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  • No Smoking mural coming to Chiefland

    The city of Chiefland is on board with deterring smoking even if it means granting $400 in fee waivers to put up an anti-smoking mural in the city’s commercial corridor.

    Kristina Zachry, a state Health Department worker who coordinates the Students Working Against Tobacco, asked the City Commission for a waiver of the $100 application fee and $300 hearing fee for a special exception permit for the mural.

    She said the group plans to paint a mural on the side of the Sav-A-Lot building in the shopping plaza at the intersection of state roads 129 and 55.

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  • Hold on a minute(s) says commission

    The Levy County Commission’s divisions broke out into the open Tuesday with disagreements on the wording of minutes for the February meetings and which roads to submit for secondary consideration of federal economic stimulus money.

    The board’s meetings usually end uneventfully as they approve minutes of past meetings, but on Tuesday Commissioner Danny Stevens asked to table the minutes of the Feb. 17 meeting because of wording and in discussion about Feb. 3 meeting minutes Stevens said he wanted the minutes re-worded before approving them.

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  • Flutist to perform in Bronson

    Donna Wissingar, renowned flutist and educator will present live musical performances at the Bronson Public Library March 12 at 6 p.m.

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  • Be a part of the Community Garden

    Always wanted to grow your own flowers, herbs, fruits, and vegetables? Get involved, save money, and meet new people while enjoying nature.

    Become one of the first to participate in this exciting new community project. Call 352-486-3405 today to reserve your space in the Bronson Community Garden. Plots are now available in the new Community Garden, located on Hilltop School campus between Garner Street and Mongo Street behind the courthouse in Bronson. Individuals and families are welcome to join.

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  • Hastings tells Rotary 100 could lose jobs

    Levy County Schools Superintendent Robert Hastings spoke to the Williston Rotary Club Tuesday, offering a “state of the union” on the current budget situation. Hastings said the district is expecting the state to cut approximately $7 million from next year’s budget. That will most likely mean that the district will have to reduce its staff by 90 to 100 employees by the start of next school year, Hastings said.

    “When you spend 81 percent of your budget on salaries, the only way to find $7 million is through salaries,” he said.

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  • Make your garden Florida friendly

    The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Fanning Springs State Park will host a festival emphasizing environmentally friendly techniques for watering, fertilizing and pest control practices for the home gardener on March 21.

    The festival, which will be held from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. , will host displays of irrigation, plant fertilization and pest management presented by University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and the Nature Coast Master Gardeners’ Association

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  • Breaking News

    West Park Avenue will be closed this afternoon, Monday, March 23, at U.S. 19 in Chiefland.  Traffic will be detoured for approximately two weeks as crews replace a drainage pipe under the road, according to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).

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  • City planners consider annexing roads with land

    Chiefland has been annexing land from the city, but it has not been annexing the roads and that needs to change, says the city’s top building and zoning official.

    Bill Hammond, director of the city’s building, zoning and code enforcement department, told the City Planning Board that it needs to consider bringing in the roads and right of way during annexations.

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  • Asbell sworn; grievance denied

    Levy County School Board replaced former district one board member Billy Morrison Tuesday with a new board member, Cameron Asbell. Morrison resigned in November. Asbell was sworn in before the meeting by Joseph Smith, County Judge for the Eighth Circuit.

    Smith congratulated and thanked Asbell for his service, noting that “these are perilous times in Levy County.”

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  • Suwannee Fair begins tonight

    Dig out your jeans and boots and plunge deeply into your pockets.

    It’s time for the Suwannee River Fair and Livestock Association Show and Sale.

    The two-week event, that encompasses Levy, Gilchrist and Dixie counties, kicks off today (Thursday, March 19) with poultry and rabbit entries.

    On Friday, March 20, participants with dairy cows, goats, heifers and rabbits will be at the fairgrounds to commence their segment of the show.

    The goat costume contest and and milking contest start at 7 p.m.

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