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  • Schools closed Friday

    All public schools in Levy County will be closed on Friday, Aug. 22, according to an announcement on the School Board Web site, because of Tropical Storm Fay.

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  • Comp plan presented to city

    The Aug. 19 meeting of Williston's City Council consisted largely of planning and housekeeping items.

    The annual modifications to the city's comprehensive plan were presented to the council. This exercise is undertaken each year during the budgeting period. The changes reflect projects undertaken or completed during the previous year and changes in projections for future activity.

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  • Which local candidates can you vote for on Aug. 26?

    Election Day is Tuesday, Aug. 26. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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  • Fay lingers on East Coast

    TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 23A

    NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062008

    800 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

    ...FAY BARELY MOVING...

    A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FORT PIERCE FLORIDA

    NORTHWARD TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT THE BORDER BETWEEN GEORGIA AND

    SOUTH CAROLINA.

    FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE

    INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

    BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

    AT 800 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED

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  • Too wet for wet day

    Saturday morning's "Wet the Kids" day at Johnny T. Henry Celebration Park was postponed because of rain.

    It will be held this coming Saturday, Aug. 23, at 10 a.m.

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  • Task force cracks down on drugs

    A 26-year-old Williston resident was arrested last week and charged with four counts of possession of crack cocaine and four counts of sale of crack cocaine.

    Demetris A. Wallace of 21370 N.E. 38th Place, was charged after the Levy County Drug Task Force used a confidential source to allegedly make four drug buys, on April 17, April 18, May 1 and May 29th. Three of the buys were at the 38th Place address, while the other was at 21431 N.E. 35th St.

    A total of $550 changed hands, according to a release from the Levy County Sheriff's Office.

    Total bond was $90,000.

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  • Residents get car seat help

    Is your child really safe in the car? Car crashes remain the number one killer of children ages 3-14 in the United States (source NHTSA). In 2005, 1,946 children ages 14 and under died and an estimated 234,000 were injured in crashes. In Levy county - 4 out of 5 car seats are installed incorrectly. Safe Kids is trying to make a difference and reduce those fatalities and injuries, states Debora Regan, director of Safe Kids North Central Florida. "What we want to do is educate the parents and caregivers and get those car seats installed correctly.

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  • City scraps fire fee plan

    In a time of economic uncertainty and even gloom, status quo is best. That appears to be the conclusion reached by Williston's City Council when, at their Tuesday night meeting, they declined to take action on two major economic issues.

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  • Residents become wary of new power plant

    Progress Energy is coming with its nuclear power plant construction and the Levy County Commission is starting to feel the impact from the public.

    In Tuesday's regular county commission meeting a request to re-zone 4 parcels of land from along US Highway 19/98 and Southeast 68th Avenue in Inglis from agricultural to C-2 which would allow a variety of retail and personal services uses sparked a discussion among citizens about the coming changes.

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  • Couple arrested on drug charges

    A Williston area couple have been arrested on a variety of drug charges by the Levy County Drug Task Force after a months-long investigation into drug dealing.

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