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…
County Commissioner Desiree Mills Takes Office; County Moving…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioners witnessed the swearing-in of their newest member, Commissioner Desiree Mills, at Tuesday’s board meeting and immediately dived into their agenda with Mills making several…
Surprise State Pay Raise for EMTs Leaves Levy…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) received an unexpected pay raise to $15 an hour this month thanks to the Florida Legislature passing a surprise bill in…
Small Alabama Town Opens Commissioner’s Eyes to Possibilities…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter A small town in Alabama that boasts of five industrial parks and a thriving business climate was visited in September by Levy County Commissioner John Meeks and…
County Land Development Workshop Set; Thorny Questions Could…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioners are set to meet in a workshop on Tuesday, October 18 to discuss potential revisions to the Land Development Code, but the proposed monkey…
County Shows Interest in Purchasing Otter Creek Site…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioners expressed no opposition this week to their chief administrator negotiating a purchase price for a 36-acre piece of property in Otter Creek that may…
County Took Light Hit from Hurricane Ian; Officials…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioners approved an order Tuesday officially declaring an emergency related to Hurricane Ian in hopes of being reimbursed for expenses resulting from the storm, even…
Commissioner Says TikTok Video Falsely Alleges Bribery on…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioner Matt Brooks lashed out this week at a Levy County resident that he says falsely claimed in a TikTok video that commissioners were bribed…
Revised County Animal Control Ordinance Can’t Seem to…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County’s revised animal control ordinance may die of old age before it ever sees the light of day. The ordinance, and two related ordinances, haven’t…