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ARC of Levy County gets a little...

Recently, employees of Central Florida Electric Cooperative, Inc. donated materials and several days worth of work to help make the ARC of Levy County (ARC) a little bit nicer.

CR nuke plant decommissioning...

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Levy winners at FFA convention

The Chiefland High School Senior FFA had several members who placed in the state FFA science fair.  

Crab Fest suspect indicted

Devonte Tremaine Ocasio, who turned 20 on Tuesday, was formally re-arrested on Tuesday on a six-count indictment delivered by a Levy County Grand Jury on Friday afternoon.

Ocasio is charged in the death of Barry Barney, 36, who died after being shot at the Williston Crabfest. Four other people were injured in the shooting on April 27. 

Coast Guard warns boaters on...

ST. PETERSBURG – The Coast Guard is encouraging boaters to stay off the water Thursday due to the approach of Tropical Storm Andrea.

Adverse weather effects generated by a tropical storm or hurricane can cover an area hundreds of miles wide. Even those recreational boaters and the maritime industry that fall outside of the direct path of the storm are advised to be cognizant of dangerous weather conditions and take appropriate precautions to stay safe and minimize damage. 

Woman dies at swimming hole

A 65-year-old Raiford woman died on Saturday, June 15, while swimming with family at Bob’s River Place off of Northeast Highway 340 in Old Town.

 According to witnesses, the victim was swimming at the recreational area when she walked out onto the floating dock and jumped into the river.  When she didn’t resurface after several minutes, a family member jumped into the river and located the victim at which point he pulled her to the bank.

Gulf storm front good, bad for...

The low pressure area in the Gulf of Mexico that has brought spotty rains to the area is getting more organized and the National Weather Service at Ruskin has issued several notices of foul weather that will affect Levy County residents for today and the rest of the week.

In a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Southwestern and Western Central Florida the NWS is calling for widely scattered thunderstorms becoming more numerous by this evening and overnight, especially near the coast.

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Castell is 2012 Officer of the...

Civil Deputy Charles W. “Bubba” Castell, second from right, has been chosen the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year 2012 by the Disabled Veterans of America Tri-County Chapter No. 63 in Chiefland.

He was presented the award during Tuesday's Levy County Commission meeting. Pictured, from left, are DAV Finance Officer Ivan Chubb, DAV Commander Fred Heinrich, Castell and Levy County Sheriff Bobby McCallum. 

State roads wish list being...

State transportation officials have told the Levy County Commission they are looking for their road work “wish list” to be turned in by July 1.

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