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 Manure Memo Riddled with Loopholes, Questions; Discussion…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter The ongoing battle over the dumping of horse waste in Levy County is moving into a new phase Tuesday when Levy County Commissioners discuss a 6-page staff…
Commissioner Mills Hears Public Outcry on Composting; She…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioner Desiree Mills finally put her foot down Monday and demanded an end to county staff slow-walking their research into composting. County staff had…
Commission Chairman Brooks: All-In Removal Post on His…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter A banner advertisement for All-In Removal, the manure hauling company owned by billionaire Reid Nagle, was seen across the top of the business Facebook page of County…
Blanton Resignation Rattling County Budget Process
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter One of the earthshaking events in county government that few people know about was the resignation of Jared Blanton, financial director for the Clerk of Court and…
Sheriff Gets More Money to Keep Deputies Onboard
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioner John Meeks won support from his fellow commissioners Tuesday to raise the starting pay of sworn deputy sheriffs to $50,000 annually in an effort…
Chairman Apparently Feels Better Lashing Out at Press
By Terry Witt -Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commission Chairman Matt Brooks got testy Tuesday when a reporter asked him during a budget workshop to state the total dollar requests by each department or…
County on Verge of Hiring First Code Enforcement…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter For as long as anyone can remember, code enforcement cases for Levy County government were handled through county court, but in recent years a backlog has developed…
Manure Composting Opponent Urges County to Act; Commissioner…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter A vocal opponent of manure composting told Levy County Commissioners Tuesday they should avoid rushing into adoption of an ordinance to protect residents because rushing can lead…
