Today's News

One man was killed and another seriously injured this morning when a tire came off a vehicle traveling on US 41N, went airborne and went over a 6-foot chain link fence where it struck Ivan J. Sandquist, 33, of Williston killing him instantly.

Williston Police Chief Dennis Strow said the accident occurred a little after 9 a.m. Monday at Absolute Auto Body on NW 10th Avenue.

James E. Fender, 45, of Williston also sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to Shands.

 The Levy County Sheriff’s Office reports the following arrests:

It was the regional semi-finals and the Red Devils’ season ended to a Crescent City Raider team that seemed to want the win more than the Red Devils. 

The Levy County Commission put its objections to having an atheist monument at the courthouse in writing, unanimously approved it and started the clock ticking on the Williston Atheist group's appeal of the denial order.