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  • Music: It’s in his blood

     

    Donald Moore Jr. doesn’t remember a time when music wasn’t an integral part of his life.

    Born into a musical family that included his father and brother, it was only natural that like a moth to flame he would migrate to music.

    And for the last 40 plus years, he’s stayed there.

    Inspired by Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings and so many who are now considered classic artists, Moore picked up the 

       guitar in one hand and pen in the other and proceeded   

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  • Williston prays for America

    Over 75 people braved threatening skies to attend Williston's National Day of Prayer ceremony at noon Thursday.

    Speakers, representing more than a half dozen churches, took turns praying for the country, state, leaders and families during the hour-long service held at the gazebo in Heritage Park.

    Williston Mayor R. Gerald Hethcoat led the attendees in "God Bless America" before the prayer service was concluded by the Rev. Charlz Caldwell, who delivered the benediction.

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  • Arrest made in Crabfest shooting

          

     

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  • Sex offender numbers on rise in county

    Researchers have long speculated on the reasons behind what drives some people to become sex offenders. From the theory that it’s a learned behavior, with offenders themselves doing what was at some point done to them, to the notion that offenders lack self-esteem or, at some point in their development, missed out on what it means to have feelings of empathy, society struggles to come to grips with the issue.

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  • Bronson, Williston vote against teen tobacco marketing

    Both Bronson Town Council members and Williston councilors are siding with area teens and an education and research foundation that seek to limit deaths from smoking.

    Bronson council members voted unanimously Monday night to sign a resolution acknowledging that tobacco products are dangerous and that the marketing to teenagers and children of such products within the town is discouraged.

    Similarly, Williston Council unanimously approved the resolution Tuesday night.

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  • Report: three motel rooms contaminated

    By MARK SCOHIER

    news2@chieflandcitizen.com

    The owner of the Bronson Motel has been given 30 days to remedy a problem stemming from the discovery last month of methamphetamine possessed by several residents there, according to officials.

    Town officials sent motel owner Ella Baumbach a citation March 19 stating several of the motel’s rooms needed to be evaluated by licensed contractors after law enforcement arrested three people there March 6 on charges related to the sale and production of meth.

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  • Impact fees will be returned

    In an attempt to correct what they once called an egregious error, the Williston City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday night to return over $104,000 in impact fees to property owners.

    Council President Jason Cason and Councilor Elihu Ross opposed the action during a roll call vote.

    The vote came on the heels of several months of discussion, brought to centerstage by Pyper Kub  restaurant owner David Bibby who told council months ago that his research had determined that another restaurant, Melanie’s, had not been charged impact fees.

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  • Parks employee terminated in theft investigation

    An employee with the Levy County Parks and Recreation Department has been terminated and arrested on a felony charge of swindling the county out of $5,797.63 between May 2009 and December 2012. 

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  • Monument guides clear first hurdle

    Chiefland commissioners approved unanimously Monday night on first reading an ordinance that sets new guidelines for the placement of monuments at City Hall.

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  • Union, school board at odds

     The Levy County School Board and the teachers’ union, the Levy Educations Association, are at odds over whether a contract for the 2011-12 school year can be implemented. 

    The board ratified a contract in a unanimous vote at its Tuesday, April 2, meeting after Assistant Superintendent Patrick Wneck and Superintendent Bob Hastings reported teachers voted 203-202 to approve it on March 13.

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