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Today's News

  • Levy County Sheriff's Reports

    A 30-year-old Chiefland man was arrested Jan. 6 on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

    David Beech reportedly hit a man with a large stick because the man made fun of Beech's girlfriend. The man was hit on Jan. 5 and was transported to North Florida Regional Hospital.

    Bond was set at $15,000.

    Other people arrested by members of the Levy County Sheriff's Office recently are listed below. Every person charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proved guilty in court.

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  • Weeks is board choice for EZDA

    Members of the Levy County Enterprise Zone Development Agency (EZDA) Board of Directors voted 5-0 on Jan. 9 to recommend Berlon Weeks be appointed to the board.

    The Levy County Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to hear the recommendation on Jan. 22.

    If the commission accepts the recommendation, then Weeks will fill the remaing term of Robert Lowyns who resigned.

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  • Kindness Pet Clinic opens

    Dr. Ronald Spink has opened a new clinic dedicated to the high quality care of companion pets. The Kindness Pet Clinic is located one-half mile southeast of Williston on U.S. Highway 27 between Photofrost and Boyd's Construction.

    Dr. Spink has more than 40 years of experience with 25 years in South Florida where he owned five animal hospitals.

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  • Williston business owner watches EZDA meeting

    A Williston business owner watched the Jan. 9 meeting of the Enterprise Zone Development Agency because she wanted to learn about benefits from building in the zone.

    Cindy Babione has been working with her husband Jeff for the past two years to create Babione's Business Park, she said. They hope to break ground in February, she added.

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  • Soccer team falls in districts

    The Williston Lady Red Devils soccer team was defeated by P.K. Yonge 8-0 on Tuesday night at P.K. Yonge, thus eliminating them from the district tournament. The match was played in blustery cold weather, but the game play was full of intense action.

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  • Boys fall to two ranked teams

    The Williston Red Devils fell to the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave 55 - 41.

    The Red Devils came out shooting early, and their shots were falling.

    The Devils led 16 - 9 at the end of the first quarter. Devin Timmons had eight points in the first half and Isaac Floyd had six. But after some late second quarter baskets by the Blue Wave, Williston went into the half down by three points.

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  • Girls assured of second seed

    The Williston girls wrapped up the second seed in the district basketball tournament with two wins in their final regular season league games during the past week.

    The win over Dixie County, 63-48, assured the Devils of being second to P.K. Yonge and getting a first-round bye in the tournament at Newberry. Then on Tuesday this week, the girls whipped Newberry, 75-45.

    In two non-district games the girls avenged an earlier defeat by topping The Rock, 65-56, but fell to Santa Fe, 69-58.

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  • Sheriff's Corner

    Charities were developed to meet certain needs of society that are not part of public assistance.

    Unfortunately, some charities that have been developed are not really assisting for the "public good". Charities can solicit funds in many different ways such as raffles, mail or phone solicitation, paper advertisements and ticket sales.

    Some of the things that you might want to consider before you contribute to a charity are:

    * Avoid giving cash to strangers and take time to learn more about the charitable organization you are contemplating giving to.

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  • Williston Police Reports

    The Williston Police Department reported the following arrests:

    * Neil William Sawyer Jr., 23, of Southwest Seventh Avenue, Williston, was arrested for aggravated domestic battery after a fight with his girlfriend over a cell phone.

    * Terrance Germani, 51, of Westwoode Drive, Franklin, N.C., was arrested on a Citrus County warrant for violation of probation.

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  • Possible sale won't change our paper

    To our readers and advertisers:

    The recent announcement by Landmark Communications Inc., the parent company of our newspaper, to consider strategic alternatives that might include the sale of this newspaper and others was made Jan. 3. The original announcement appeared on the Pioneer Web site at about noon on that date.

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