Local News

The 59th Annual Chiefland Watermelon Festival, hosted by the Chiefland Woman's Club, is Saturday, June 1 at Trailhead/Depot Park on U.S. Highway 19 South/South Main Street. 

The parade is at 11 a.m. and will organize at the Chiefland High School parking lot and proceed south on U.S. 19/Main Street to the park. 

To participate in the parade you MUST fill out and return the attached form by Friday, May 3.

A recent spate of copper thefts from air conditioning units in Chiefland has police scratching their heads.
"So far, we've had no luck," said Chiefland Police Deputy Chief Al Graves Friday about 13 thefts from homes, churches and businesses that started mid-March.
The latest thefts, according to police, happened on May 19 and involved stolen copper from units at two businesses and one home, all on the north side of town.

The strength of a community depends on its health, and its health partially depends on an adequate blood supply. Chiefland community invites residents to do their part to ensure a safe and adequate blood supply for the community when they team up with LifeSouth Community Blood Centers to host a blood drive on Friday, May 24. 

Levy ARC Director Betty Walker was all smiles last week, standing with a group of people in LARC's cafeteria in front of dozens of men and women who receive services from the organization that, since the 1970s, has strived to make a difference in the lives of the intellectually and developmentally disabled in the Tri-County area.