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Today's News

  • New officers elected for Double Sink 4-H Club

    Double Sink 4-H Club held its first meeting Sunday, Sept. 16 at the Mills' home. We elected new officers and discussed upcoming events. The Cloverbuds made butter from scratch and we had bread and butter for snacks.

    On Sunday, Oct. 7, Double Sink 4-H met to discuss FCS Fun Day, 2007 4-H marine photography contest, entries for the North Florida Fair, horticulture judging and the Levy County Fair.

    Mrs. Cindy Sheffield is over the Cloverbuds and they made an awesome bean bag, and created through sewing and stamping, a Halloween card to mail to a loved one.

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  • Progress Energy kicks off round two for EZDA

    A picture-perfect banquet and awards program at the Tommy Usher Center on Oct. 23 reflected a successful start by the Levy County Economic Zone Development Agency (EZDA) this year.

    EZDA Chairman Skipper Henderson recognized launch sponsors CLM Work Force, Capital City Bank, Progress Energy Florida and Monterey Boats. The tens of thousands of dollars given to kickoff EZDA were part of a formula for a successful start-up.

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  • Chiefland hears sewer solutions

    Chiefland City Engineer Lee Mills laid out the scene for potential improvements to a couple of possible sewer system issues Oct. 22 when three city commissioners showed up for a workshop.

    City Commissioner Frank Buie was in the Veterans Affairs hospital in Gainesville. City Commissioner J. Rollin Hudson Jr. did not attend the workshop either, although Hudson did make it to the regular meeting.

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  • Williams takes small-town success to next level

    Krysten Williams has always been one to live life to the fullest.

    Growing up in Chiefland, she had her hands in many cookie jars.

    A petite beauty, Krysten was voted Watermelon Queen in 1997, Chiefland High Homecoming Queen in 1998, and Christmas Queen in 1999.

    But there's a whole lot more than good looks going on with Krysten.

    In high school, she was president of student government, a member of FCA and a four-year varsity performer for the Lady Indian volleyball team.

    All the while, she worked as a pharmacy technician at a local establishment.

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  • Comeback stuns Dixie County

    GAINESVILLE _What a great night for Chiefland High volleyball!

    Facing elimination with their backs to the wall, the Lady Indians reached down and won three straight games over rival Dixie County in Tuesday night's thrilling Class 3A District 5 semifinal at a hot and sticky gym at P.K. Yonge High.

    The scores were 15-25, 22-25, 25-13, 25-18, 16-14.

    The victory advances Chiefland to Thursday's 7 p.m. championship against the winner of Tuesday's late match between top-seed and host P.K. Yonge and fifth-seed Fort White.

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  • Worn down Eagles drop homecoming game

    Fatigue could have been a factor last Friday night as the Bronson High football team dropped its homecoming game 24-9 to visiting St. Joseph Academy.

    Bronson had been on a hot streak, beating St. John Lutheran last week for Senior Night, then putting a decisive 34-6 finish on the second half of their 44-26 win over Florida School for the Deaf Monday night.

    ?We played two and a half games in eight days,? said Eagles? head coach Greg Brochetti. ?We just ran out of gas in the second half.?

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  • Indians fail to cash in early opportunities against Trinity Catholic

    OCALA -When opportunity comes knocking at the door, someone better be there to answer.

    The Chiefland High football team had two golden chances to take it to Trinity Catholic early in last Friday night's key Class 2B District 4 game, but the Indians failed to cash in.

    The Celtics ?more precisely running back Derrick Dempsey ? took the ball and ran with it, rolling to a 37-13 victory.

    Dempsey, a 5-foot, 8-inch dynamo transfer from The Villages, seemed impossible to tackle, running for more than 200 yards and three touchdowns.

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  • Levy County Sheriff's Reports

    A 24-year-old Bronson man was arrested Oct. 18 by Investigator Joseph Sabbag of the Levy County Sheriff?s Office on the charge of dealing in stolen property.

    Bond was set at $25,000.

    Other people who were accused of crimes and arrested by LCSO deputies include:

    Samuel Otis White, 24, of Bronson was arrested Oct. 15 for dealing in stolen property, and he was arrested Oct. 16 for two counts of grand theft auto. Bond $30,000.

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  • Invisibility

    I recently backed my 2006 Jeep Liberty into a Mitsubishi.

    The little car was so close to my vehicle?s rear bumper that I did not see it when I looked in the rear or side view mirrors. From my perspective, it was invisible. I remind readers to look very, very carefully before backing up.

    Now I will address other issues relevant to invisibility.

    I went to a three-day United Methodist Men?s retreat in Leesburg from Oct. 19 through 21. There were 359 visible attendees from 44 churches, including the five men from First United Methodist Church of Chiefland.

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  • Pedestrian killed on Hwy. 320

    An 82-year-old Chiefland woman died last Wednesday morning as she attempted to cross Levy County Road 320 West near the Manatee Jiffy Store, according to a report by Florida Highway Patrol Cpl. Lena Ward.

    Edith Frances Cuzelis was pronounced dead at the scene by a Levy County Emergency Medical Services paramedic at 7:20 a.m., according to records.

    Cuzelis had parked a 1989 GMC van on the north shoulder of CR 320 facing west with its headlights on, Ward said. She had retrieved equipment from the van to erect a garage sale sign on the south shoulder of CR 320.

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