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Today's News

  • Pioneer of the Year 2012

    When the oh-too-familiar-theme from The Andy Griffith Show echoes from a cell phone, you know at once without looking up that Dennis Strow has entered the room.

    Like Matt Dillon in the olden days of Dodge City, there’s a swagger when he approaches but it’s not born of arrogance, but rather confidence, experience and happiness. It’s a gait that fits good law men of all types–Matt Dillon and Dennis Strow alike.

  • On the Job

    He’s a voracious reader, with 348 unread books on his Kindle; a consummate traveler; a man of deep faith–and as a side note, the original Amityville Horror.

    Or at least that’s what Scott Lippmann laughingly called himself last week as he detailed growing up in Amityville, N.Y.–a town infamous because of the mysterious phenomena that occurred there–but also his home for the first semester of his life.

  • Texas doctors rescue hospital

    For the fourth time in three years, Tri County Hospital–Williston is undergoing leader and management changes.

    Last week Drs. Mohammad Tariq and Jalil Khan publicly announced that for the last four weeks, they’ve been behind the scenes consultants at the hospital and are now the majority shareholders.

    Tariq, the primary spokesman of two, said he had been interested in acquiring the hospital two years ago, but negotiations with Jerry Gillman were already too far gone.

  • Hello, my name is Bill

    Mike holds three graduate degrees and today operates a successful farm.
    Anna comes from a loving family, has traveled extensively and is self-employed.
    Margo led a privileged life as the daughter of an Air Force colonel. Articulate and charismatic, she is currently disabled.
    The three are different personalities, all with different life experiences and stories to share.
    Truth be told because of their varied interests and lives, the odds of the trio forging friendships might be rare, but today they are.

  • Bronson raises the bar

     By Mike Capshaw

  • Season ends with heart-breaking loss

     By Bryan Hoopaugh

  • Mayor honors May Students of the Month

     Five students were singled out for their accomplishments last week when the Williston City Council and Mayor R. Gerald Hethcoat honored the May Students of the Month.

  • Courts hand down sentences

     The following people were sentenced in Levy County courts during February:

  • Levy County Sheriff's Reports

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

  • I turned around and suddenly he was a man

     It was just about this time of year 23 years ago that I was struck with a fast and unusual malaise.

    I didn’t think a lot about it. I was a mother of two, ages 5 and 7, and working two jobs so it was only natural I was always fatigued.

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