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  • Atheists' case against county dismissed

    By Sean Arnold

    Staff writer

    The lawsuit filed against Levy County by American Atheists, Inc., claiming a violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment and Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, was dismissed in the U.S. District Court in Gainesville.

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  • Council gives nod to city hall price tag

    No one blinked Tuesday night when Williston City Manager Scott Lippmann told the city council the price for constructing a new city hall.

    "We have a very good estimate," Lippmann said, "of what it will cost to build this building – $2.509 million." That comes out to about $209 per square foot, a price that Council President Charles Goodman, himself a contractor, said was reasonable for a commercial facility of this type.

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  • The Williston Challenge

    Two weeks ago Williston Pioneer Editor Carolyn Ten Broeck challenged all Willistonians – and residents of the surrounding area – to donate $5 each to complete the Heritage Park Veterans' Memorial. Ten Broeck reasoned if 5,000 people donated $5 then the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) would have enough funds to finish the memorial, which will cost in excess of $80,000 when complete.

    Since the challenge Nov. 16, almost $1,000 has come in from those accepting the challenge.

    Will you also accept it?

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  • Asbell is new school board chairman

    By Sean Arnold

    Staff writer

    Cameron Asbell was unanimously voted the new chairman of the School Board of Levy County Nov. 28.

    Rick Turner offered the nomination of Asbell.

    “Mr. Superintendent (Jeff Edison),” Turner said, “it is with honor and a great privilege I offer to you in the form of a nomination the most honorable and admirable Cameron Asbell to serve as chair of the Levy County School Board.”

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  • Dispute ends with two shot

    Two men are in critical condition following a shooting last Friday night at Melvin and Alice's BBQ on NE 205th Avenue.

    According to the Levy County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the scene around 11:15 p.m. Nov. 24. Upon arrival they discovered two men suffering from gunshot wounds.

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  • Levy claims lowest unemployment in area

    The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Citrus Levy Marion region remained unchanged in October at 4.2 percent, but was 1.8 percentage points lower than the region’s rate of 6.0 percent a year ago.

    According to today’s release of the pre- liminary jobs report by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, the region’s labor force shrank over the month by 3,650 to 198,857, and was vir- tually unchanged compared to October 2016.

    A year ago, the size of the labor force was driven by greater numbers of unem-

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  • Haven committed to service despite care center

    BY SEAN ARNOLD

    Staff writer

    Gayle Mattson wants Chiefland and the sur- rounding communities to know that Haven Hospice is here to serve them for the long run.

    That was the clear message the president of Haven Hospice delivered in her talk to the Suwannee Valley Rotary Club Nov. 16, on the heels of the closure of the Tri-Counties Hospice Care Center.

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  • New RV park gets nod of approval

    By Sean Arnold

    Staff Writer

    At its Nov. 7 meeting, the Levy County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a recommendation from the Planning Commission to submit a petition to the state that would amend the County’s Comprehensive Plan in order to allow a proposed RV Park to open in Williston.

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  • Register now for Christmas parade

    Less than two weeks remain for Williston businesses, churches and individuals to register to participate in the 2017 Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Williston Chamber of Commerce.

    The parade begins at 6 p.m. Dec. 2 and the theme is "The Songs of Christmas."

    Participants are encouraged to choose a song, religious or secular, and plan the float or marching unit around that song.

    The Chamber will award prizes during Light Up Williston after the parade.

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  • Economic development is up to you

    Though it's the city of Williston planning a five-year comprehensive plan that will include a segment on economic development, it's really everyone's responsibility to plot the course of Williston's business growth.

    That theme was introduced last Thursday when city leaders, business owners and the experts in economics from Tallahassee kicked off the city's planning strategy at Williston Municipal Airport.

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