Business

For those who live in Levy County and the surrounding area, the big red auction barn located just west of Williston on U.S. Highway 27A is a well known landmark in the area.

Southern Auction Marketing is a modest local auction house that has strived to be a neighborhood friendly business.

Every Monday evening the parking lot begins to fill, and the bidding starts at 6:30 p.m.

One of the best-revered auctioneers in North Florida, Colonel Joel Kulcsar holds the gavel and with experience and knowledge of the merchandise, Joel becomes the star of the show.

Since 1996 Terri McGinty has been operating her business located in Dr. Henderson’s office just behind Nature Coast Hospital in Williston. In March of this year Terri and her daughter Laci opened Chantilly Place in Bronson, at 150 N. Hathaway Ave.

Terri has been a licensed massage therapist and full specialist since attending the Tampa SunCoast School of Massage, and is also a licensed full specialist, which involves skin care, waxing, makeup, and nails.

Landmark Media Enterprises, LLC, parent company of the Williston Pioneer Sun News, Chiefland Citizen, Cedar Key Beacon and Riverland News of Dunnellon, announced Wednesday, Oct. 29, that, due to difficult credit markets, it was largely suspending the process to sell its remaining businesses. The process was launched in January and led to the sale in September of The Weather Channel Companies and some smaller sales. Landmark announced earlier this month that its agreement to sell WTVF-TV in Nashville was cancelled because the buyer lost its financing.

Sparr Building and Farm Supply celebrated the love of horses by hosting "Share Your Passion" Open Houses last week, including Friday in Williston.

At the open house, horse owners had the opportunity to meet local Purina Mills representatives and talk with equine specialists about the latest in care and nutrition.