By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Chiefland City Manager Laura Cain said Tuesday 2,000 city utility bills that disappeared for 12 days in the U.S. Postal Service system mysteriously reappeared at the Chiefland…
Chiefland Commissioners Win Office Without Opponents
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Chiefland won’t have a city election in April. All three incumbent commissioners qualified without opposition this week. The final day to qualify was Thursday. …
Chiefland Police Officer, Sheriff’s Deputy Honored for Valor
By Terry Witt- Spotlight Senior Reporter Chiefland Police Chief Scott Anderson awarded certificates of valor Monday to one of his officers and a deputy sheriff who dodged a bullet fired by the fleeing driver…
Commissioner Fails to Eliminate Second Chiefland Board Meeting
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Chiefland City Commissioner Lewrissa Johns Monday proposed reducing the number of times the board meets every month from two to one meeting unless a second was needed,…
Student of the Month Honored by Chiefland Commissioners
Chiefland City Commissioners honored their Student of the Month Monday with Commissioner Rollin Hudson presenting the Outstanding Student Award. Emma Swain, daughter of Stacy and Mark Swain, is an 11th grader at Chiefland…
Chiefland Qualifying Dates set for First Election in…
By Terry Witt -Spotlight Senior Reporter Chiefland is preparing for its first municipal election in April. The positions held by Commissioner Chris Jones from Group 1, Commissioner Rollin Hudson from Group 2 and…
Should Chiefland Extend Water and Sewer Lines West…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Chiefland City Commissioner Rollin Hudson Monday proposed applying for state or federal grants to possibly extend city water and sewer lines down Manatee Springs Road as far…
Chiefland Plans to Designate More Golf Cart Friendly…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Acting on a request from community members, Chiefland City Commissioners Monday instructed their city attorney, Blake Fugate, to develop an ordinance allowing residents to drive golf carts…
State Shifts Focus from Northern Turnpike Extension to…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Ryan Asmus, lead engineer for the U.S. 19 Project Development and Environment study, says the Florida Department of Transportation is solely focused on adding managed lanes to…