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Today's News

  • You can’t see Williston for the trees

    A tree may grow in Brooklyn but in Williston there’s a proliferation in the triangle located in front of McDonald’s off U.S. 27A.

    Two weeks ago, the property owned by the Florida Department of Transportation, went under a major facelift when the FDOT planted 80 trees on the 3/4 acre tract.

    According to City Manager Scott Lippmann, the CRA had approached the FDOT a while back about beautifying the area but plans were shelved due to funding.

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  • Warrant leads to drug stash

    Staff Report

    Two people were arrested Monday morning on drug charges after a Levy County deputy became suspicious while serving a Violation of Probation warrant at the Bronson Motel.

    K-9 Deputy Kevin Kinik held the outstanding warrant on Johnny Lee Patterson. The VOP warrant stemmed from charges of dealing in stolen property and burglary. 

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  • Council divided on rec funds

    For over seven months $10,000 that was allocated for recreation scholarships has sat untouched in the city of Williston’s coffers.

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  • County employees get raise

    It has been five long years, but county workers will see a 3 percent pay raise in the checks they receive on June 20.

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  • Vets may receive free phones

     Did you know that hearing loss is the number one reported injury among veterans?

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  • Williston was a stop during Culinary Adventure across America

    Imagine leaving your job, your family, your friends and then your home country with only 42 pounds of personal items–that will last you an entire year–to travel to a foreign country without a real itinerary.

    That’s exactly what Rainer Pycior and Marion Ferres did and last week their adventure brought them through Williston as they travel across the country in search of America–and food.

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  • Gulf storm front good, bad for Levy

    The low pressure area in the Gulf of Mexico that has brought spotty rains to the area is getting more organized and the National Weather Service at Ruskin has issued several notices of foul weather that will affect Levy County residents for today and the rest of the week.

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  • Unemployment continues decline

    The jobless rate in April for Workforce Connection’s Citrus, Levy and Marion counties region was 7.5 percent, down 0.3 percentage points over the month and 2.1 percent lower than the same time last year.

     The unemployment rate for the region is the lowest since June 2008 when it was 7.7 percent.  

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  • Baylee Etheridge selected state Star FFA finalist

    By Natalie Couey

    Special to the Pioneer

    The Florida FFA Association recently selected 21 student members as finalists in the highly coveted “Stars of Florida” award recognition program. Williston Middle FFA member, Baylee Etheridge, was one of four finalists at the middle school level. 

    This program symbolizes the highest competitive recognition for FFA members and their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) program(s) in six different categories.

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  • Commission chair questions Williston tax office

    Tax Collector Linda Fugate came before the Levy County Commission on Tuesday asking for a resolution authorizing her to conduct county business at satellite offices in Chiefland.

    But before it was over — and she did get the resolution passed on a 4-1 vote — she got more than she bargained for as County Commission Chair Ryan Bell of Chiefland (R-District 4), who cast the dissenting vote,  questioned the construction costs.

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