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Today's News

  • Military

    Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Lawrence A. Mayo graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

    He is the son of Patricia Richerson of S.E. 141st Ave., Morriston, and brother of Leo Mayo of Fountain St., Springfield, Mass.

    The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

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  • Military

    Pvt. 1st Class Joshua James Randolph has successfully completed U.S. Army basic training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Graduation ceremonies were held Friday, Aug. 21 at Fort Jackson.

    Randolph is serving in the U.S. Army as a member of the 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, 4th Platoon, and is in Fox Trot Company.

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  • Friday night's football scores

    Chiefland 44, Inverness Citrus 29

    The Indians scored on their first play on offense when quarterback Eugene Carter hit Jamantye Thompson on a 57-yard touchdown pass.  Chiefland leapt to a 31-7 halftime lead and never looked back.

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  • Chamber honors 2009 Business of the Year

    The city's business owners and workers will gather at the Tommy Usher Center on Tuesday to honor the Greater Chiefland Chamber of Commerce's  2009 Business of the Year: Jenkins Painting Inc. the folks who keep us driving between the lines.

        In a tradition that started in 1983 when then-Gov. Bob Graham proclaimed the third week in September as Industry Appreciation Week to help increase public awareness of the contributions of local businesses to their communities, the Chamber will mark the occasion by honoring one of the city's top employers.

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  • We will not forget

    Perkins State Bank in Williston hosted a Sept. 11 commemoration on its lawn this morning to remember the terrorist attacks on our country in 2001. More than 2,800 people lost their lives in the attacks, including 343 firefighters, 23 New York police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers.

     

     

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  • Newcomer Kennedy defeats incumbent

    Voters in Bronson have spoken: They are only in the mood for a little change.

    In Tuesday's Town Council election, voters returned two incumbents to office and elected a  newcomer to politics to the third spot.

    Jason Kennedy, manager at the Burger King in Chiefland and co-owner of a home-based business with his wife, handily won over incumbent Melody LaFlam 190 to 83.

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  • Community Calendar

    Through Saturday

    LARC sale

    The LARC Thrift Store at 515 S. Main St., Chiefland is having a $2.50 bag sale this week. If you have any question please contact Betty Walker at (352) 486-4293.

    Saturday

    Williston Friends hold book sale

    Friends of the Williston Public Library will hold its first book fair of the fall from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the City Hall Community Center,  at the south end of Williston City Hall. There will be a huge number of books and magazines.

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  • Community convinces commision to rethink assessments

    The Levy County Commission, by a 3-2 vote, chopped its proposed EMS assessment in half Tuesday night after hearing from the business community that the six-cent per square foot rate was an undue burden in the downed economy.

    The action came at the end of a two-hour hearing on assessments levied on property owners. The commission approved 4-1, with Commission Chair Nancy Bell dissenting, to keep the road, fire and solid waste assessments the same as last year.

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  • Levy commission concerned about siphoning of water supply

    The Levy County Commission is sending a letter to the St. John's Water Management District expressing the board's concern about what it feels is excessive water use in the populous area around Jacksonville.

    The commission took the action after Steve Minnis of the Suwannee River Water Management District, gave a report on the “state” of water supplies in the region indicating that the biggest withdrawals are in that area.

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  • Canines head off to college

    The Humane Society of Levy County has received many requests for dogs and cats over the years, but a recent call from St. Petersburg College in Pinellas Park was a first.

    The college was looking for 19 dogs and cats to be entered in the college’s Veterinary Technician program.  

    “What are you going to do to these animals?” Arnette Garrison, the Society's Animal Rescue Liaison,  asked school officials.

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