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Man threatens to kill people at...

A Williston man took a crowbar to the Dollar General store on East Noble Avenue before brandishing a gun on a man in the parking lot.

According to a press release issued by Williston Police Chief Dennis Strow, Auxiliary Officer Charlz Caulwell reported a disturbance at the store around 12:38 p.m. Oct. 2.

Caulwell is a civilian volunteer who patrols the city assisting on duty police officers and citizens when needed.

Speeding leads to arrests for...

A traffic stop for speeding in the Williston Highlands landed two men in jail on drug charges.

The Levy County Sheriff’s Office Patrol and K-9 Division stopped the vehicle Oct. 3 and Deputy Park, assisted by Deputy Garboski and his K-9 partner Molly, inspected the exterior of the vehicle searching for the presence of drugs.

Molly “alerted” Garboski the smell of narcotics was around the vehicle and the deputies conducted a search.

Last Tuesday Hurricane Michael...

Levy County residents and visitors along the coast should already be evacuated or finishing their evacuation and protective measures. 

$10,000 in cigarettes stolen

On Oct. 5, surveillance video captured images shortly after 4 a.m. of an unidentified individual and a blue Dodge pick-up truck at the Marathon convenience store located at 20551 NE Hwy 27 Alternate in East Williston. This unknown person smashed the front window and entered the store. It appears the suspect only was interested in cigarettes, as the store reports over $10,000 of Newport brand cigarette cartons were stolen.

Bronson gets FEMA grant

The Bronson Fire Department has been awarded a FEMA Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant in the amount of $439,148.

The grant application, written by retired Fire Chief Paul Anderson, an area resident assisting Volunteer Fire Chief Dennis Russell with administrative tasks at Bronson Volunteer Fire Department, requested funding for recruitment, retention, training and equipment for up to 18 new volunteer firefighters.

Evacuation ordered for low-lying...
Beast Feast a big fundraiser for...

By Sean Arnold

sean.arnold@chieflandcitizen.com

The Levy County Schools Foundation helps direct more than $100,000 per year to Levy students and classrooms through grants and scholarships, a critical supplement for school funding in the district.

On Saturday, Oct. 20, the LCSF is holding one of its two major fundraisers, the 9th Annual Beast Feast, at the Etheridge Produce Farm in Williston. Beast Feast features local civic and business leaders gathering to prepare and serve wild dishes such as frog legs, mullet and swamp cabbage.

Dracula runs Oct. 19-28

The Chief Theatre, home of the Suwannee Valley Players (SVP) in Chiefland will debut Dracula this Friday, Oct. 19 and have weekend performances through Oct. 28.

Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. for the Sunday matinee.Tickets are $12 each.

Williston Council approves 44-...

A subdivision that was first platted over 11 years ago has resurfaced and drew unanimous support from the Williston City Council Tuesday night.

Stonewall Subdivision, more than 18 acres of vacant land south of Camellia Plantation on SW 6th Avenue, was first started around 2007, according to its developer, Kentucky businessman Rick Reed. However, the economy tanked about that time, he said, and it would have been business suicide to finish the project. And so he waited.

Now the time is right again and Reed said he wanted to finish what he started.