Today's News

Cattleman Don Quincey, of Chiefland, center, was honored recently with the University of Florida's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Award of Distinction. Quincey was recognized for his support of the University's research and extension services related to pastures and
cattle.
Quincey, the owner of Quincey Cattle Company, is president of the Florida Cattleman's Association. He also serves as chairman of the Suwannee River Water Management District.

If you have been driving down U.S. 27A from Bronson to Chiefland, you might have noticed a strip being carved out parallel to the road.
Since August, crews have been clearing brush, cutting shrubs and trees. This followed a project putting up metal poles and power lines in Chiefland just past the Florida Department of Transportation building on U.S. 27A.

Toni Collins isn’t shy about her beliefs, especially when it comes to history.
“I’ve always been distressed that our young people are not learning about the history of this county,” she said Friday from the living room of her Chiefland home.
Collins, who used to work for the county, was largely responsible for organizing the county’s historical archives and started the county’s historical board.

A two-year-old Bronson child has died in a tragic shooting accident while playing with his 11-year-old brother at home at about 5 p.m. Wedneday, according to the Levy County Sheriff's Office.

Brantley Tucker Owens, 2, andhis 11-year-old brother were playing hide-and-seek when the older boy, picked up their father's shotgun, and it discharged, a sheriff's spokesman said.

The children's mother, Fawn Owens, had just left the home, and the father, Michael Owens Jr., was attending classes at Taylor College