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  • Morriston couple killed in plane crash

    A Morriston couple was killed Thursday when their experimental aircraft crashed into a field in Marion County.

    Gilbert Jennings, 53, and Catherine Jennings, 50, were pronounced dead at the scene.

    The plane and its two occupants flew out of northwest Ocala  around 4 p.m. Their final destination was another airfield in Marion County.  When the plane did not arrive to its designated landing area, family members became concerned and called the Marion County Sheriff’s Office around 8 p.m. 

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  • Ride to Provide set for Oct. 20

    The seventh annual motorcycle fund-raiser, Ride to Provide, will be held  Oct. 20 at Bronson High School.
    On-site registration begins at 7:30  a.m. with free coffee and doughnuts. Kickstands up at 10 a.m.
    Participants  are encouraged to pre-register online at www.ridetoprovide.net.

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  • Budget, not people, reduced

    City personnel will not lose their jobs as a result of the budget cuts, requested by the city council three weeks ago.
    At the first budget hearing of the season in July,  Interim City Manager Oel Wingo was given the task of developing a budget that showed savings and reducing the millage rate.
    Last Thursday she did  just that–and no jobs were lost.
    Councilor Jason Cason stated it again to ensure that everyone was clear on the matter.

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  • Levy in ‘wait and see’ mode as TS Isaac nears

    Tropical Storm Isaac is gaining momentum in the Caribbean but just what its impact will be on Levy County is still up in the air.

    Friday afternoon Emergency Management Director Mark Johnson met with city and county leaders at the EMOC office in Bronson to update the storm’s status and initialize the county’s plan in the event Levy is impacted. All cities and towns were represented at the meeting except Chiefland.

    Currently, the storm could reach Category I hurricane status at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28.

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  • Commodity distribution cancelled

    The Bread of the Mighty Food Bank in Gainesville has informed the Levy County Extension Service and other groups that all commodities’ distributions are cancelled until further notice. 

    Debbie Talbot, a spokeswoman for the group, said in a phone interview on Tuesday, “The USDA commodities distribution has been cut a lot lately.”

    She said the food is excess production that the U.S. Department of Agriculture buys from producers and distributes to groups to use in feeding those in need.

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  • WMS receives another ‘A’ rating

    Williston Middle School faculty and staff returned to work Aug. 8, greeted by this sign, congratulating them for maintaining their Grade “A” status for another year. 

    Despite hundreds of schools locally and state-wide  that saw their grades drop due to changes in the state grading scale, more rigorous requirements and higher cut scores on the FCAT tests, WMS maintained their “A” status for the fifth year in a row, and have in fact, received this award for six of the last seven years. 

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  • Step up to the plate

    Are Williston and the surrounding communities up for a challenge? The gauntlet has been thrown and here’s what the challenger has to say:

    “Hello,  Williston, my name is Mackenzie Henderson. I am the current Alachua County Queen of Hearts with the Miss Heart of the USA Pageant Program. 

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  • Tarmac wins another round in court

    Tarmac America LLC won another round Friday in its 8-year drive to mine more than 6 million tons of lime rock on 2,757 acres on a 4,750 acre site known as the King Road mine near Inglis over a 110-year period. 

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  • Bronson holds on water and sewer ordinances

    Bronson officials say they still don't have enough information to make a decision on proposed fees regarding water and sewer connections for new applicants.

    After discussions over proposed ordinances and resolutions on fees at the Aug. 6 meeting, town council members voted 4-1 in favor of tabling them until more information could be looked at.

    Council Member Berlon Weeks made the first objection to passing the new fees, adding that he knew they had already been tentatively approved.

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  • Wingo cleared of ethics violation charges

    The dark cloud that hovered over Williston’s interim city manager for almost two years was lifted Aug. 8 when an administrative law judge recommended that the Commission on Ethics dismiss the complaint against her.

    Dr. Oel Wingo, Williston’s interim city manager in 2011 and since June of this year, was accused in October 2010 of violating specific ethics codes while in the position of city manager in Holly Hill.

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