Inglis News

Commissioner Joe Meek called the River Lodge Resort project in northwest Citrus County "outstanding." John Fuchs and his neighbors would disagree.

Fireworks light up the sky Friday night, July 3, 2009, at the end of the Patriotic Evening in Inverness.

After several days of relentless rain showers, things are looking drier for the Fourth of July weekend.

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.

A lawsuit seeks damages from the family of an 18-year-old driver who killed himself after hitting a woman with a car.

Scattered thunderstorms early Saturday morning did not dismay people from attending the fifth annual "Become a Pilot" Family Day at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly.

An Otter Creek man who led officers of the Alachua and Levy County officers on a chase at speeds in excess of 100 mph, hit a rescue vehicle and nearly sideswiped three deputies in the process, declared the episode "fun." The Levy County Sheriff's Office has declared it three counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement officers and fleeing and ...

Authorities in Levy County Florida say the armed robbery suspect, wanted for robbing the National Bank and Trust in Atmore, has been caught.

A man suspected of a bank robbery in Atmore, Ala. was arrested in Levy County this morning.

BREAKING NEWS The man wanted for robbing an Atmore bank has been captured in Florida after he stabbed an officer four times.

May 21 -- An Alabama man accused of robbing a bank has been arrested in Florida.

Published: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 9:40 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 9:40 a.m. A suspected bank robber was arrested early Thursday after reportedly trying to kill an Inglis police officer.

Levy County Sheriff Johnny Smith is feeling a bit generous lately, doling out some swag throughout Levy County and the Cedar Key Police Department is happy to be on the gift list.

The news came like a thunderclap. Progress Energy Florida announced on Friday, May 1 that it will be unable to start construction of the proposed $17 billion Levy County nuclear power plant for 20 months.

POLICE BEAT Couple robbed after stopping to help men A married couple ended up robbery victims when they stopped to help people stopped on the side of the road in Levy County Sunday.

Published: Monday, May 4, 2009 at 2:22 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 4, 2009 at 2:22 p.m. Two Good Samaritans ended up robbery victims when they stopped to help people stopped on the side of the road in Levy County Sunday.

Bad news for those in Levy County who were counting on construction of a $17 billion nuclear plant near Inglis: the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has put a kink in construction plans and delayed the start by 20 months.

Thirty years ago, the late Jim Adams, freshly retired from the Army, found a piece of property in Inglis.

A coalition of environmental groups has filed a petition with the Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission asking what no one in Levy County has thus far voiced about the proposed two-unit nuclear plant near Inglis.

Levy County is getting its act together to persuade Progress Energy to construct its new emergency operations facility in the county.