Local News

As of Feb. 28, all 14 fire departments in Levy County are on the new radio system, according to information released at the March 4 County Commission meeting.

Now that the radios are being used, a monthly fee begins. The provider, Williams Communication, is waiving the fee until April.

Dick Tummond, assistant to the county coordinator, requested $12,264 from the county to pay the monthly per-unit fee for 143 radios for the months of April through September. Commissioners voted 4-0 to authorize the payment, which pays the fee through the end of the current fiscal year.

After Chiefland City Engineer Lee Mills spent an hour telling the City Commission about roads that might be paved, City Manager Grady Hartzog Sr. listed four he saw as best candidates during the Feb. 25 commission meeting.

The four roads Hartzog listed are all the city can afford now, he said, but Finance and Projects Coordinator Laurie Copeland is working to obtain Community Development Block Grants. These CDBGs are for water, sewer, fire hydrants and some paving, she said.

The Chiefland Middle School baseball team improved its record to 4-0 with a doubleheader victory over visiting Lake Butler on Tuesday, Feb. 19.

The first game was 5-3, while the nightcap was 8-1.

Alden Davis led the hit parade in game one, as he was 2-for-3 at the plate. Those getting one hit were Shaquille Patterson, Kody Plemmons and Kaleb Caplin. Deric Allen was the winning pitcher, going five innings. Caplin fired two effective relief frames.

From the get-go, it looked like it was going be Andy Jones' night.

The left-handed ace of the Trenton High pitching staff was simply mowing through the Chiefland Indian lineup last Friday night, keeping Indians off balance with his masterful command of fastball, curve and change-up.

But silently, his Chiefland mound counterpart –Jeremy Hayes –was also getting the job done.

Some sloppy play in the field helped Trenton grab a first inning lead, but Hayes kept working hard on the hill to keep his team within striking distance.