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…
Cranky Courthouse Elevator Sometimes Traps Passengers
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Every now and then someone gets trapped in the oldest elevator in the Levy County Courthouse. The elevator gets stuck with passengers inside. All those trapped…
Commissioner’s Votes Don’t Count at Board Meeting
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioners waded through an awkward moment Tuesday when the votes of Commissioner Matt Brooks weren’t counted and one business item related to a voting conflict…
Could Toll Roads Ruin Levy County’s Rural Lifestyle?
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter In a suburb of Orlando named Ocoee, headquarters of the Florida Turnpike Enterprise, the state’s toll road agency is mapping out two projects that could change Levy…
Company’s Plan for Public Airport Wasn’t big Hit…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter A company specializing in aviation projects attempted to sell the Levy County Commission Tuesday on a plan to build a major airport somewhere in the county but…
County Facing Soaring Prices for New Ambulances
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Due to skyrocketing prices for new ambulances, Levy County Commissioners Tuesday asked Department of Public Safety Director Mitch Harrell to evaluate options for financing the $602,000 cost…
Commission Chairman Still Likes Seeing Cows Walking in…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commission Chairman Rock Meeks says he still likes the county’s rural way of life and enjoys seeing cows walking in fields. His comments were…
County May Offer Employees Major Pay Increases
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Employees of the Levy County Commission may get pay raises totaling $5 per hour by 2023. The increases are similar to what paramedics and EMTs, who…
Levy County’s Economic Development Agency Proposing Tri-County Focus
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Nature Coast Business Development Council is one of those little-known pockets of Levy County government that few people outside of government know much about. It…
