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BRONSON - Levy County Commissioner Nancy Bell voted "No" in a 4-1 decision on March 18 to seek bids with a $50,000 ceiling for some specific medical equipment.

This bid, Bell told the Chiefland Citizen, is just an obligatory action that circumvents the process, which had been established to find the lowest and best bids for goods and services.

A unique set of circumstances led to Bell's blasting the other four county commissioners.

The Williston Chamber of Commerce is apparently about to move.

The City Council Tuesday night approved a six-month use of the annex building on Southwest Seventh Street by the Chamber. By that time, a decision on a new City Hall location should have been made, opening up other possibilities for the business organization.

Justin Head, president of the Chamber, was an addition to the agenda, and told the council that the current office on South Main Street "is a little more costly than we can afford."

Two late-night burglaries last week were allegedly solved by Williston Police with the apprehension of a man and a juvenile the following night.

According to a report from the police, the City Barber Shop at 37 N. Main St. was burglarized at about 11 p.m. and a telephone was taken. About half an hour later a burglary took place at Williston Sports, where more than $2,000 worth of items were taken.

Parents nationwide were alarmed and appalled when they learned that a major beef supplier to schools across the country was being accused of cattle abuse.

A recent video showed sick cows heading to the slaughterhouse at the California-based Westland/Hallmark plant.

Worries ran rampant of potentially diseased meat being fed to schoolkids across the USA.

Reportedly, 143 million pounds of beef was recalled - 37 million from school lunch programs.