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…
Black Prong Master Plan Wins County Approval; Envisions…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Black Prong Equestrian Village won Levy County Commission approval on Dec. 7 for a master site plan that would transform 90-acres of the facility into a showcase…
EMS Labor Union Says $4 Raise Isn’t Enough
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Union leaders representing the paramedics, EMTs, and firefighters at Levy County Public Safety came back to the bargaining table Wednesday and requested $1 per hour pay raises…
Game Wardens Wreak Havoc on Goethe Hunters
By Terry Witt -Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioner Rock Meeks complained Tuesday about state game wardens citing dog hunters with such a large number of tickets in Goethe State Forest this season that…
Dedicated County Transit Mechanic Wins State Honor
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter A Levy County Transit employee has received a statewide award as the Paratransit Technician of the Year. Bruce Haney has maintained, serviced, and repaired the county’s…
Toll Road Opponents Speak Out
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter A sizeable crowd appeared at Tuesday’s Levy County Commission meeting to voice strong opposition to a surprise state announcement last Friday that a toll road might be…
County Offers Big Pay Increase to EMTs, Paramedics
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commission negotiators Tuesday offered the union representing paramedics, EMTs, and firefighters a $4 per hour across-the-board raise in pay starting in January. The sharp…
County Says No to Internet Cafés; Ordinance Being…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Planning Director Stacy Hectus received permission from the County Commission Tuesday to draft an ordinance outlawing internet gambling cafés in the unincorporated areas of the…
County Shuts Down Ambulance as Employee Numbers Dwindle
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County officials confirmed Tuesday they have closed the ambulance station in Fanning Springs until the Emergency Medical Service can hire additional paramedics. Closing the Fanning…