Chiefland News

O.C. Graham was once like the rest of us. He liked to party, said Aljoseph Carnegie, president of the Tri-County Branch of the NAACP at its 19th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet at Tommy Usher Community Center in Chiefland on Oct.

The Levy County Commission is on its way to accepting the gift of a 6-foot-by 5-foot-by-3-foot black granite monument detailing the Ten Commandments and what could be an 11th one: "Love God and Keep His Commandments." An application by the Tri County Pregnancy Center of Williston was presented by County Coordinator Fred Moody after being brought to ...

Airheads from all over the state converged on a 45-acre farm located between Cedar Key and Chiefland last weekend for the Second Annual Suwannee River Tech Day and Camp.

The city has managed to balance its 2008-09 fiscal-year budget after adopting an amendment that showed increases and re-allocations in several funds.

Buy your pumpkin at First UMC Chiefland The First United Methodist Church of Chiefland is selling pumpkins and gourds of all sizes, shapes and colors.

Six months of planning and drug buys went up like a puff of smoke on Friday when more than 40 officers from seven state and federal agencies raided three homes in Chiefland.

Some time ago while mowing a vacant lot on the south east side of Chiefland I observed a brown medium sized dog chained up under some trees next door.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 8:19 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 8:19 a.m. The ties between a now-deceased Dixie County man and the 38-year-old unsolved murder of a New Hampshire teenager will be examined Friday night during a nationally televised news program.

Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 7:03 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 7:03 p.m. A Williston man serving a state prison sentence for a Marion County conviction, who was scheduled to be released in March, will likely remain behind bars for several additional months.

Published: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 3:57 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 3:57 p.m. An unusual form of Halloween trick-or-treating played out more than a week early in the Chiefland area.

Dr. Rayanne Giddis, director of Central Florida Community College's Levy Center since 1998, is leaving to take a higher position within the college in Ocala.

Once again Levy County has put off taking any action on joining any government utility authority until all of the municipalities reply to Chiefland Mayor Teal Pomeroy's proposal that the county form one of its own.

Residents of one Levy County neighborhood had some unexpected guests early Friday evening.

Fall is here and Chiefland Elementary School is ready to celebrate. The CES PTO is sponsoring the annual Fall Festival on Friday, Oct.

School Board of Levy County Superintendent Bob Hastings said on Tuesday that the school district's full-time enrollment decreased from last year by an estimated 96 students, raising concerns about a major source of revenue for the district.

A recent letter by City of Chiefland to Levy County officials expressing interest in forming a countywide water authority has found its way to the proverbial trash bin, according to city commissioners.

Former Chiefland City Attorney Joey Lander has been convicted in federal court on money laundering and mail fraud charges and is awaiting sentencing in January.

CES seasonal flu vaccinations The Levy County Health Department and Medimmune Inc.

The Chiefland City Commission voted unanimously 4-0 at Monday night's meeting to approve the city's new comprehensive plan.

Robbie McCabe and Eugene Carter ran for fourth-quarter touchdowns Friday to lift Chiefland to a 21-7 win over Hamilton County.