Cross City News

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 7:42 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 7:42 a.m. A Homeless Veteran's Stand Down will be held Friday in Lake City and free transportation has been arranged for vets in several rural counties.

The robbery suspect who was shot and killed on Tuesday night in the 2600 block of Hayward Drive was a sexual predator, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement offender search database.

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 ...

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.

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.

All the grace, color and tradition that is the Kentucky Derby will move South Oct.

Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 10:52 p.m. A man who worked for a veneer manufacturer in Cross City for two days and who lived 300 yards from the Dixie County business was being investigated for a burglary there when deputies came across what appeared to be a methamphetamine lab in the ...

Published: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 4:08 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 4:08 p.m. A woman who created a paper trail showing how she gave Joey Lander $281,000 for a vitamin business told a federal jury that she handed over the money because Lander had been a county attorney, a position she felt indicated he could be trusted.

Published: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 5, 2009 at 11:32 p.m. A developer testified Monday in federal court that he lost $340,000 that he thought was in an escrow account required by Dixie County for developments when the former county attorney moved out of the state.

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.

Published: Friday, September 4, 2009 at 11:15 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 4, 2009 at 11:15 a.m. A Dixie County man found riding his bike around a Gainesville apartment complex parking lot late Thursday and early Friday could not explain to police what he was doing or why he was carrying a bag containing new clothing items.

Published: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 4:43 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 4:43 p.m. The Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office fired one officer and accepted the resignation of another following the death of an inmate in early August.

CROSS CITY -- Skeptical Dixie County rural residents grilled U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd for 90 minutes today on national health-care policy.

Despite town hall meetings across the county being interrupted by protesters, U.S. Rep.

The federal bribery case against three former Dixie County officials began almost three years ago when an undercover FBI agent from New Jersey wore a hidden video camera into a Cross City restaurant.

Published: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 9:37 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 9:37 p.m. A Dixie County man arrested earlier this summer as a suspected leader of a multi-county burglary ring will remain free on a $50,000 bond, despite additional charges -- including racketeering -- that were filed against him on Tuesday.

Published: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 9:37 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 9:37 p.m. A Dixie County man arrested earlier this summer as a suspected leader of a multi-county burglary ring will remain free on a $50,000 bond, despite additional charges -- including racketeering -- that were filed against him on Tuesday.

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