By Linda Dean Cooper Rod Hastings, former manager of Levy Animal Control submitted his resignation effective, Monday, November 18, at 5:00 PM. Hastings resignation letter is as follows: Board of County Commissioners To Whom It…
Gainesville Monkey Lab News Story Spurs Controversy, Questions,…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter All was quiet on the Gulf Hammock monkey farm story until a Gainesville public news station published a story quoting an anonymous source who allegedly claimed to…
Should Goethe State Forest be Used Only by…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter A resident who regularly attends Levy County Commission meetings tossed out an idea at Tuesday’s board meeting to possibly resolve an issue regarding residents who ride horses…
Brooks Selected Chairman, Mills Vice Chairwoman of Levy…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioner Matt Brooks was selected by the commission to serve as chairman for 2023. First-term Commissioner Desiree Mills was selected to serve as the…
Responding to Resident Concerns, County Tables Action on…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Residents of Rainbow Lakes Estates won a temporary reprieve Tuesday when the Levy County Commission voted unanimously to postpone action on an ordinance that would allow mobile…
Levy Commissioners Endorse Central Florida Electric Cooperative Application…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioners have voted to send a letter to a state agency endorsing Central Florida Electric’s broadband internet project and encouraging the state to support the…
County Cautiously Gives Green Light to Pursue Regional…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to send a letter to the Suwannee River Water Management District supporting the formation of a regional water supply cooperative, but…
Why Won’t Levy County Commissioners Livestream Their Board…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioners aren’t enthusiastic about the idea of live-streaming their meetings through YouTube to allow the public to see and hear them without actually attending the…
Intensive Livestock Farming Operations in Levy County Have…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter In the 1990s, controversy erupted in Levy County over a relatively new type of agriculture that was smelling up some neighborhoods and poisoning the aquifer with nitrogen.…
