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…
New Animal Control Ordinances Vanished from Sight in…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Somewhere in Levy County government, there must be a dark administrative hole that can swallow ordinances that never see the light of day again. The new…
Interest Rising in Governor’s Pick for District 3…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Who will serve the remaining 3 years and 4 months of former County Commissioner Mike Joyner’s term? The answer is unknown at this point. Gov. Ron DeSantis will…
Meeks Condemns Exit from Afghanistan; Brooks Honors Mike…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commission Chairman John Meeks said Tuesday the United States government hurt its veterans and embarrassed itself by abandoning Afghanistan and turning it over to the…
Hurricane Conference Video Features Knocking Back Shots
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter A social media video briefly made an online splash in June when two Levy County government department heads were seen in the video knocking back shots at…
County Quietly Discussing Minimum Wage Mandate
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter It’s beginning to look like a battle might be brewing between the county and a local labor union over the question of when the new minimum wage…
Longtime Hidden County Pay Policy Gets Commission Approval
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioners have been quietly giving pay raises to their highest-paid administrators each time the road department labor union got a wage increase for decades, but…
Commissioner Mike Joyner Passes; Remembered as Dedicated Public…
By Terry Witt -Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioner Mike Joyner, whose homespun sayings in board meetings and legendary career in law enforcement as an undercover officer brought him statewide respect, passed away Wednesday…
County Millage Stable; Higher Revenues Expected
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioners Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a proposed property tax rate of 9 mills for their 2022 budget. It’s exactly the same millage as…
