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The North Florida Broadband Authority, established to bring broadband and high-speed internet connections to rural areas in North Central Florida, will receive  $30, 142, 676 million in federal grant money, according to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

“This means a whole lot economically,” Pat O' Neal, one of two Levy County representatives from NFBA, said in a Monday morning phone interview.    

Bob Williams, executive director of the Levy County Housing Authority, left, was honored for his community leadership by the Black History Scholarship Committee. The presentation was made during the committee's annual fund-raising banquet on Feb. 20 at Usher Center in Chiefland. Williams was the guest speaker for the event.

Jones, in introducing Williams, said “he is a man who gives anything you ask him to.

“He has pitched in where needed,” she said. She said he is first and foremost, a Christian and member of Chiefland First United Methodist Church.

Creekside Christian School in Otter Creek will celebrate its Homecoming on Thursday, Feb, 25 with a parade beginning at noon and an alumni game at 7 p.m.

The parade will start at North Otter Creek Avenue and State Road 24, proceed up to U.S. Highway 19 and down to Southwest 3rd Street where it will end at the school.

All of the above roads will be closed for the parade with the Levy County Sheriffs Department providing protection for the marchers and the detour for traffic.

Bob Williams, executive director of the Levy County Housing Authority, is the Greater Chiefland Chamber of Commerce 2009 Citizen of the Year.

The Chamber's prestigious honor was bestowed on Williams, who also serves as president of the Levy County School Foundation and is a lay pastor at Chiefland First united Methodist Church, at the group's annual banquet at the Usher Community Center on Tuesday night.

For more details, see this week's Chiefland Citizen.