Today's News

Chiefland officials are working toward putting more teeth into a set of rules regulating dangerous dogs in city limits.

Chiefland threw itself a birthday party and it was a doozey. Thank yous are in order, but where to begin? And the list is mighty long.   The prayer rally packed First Baptist Church of Chiefland which stepped up to hold the gathering after the weather terrorists promised ugly storms last Thursday. No storm, but it was a nice setting. 

Two Department of Corrections inmates attempted to escape Tuesday from an inmate crew working at the Levy County Quilt Museum at approximately 11:30 a.m. but were recaptured before their lunch break was over.

Arrested and booked for escape were Tyler A. Benoit, 19, and Brian K. Duncan, who turns 19 on Thursday, April 11.

The work crew had stopped for lunch at the museum as the crew has done for many years. The late Ms. Winelle Horne dedicated many years to assisting the youthful offenders and had offered her home/museum as a weekly gathering place.

n Griagal Connell Barr II, cocaine distribution with 1,000 feet of specified place changed to cocaine sale and cocaine possession with intent to sell changed to cocaine possession, 18 months with credit for 122 days on each, served concurrently.