By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter The Florida Highway Patrol said Thursday the agency is in the early stages of an investigation to determine why a tractor and trailer crashed into the rear…
Longtime Cedar Key Chief Gets the Axe
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Cedar Key City Commissioners Tuesday voted 3-2 to uphold Mayor Heath Davis’ firing of the city’s popular police chief, Virgil Sandlin, on grounds that he abandoned his…
Cyclist Pedaling 1,800 Miles for No-Kill Shelter
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter A touring cyclist and his close friend, Ami, an affectionate dog, passed through Bronson Saturday on their way to Key Largo where he will assist with building…
Bronson Businessman Named Florida Department of Corrections Volunteer…
Bronson businessman James Beck has been named Volunteer of the Month by the Florida Department Corrections for providing weekly mentoring to inmates in a faith-based dorm at Lancaster Correctional Institution in Gilchrist County. …
Fanning Springs Site of COVID-19 Antibody Treatment Center
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter The Florida Department of Health has set up a COVID-19 antibody treatment center in Fanning Springs. Monoclonal Antibody shots are available at the Suwannee River Fairgrounds…
Property Appraiser Osborn “Oz” Barker Passes Away
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter The deadly COVID-19 virus has claimed a second prominent and respected elected official in Levy County. Property Appraiser Osborn Barker, 56, passed away on Aug. 29…
Beloved Chiefland Coach C. Doyle McCall Passes Away
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Former Chiefland High School coach and principal C. Doyle McCall, better known to most as Coach, passed away on Aug. 9. He was 93. McCall, who…
Williston Community Celebrates Father’s Day, Juneteenth
By Terry Witt- Spotlight Senior Reporter Under the vast branches of an oak tree Saturday, Williston residents celebrated Father’s Day and Juneteenth, a national holiday commemorating the end of institutional slavery in Texas, the…
Crews Finish CR339 Bridge; Road Work Continues
Construction of the County Road 339 replacement bridge has been completed but road work continues. By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Work on the replacement of the Levy County Road 339 Bridge near Bronson…