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Today's News

  • WMS rules the diamond

     

    By Rose Fant and Bradley Hicks

    Special to the Pioneer

    The Williston Middle School (WMS) Red Devils softball and baseball teams played simultaneously in the Suwannee Middle School Athletic Conference (SMAC) Championship hosted in Fort White April 7.

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  • Your input needed for Williston's future

     

    Put your thinking caps on and get ready to brainstorm on how you envision Williston of the future.

    Saturday, June 4, anyone with an interest in the city is encouraged to attend a three-hour workshop devoted to discussing what Williston needs and the path it will take to get there.

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  • Levy County Sheriff's Office

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

    April 6, Carlos Alonzo Allen, 43, Bronson, FTA. Bond $2,000.

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  • Taking the Oath

     

    Judge Tim Browning, right, administers the oath of office to City Councilman Charles Goodman and Councilwoman Nancy Wininger and Mayor R. Gerald Hethcoat. Goodman was re-elected council president and Wininger is the new vice president.

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  • Tracy Powers joins Pioneer staff

     Tracy Powers has joined the Williston Pioneer as its advertising sales representative.

    Powers, who lives in Trenton, will be calling on area businesses to help with their advertising needs.

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  • Williston Clean Up Day is April 23

     The city of Williston is looking for volunteers to join together to make another clean-up day a big success for our town. 

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  • CRA meeting takes a nose dive

     

    As the clock hands in the back of the city council chambers inched toward 5:30 p.m., Ken Schweibert, chairman of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) glanced toward it, shaking his head.

    "This is embarassing," he said to no one in particular as 5:30 – the appointed time for the CRA meeting – came and went.

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  • Tara's Tale

    Tara Holcomb's bucket list is small.

    She wants to travel and she wants to beat cancer. That is all.

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  • 'Williston can do it'

     

    They came with deep pockets and generous hearts and when it was all over, the new Williston Middle-High School was the victor.

    Bakers, young and old, put their best efforts on the auction block last Thursday in order to raise funds to provide some much needed amenities at the new high school, including landscaping.

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  • Are you proud of your city?

    Trash. It's everywhere. From once pristine waters and forested lands to rural roads and city streets, it blights what once were beautiful places.
    This past weekend, as I made my way back from grandbaby-time in North Georgia, I spied bright yellow objects from miles away along a narrow stretch of road in Putnam County.
    As I got closer, I realized what I had seen were 32-gallon trash bags. Since they weren't there when I went up Friday, I surmised there had been a cleanup Saturday and thought, "How nice this community has come together to take care of where they live."

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