Today's News

BRONSON -Matt Blum broke a string of bad luck and zoomed to the Sportsman feature win last Saturday night at at Bronson Motor Speedway.

In his previous two outings, Blum had mechanical problems put him in the pits early -transmission one week and suspension the other.

The 23-year old out of Gainesville got it right Saturday, leading the way all 30 laps in his black No. 1 car.

Blum started outside row one and sped to the lead as polesitter LeRoy Donaldson got off to slow start, bottling up the field.

An active-duty Army man was arrested in Chiefland Tuesday after making seven 911 calls in which he pretended to be the victim of a stabbing.

Twenty-two-year-old Alexander Leroy Shelton, Fort Riley, Kan., first called 911 at 1:33 a.m., but he would not tell the Levy County Sheriff's Department where he was, a report from the Sheriff's Office said.

Officials said Shelton, calling from a cellular phone, claimed to be being stabbed in the neck by a black man.

He hung up, but called back minutes later with a low and gurgling voice, authorities said.

The gymnasium of the old Bronson High School was bustling with activity, but there were no signs of teenaged slam-dunking heroes or high-flipping cheerleaders.

No crowd of adoring fans could be seen cheering from the stands.

There seemed to be players on the court, however. Some of them sported forest green vests while others were clad head to toe in long white suits complete with masks.

The Chiefland City Commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to keep John Ward on as Chiefland's fire chief.

Vice Mayor and Commissioner Teresa Barron said, "It's been a pleasure working with Ward."

He's worked hard at getting his required certifications for the position and is not shy about learning new things, she said.

The other commissioners agreed, though Commissioner Rollin Hudson was curious about Ward's relationship with Levy County officials.