Today's News

No one was hurt in a Chiefland house fire Thursday that required assistance from members of five fire rescue agencies to get the flames under control.

About 90 homes, businesses and other buildings near the Goethe State Forest were threatened Monday by a fire that's been burning in the area since April.
    Ludie Bond, wildfire mitigation specialist with the Florida Department of Forestry, said the fire, now officially known as the Badlands Fire, picked up steam Monday when it was fed by strong downdrafts from an approaching storm.
    "The fire started getting extremely aggressive and extremely erratic."

Don’t let the faded facade and the old doors fool you. There’s class acting going on inside Chiefland’s Chief Theatre for the Suwannee Valley Players latest production titled, “Crimes of the Heart.”

Half of the talent is composed of Chiefland graduates Krystle Wimberly, Landra Taylor and Emily Baker. The show is directed by Andy Kidd, an eighth grade science teacher who also coaches football and basketball at Chiefland Middle School. 

Attention veterans and active military looking to improve their golf swings: There will be a free clinic honoring those who serve and have served at the Chiefland Golf & Country Club on Saturday.