookoff on Feb. 23 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. 

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  • Fire under investigation

    A woman looks over the rubble left behind by a a fire at the Manatee Auction warehouse on Monday. The fire was reported shortly after 1 a.m. and was fully involved by the time firefighters arrived. Chiefland Fire Rescue was not able to save the warehouse, but was able to save the buildings on two sides of it. Cedar Key and Bronson fire departments also helped quell the blaze.

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  • Citizen of theYear Banquet Tuesday

     The 2012 Citizen of the Year Annual Awards Banquet, hosted by the Greater Chiefland Area Chamber of Commerce, is Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Tommy Usher Community Center.

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  • New election machines coming

    Levy County Supervisor of Elections Tammy Jones told the county commission she is setting up a demonstration of new voting equipment with two state-approved vendors as she hopes to have a new system in place in time for the 2014 elections.

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  • County delays alcohol sales hours workshop

    UPDATE:

    The Levy County Commission workshop on extending alcohol sales beyond midnight in the unincorporated ares will not be held on March 5, said County Coordinator Fred Moody.

    He said the commissioners were hearing from residents about the proposal and realized it would need a bigger meeting place than the commission meeting room at the courthouse to accommodate the anticipated crowd. 

    He said the 1 p.m. meeting time also was not convenient for some citizens. 

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