By Linda Dean Cooper Anyone who has attended years of Levy County Commission meetings as I have can smell when the county sets the stage for assessment increases. Improved properties pay the assessments, with no…
Dishonest, Misleading & No Integrity Political Campaigns
By Linda Dean Cooper Opinion Levy County politics and signs are everywhere. Some are dishonest, misleading, and downright lack integrity. Most are just the usual signs for name-recognition purposes, but not Mandy Waters who is…
Liberal Cancer Seeping into Levy County. Witt No…
Commentary by Linda Dean Cooper Radical, liberal cancer philosophy has been seeping into Levy County ever so slowly for decades. This seepage started with a slow march by Landmark Community News, LLC., out of Shelbyville,…
Liars, and Trolls, and Carpetbaggers, Oh My!!
Commentary by Linda Dean Cooper The liberal mob continues to attack local farmer Ryan Thomas with lies and disinformation through social media and liberal news outlets just weeks before his February 6 continuance of his…
Coercion, Intimidation, Employee Abuse, Labor Law Violation? You…
By Linda D. Cooper It has been brought to my attention that a sitting commissioner or anyone running for public office is allowed to request employees on taxpayer/company time to sign their candidate petition forms. …
County Responds to Public Criticism of Online Bidding
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Acting on a suggestion by their chairman, Levy County Commissioners instructed administrative staff Tuesday to look for alternative ways of advertising for bids other than just electronically.…
Sheriff McCallum, Haven Hospice Honor 101-year-old Veteran
Sheriff Bobby McCallum and representatives of Haven Hospice Wednesday honored a 101-year-old Chiefland veteran who served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1941 to 1945. Kenneth Carpenter was surrounded by family and…
Commission Chairman Pushes His Agenda – More Manure…
See his letter attached to the bottom of this story. Commentary - Linda Cooper Levy County Commission Chairman Matt Brooks quietly sent a letter to the Williston City Council late Tuesday morning suggesting manure…
Online Petition Takes Aim at Proposed Manure Pile…
By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter An online petition has been posted seeking support to stop a manure pile composting facility from being built at the corner of County Road 316 and U.S.…
