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Today's News

  • Wife accidentally shoots husband on hunting trip

    A Bronson man was injured in an incident Sunday when he and his wife were hunting turkey.

    Arthur T. Conquest, 39, was shot in the shoulder at the McGee Branch Hunt Club, off County Road 343, near Bronson at approximately 8:15 a.m.

    Conquest and his wife, Lori Lee Conquest, 42, were walking back to their vehicle after turkey hunting, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officials. She was approximately four feet behind her husband.

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  • If you will build it, they will come

    Four Williston young men are facing a daunting task–but they’re confidant that with community support their dream can become a reality.

    Led by Robert Jones, Wesley Rizer, Sean Hicks and Calvin Root are determined to see Williston youth have a recreation center that can be used now and in the future.

    The four meet at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints each Wednesday to play basketball, and when others heard, they came too.

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  • Want to drive in Florida?

    There was a time when passing written, eye and driving tests were all you needed to be a legal Florida driver. These days you have to have concrete proof of who you are.

    As of Jan. 1, new requirements went into effect for anyone renewing or getting a new driver’s license, and it’s caused a few headaches for those issue the licenses.

    “I’ve been chewed out and cussed at,” Linda Fugate, Levy County Tax Collector, told Williston Rotary Club members last week as she explained what’s needed to be a legal driver.

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  • March marches on

    Time goes by so quickly, it can be easy to forget important deadlines and even easier to let critical items fall to the nether regions of your to-do list. Whether you get to everything or not, time marches on — so we’d like to share some March reminders with you.

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  • Third commission seat to be on fall ballot

     The pending November resignation of Levy County Commissioner Chad Johnson of Chiefland means voters will have the opportunity to choose his replacement, Gov. Charlie Crist's office confirmed on Wednesday evening.

    Johnson, who was appointed by Crist in late July 2009, recently announced he would be seeking the District 2 seat now held by Commission Chair Nancy Bell of Chiefland. Johnson's family is building a new home in District 2. At the time of the announcement, he sent Crist his resignation effective on Nov. 16 — two weeks after the general election.

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  • Levy County Sheriff's Report

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

    Ryan W. Truillard, 24, of Ocala was charged March 19 with Violation of Probation (VOP) battery. No bond.

    Danielle Shante, 21, of Williston was charged March 18 with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without violence. Bond was $1,000.

    Carlos McKinley Green, 26, of Bronson was charged March 17 with four counts possession of less than 20 grams of cannabis, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and three counts sale of cannabis. Bond was $60,000.

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  • A Williston Pioneer Editorial

    Two weeks ago more than 150 people from all walks of life, all faiths, all ages and all colors came together to help out an Eagle Scout candidate while cleaning the cemetery at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church located on Hwy. 318.

    In short order, tons of debris was removed and the burial spaces cleared to showcase the final resting place of many of this town’s loved ones.

    There are many projects that could benefit from the joint effort of the community’s residents. Anything is possible when we all work together for good.

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  • A Williston Pioneer Editorial

    They’re young and their dreams are lofty but the four men who want to spearhead a drive to build a recreation center in Williston are dead on the money.

    We do need such a facility–one with a gym or multi-purpose room, a study center and a lounge. Our young people need somewhere to hang out that’s safe and local.

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  • Council amends zoning ordinance

    Addressing the only subject on Tuesday evening’s agenda, the city council made a significant change to a zoning regulation which they had approved, albeit reluctantly, on its first reading.

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  • Three accidents claim two lives

    Two Morriston men were killed in unrelated automobile accidents over the weekend.

    Details have not been released by the Florida Highway Patrol on the wreck that claimed the life of Delonte Reese, 20. Reese was killed around 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Hwy. 41 and 21st Place.

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