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Today's News

  • Chiefland Rotary wraps up fishing tourney

    With thunderstorms skirting Cedar Key to the north and south, sun shined on the Chiefland Rotary Club’s annual fishing tournament on Saturday.

    Winners were the team of Michael Graham and J.R. Dice for the biggest bag with 19.02 pounds of total fish, the team of John Fisher, Sonya Fisher and Kelby Hudson for the biggest redfish with a 7.33 pound catch and the team of David Stone and Jimmy Ellzey for the biggest trout with a 4.64 pound fish.

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  • Road and Lane Closures for May 14 - 20

    The following is a list of roadwork underway by the FDOT that may impact traffic.
     
    ALACHUA COUNTY:
     
    Archer Road (State Road 24)  Crews will be repainting the roadway lines from Southeast 13th Street (US 441) to the Levy County line.
     

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  • Chiefland hosting 3-on-3 tourney, 3-point shootout

    The Chiefland basketball program is hosting a 3-on-3 basketball tournament and three-point shootout on July 16 at the Chiefland High School and Middle School gyms. Registration begins at 8 a.m., games start at 9 a.m., and the three-point contest will take place around noon.

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  • FWC hunting classes offered in Levy County

     The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is offering two free hunter safety Internet-completion courses in Levy County. The first class is May 17-18 in Bronson, and the second class in May 21 in Chiefland.

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  • Gators fishing national championship to be televised

    Tune in Sunday from 1-2 p.m. to “FLW Outdoors” on VERSUS for complete coverage of the National Guard FLW College Fishing National Championship on Kentucky Lake. The one-hour show highlights the University of Florida’s second consecutive national championship victory.

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  • CHS offers volleyball camp

     The Chiefland High School volleyball team is hosting volleyball camp for children ages 7-13. The camp is from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the high school gym and the dates for this year's camps are June 13-17 and June 27-July 1.

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  • Honoring longtime member

    Dr. Bob Trask, Worshipful Master of Brown Masonic Lodge in Chiefland presents a 55-year membership certificate to Brother Duane Wakefield.

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  • Court Dispositions, May 12

    The following persons were sentenced, found not guilty or the case nolle pros — dropped — in the Criminal Division of the 8th Circuit Court in Levy County. The information is taken from public records. VOP means violation of probation. n Kenneth W. Aldrich, battery on officer, nolle pros, and resisting an officer with violence, 12 months probation.
    n Chastity Anderson, vehicle theft, 5 years probation, must enroll in drug treatment program. Must pay $94 cost of investigation.

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  • Society of St. Vincent de Paul awards grant to help needy in Chiefland

    The National Council of the Society of St.Vincent de Paul (SVdP) today awarded a $1,000 grant to help the needy in Chiefland. The money is part of the Society’s annual Friends of the Poor grant program and will provide several forms of assistance, including help with utility bills.

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  • Police: Man threatened to bash in ex-wife’s head

    A Chiefland man was arrested by Chiefland police May 2 for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he threatened to beat his ex-wife and her new boyfriend with a pole, according to a CPD arrest report.
    James Stevenson Ellerby Sr., 45, was drunk when he opened the door of his ex-wife’s home and began threatening to “bust their heads,” according to the report. The ex-wife told Ellerby to leave several times, and he did, shortly before police arrived.

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