Fanning Springs News

Officials and representatives from at least a dozen businesses and state and local government organizations gathered Thursday at Fanning Springs City Hall to discuss the fate and preservation of Manatee and Fanning Springs.

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.

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

Eighteen-year-old Joseph Moherek, clad in only sneakers, a baseball cap and a pair of faded jeans, held his skateboard loosely by the nose and stared hard at the obstacle in front of him.

The Levy County Commission has decided to pass on an invitation to join a regional water authority - asking the group to initiate discussions with the county's municipalities to join, then return to the board with its invitation.

Richard Nixon was sworn in as the 37th president of the United States and the Beatles gave their final public performance the same year Jim White was sworn in as a Fanning Springs City Council member.

Since it was noted that no one from the Citizen was present, we assumed that you received no notice of the meeting, just like 3/4 of the attendees who live around the proposed site for the sewer treatment plant.

A Wakulla Springs man charged with drunken driving is learning the hard way that one should not mess with a grandmother from Old Town.

Fiery words flew at the Chiefland City Commission's Monday meeting leading Commissioner Frank Buie to ask at the end of the meeting if the discussion was "unprofessional." "It didn't sound very professional tonight," he said.

Two dozen people with an interest in improving and preserving the quality of Fanning and Manatee Springs met Aug.

Two dozen people with an interest in improving and preserving the quality of Fanning and Manatee Springs met Aug.

Published: Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 12:28 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 12:28 p.m. The Levy County Sheriff's Office is offering a $1,000 reward for information about a 2007 double murder in Fanning Springs.

Published: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 3:04 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 3:04 p.m. Searchers located the body of a Cocoa man Wednesday who had been reported missing from a houseboat anchored in the Suwannee River near Fanning Springs State Park, the Levy County Sheriff's Office reported.

The Levy County Tourist Development Tax, paid by guests at hotels, motels, RV parks and other rental places with a six-month limit on occupancy, are dropping and the county Tourism Development Council has been forced to be choosy about where it spends the taxes.

Seventy-seven years is a lifetime for many people, especially the husband-wife team of Nancy and Bob Durham of Cape Coral.

This artist rendering shows the proposed Levy County campus of the Central Florida Community College.

Robert and Nancy Durham have a different take as the academic year concludes today.

Good things come in all sizes. Fanning Springs residents Gene and Rita Wealing have graciously donated their home and an acre of land to Haven Hospice.

Levy County's two major springs, Fanning and Manatee, are considered important gems in the crown of Florida's fresh water system.

A 77-unit senior housing development planned for construction at the intersection of Southwest 4th Avenue and Southwest 10th Street won the Chiefland City Commission's blessing and a commitment to waive $20,000 in building permit fees.