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…
Date of Issue: November 27, 2024 Press Release: Update on the Cedar Key Big Dock Repair Project The following is an update on the Cedar Key Big Dock Repair Project status. The Cedar Key…
Date of Issue: Friday, November 22, 2024 Press Release: December 3, 2024, Levy County Board Meeting The December 3, 2024, Board of County Commissioners Meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, December 10, 2024…
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…
Opinion By Linda Dean Cooper We took a trip to Cedar Key this afternoon to see how the city was faring after the storms and get my favorite dish at Steamers restaurant. After eating, we…
Levy County BoCC Press Release: Date of Issue: November 15, 2024 Levy County Animal Services is facing some significant challenges. The kennel is at full capacity, dogs are staying in the shelter longer than ideal,…
By Linda Dean Cooper Paid administrative leave for Levy County Emergency Management Director, John MacDonald is over. It is official, Director John MacDonald was fired effective 5 p.m., Monday, November 4, 2024. MacDonald was on…
By Linda Dean Cooper County Manager Mary Ellen Harper will ask at Tuesday’s regular BoCC meeting if there is a desire to schedule an Animal Services Strategic Planning Workshop for Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at…
By Linda Dean Cooper Levy County Emergency Management Director, John McDonald, has been on temporary paid leave since October 5, pending an investigation. Below are portions of the Allen Norton & Blue, P.A. investigative report.…
Opinion by Linda Dean Cooper I attended Tuesday’s criminal court hearings waiting to hear an animal abuse case I have been following. What I observed did not give me any peace of mind. Elections have…
