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Republicans Make Clean Sweep in Levy County, Statewide…

Latest NewsNovember 9, 2022

By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County election results Tuesday mirrored the outcomes of statewide voting with Republicans making a clean sweep often by substantial margins. There were no county races…

Why Won’t Levy County Commissioners Livestream Their Board…

Board of County CommissionersNovember 8, 2022

By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County Commissioners aren’t enthusiastic about the idea of live-streaming their meetings through YouTube to allow the public to see and hear them without actually attending the…

Intensive Livestock Farming Operations in Levy County Have…

Board of County CommissionersNovember 5, 2022

By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter In the 1990s, controversy erupted in Levy County over a relatively new type of agriculture that was smelling up some neighborhoods and poisoning the aquifer with nitrogen.…

Chinese Company’s Purchase of Land for Monkey Facility…

Latest NewsNovember 3, 2022

By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter A Chinese firm’s purchase of 1,400 acres of land in Gulf Hammock for the quarantine and breeding of imported wild monkeys is raising questions about the military…

Thousands of Ballots Cast in Levy County Ahead…

Supervisor of ElectionsNovember 2, 2022

By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County voters are casting thousands of ballots early as Election Day approaches next Tuesday. The total number of ballots cast by late Wednesday was 6,493.…

PETA Scientist Letter Warns of Dangers from Monkey…

Latest NewsOctober 28, 2022

By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter An international animal rights organization has mailed 4,243 letters to Levy County residents living within a 10-mile radius of the proposed monkey lab property in Gulf Hammock…

Proposed Chinese Primate Facility in Gulf Hammock Continues…

Board of County CommissionersOctober 27, 2022

By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter The possibility of a primate facility being constructed by a Chinese-owned company in Gulf Hammock has raised interesting questions about how the Levy County Commission would handle…

Mail-In Voting Brisk, Early Voting Steady, as Nov.…

Latest NewsOctober 26, 2022

By Terry Witt - Spotlight Senior Reporter Levy County voters aren’t going to the polls in record numbers as the Nov. 8 general election approaches, but on the other hand, more than 3,800 had…

Williston Mayor, Council Honor Students of the Month

Williston Mayor Says Accusations of Inappropriate Credit Card…