Yankeetown News

Meet a real life Rosie the Riveter For all those women who think they helped revolutionize the way America thought about women by burning their bras, dropping the 'r' out of Mrs.

Ed Armitage: Esophageal cancer survivor Ed Armitage is a five-year cancer survivor and celebrates that fact by being active in the Relay for Life.

TALLAHASSEE - The Public Service Commission heard this morning from an attorney for Progress Energy Florida and opponents of the company's proposed new nuclear plant in Levy County.

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Private island, land access, family value, free kayak rentals with stay. Book manatee and scallop trip here. via Baker County Standard

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Wildfire contained in Potts Preserve A fire consuming about 1,200 acres of forest was so loud and bright Sunday night it awoke Hernando resident Karen Kennedy. via Citrus County Chronicle

Road crew fixes problem on CR 335 A road repair project on CR 335 exemplifies some of the work completed by the department in Levy County. via Chiefland Citizen

“We're going to have an underwater preserve”

Global warming hits home Doug Finger/The Gainesville Sun Jack Putz, a University of Florida professor of botany, stands in a salt marsh littered with dying trees along County Road 40-A in Yankeetown. via Gainesville.com

Deputy faces penalty in wreck An Alachua County sheriff's deputy is facing disciplinary action after an in-car recording of a February traffic wreck Minister supports Obama's ex-pastor Andy Bachmann describes ... via Gainesville.com

“It will be strictly a truck market”

Tarmac mine official tries to dispel rumors By Terry Witt A top official for Tarmac America LLC said last week that rumors and misinformation continue to circulate about a proposed 4,800-acre mine in south Levy ... via Citrus County Chronicle

“He's very fortunate. It was a happy ending”

Man rescued after 14 hours in water By LISE FISHER Sun staff writer Homosassa resident Robert Clark clung to his capsized boat for about 14 hours during the weekend, freezing in the chilly water off the Levy ... via Gainesville.com

“A lot of food, a lot of dessert, a lot of liquor”

From Vein to Vein Listen to a narrated slideshow following the path of a unit of blood from donor to hospital and see all the steps in between. via Florida Trend

“People are going to be fighting developers forever. The citizens have to win every fight; the developers only have to win once and the land is gone.”

Nestled along the northern banks of the Withlacoochee River lies the village of Yankeetown, population about 760. via The Orlando Sentinel

Contributed by Tom Palmer - Posted: December 25, 2007 8:37:49 PM I've been thinking about the North Redington Beach sample ballot I received from the publicist hired by the business lobbyists to debunk Florida ... via The Ledger

“It looked like they were trying to shoehorn the developers”

Nestled along the northern banks of the Withlacoochee River just as it makes a final crawl to the Gulf of Mexico lies the village of Yankeetown, population about 760. via Florida Trend

Former Gator Gaffney keeps focus FOXBOROUGH - Jabar Gaffney likely could have been forgiven had the flying body of Dolphins safety Lance Schulters thrown him State was full of stars in 2007 Around the region ... via Gainesville.com

Around the Region Two critically injured in single-car accident Two men were critically injured Saturday night in a single-car crash in Levy County between Yankeetown and Inglis on County Road 40. via Gainesville.com

“What they were proposing was way beyond what most people in town felt like was even worth negotiating over.”

A war for the waterfront BRANDON KRUSE/The Gainesville Sun A "Save Yankeetown" sign is planted in the ground near the Yankeetown Marina. via Gainesville.com

More Headlines Officials table action on mine BRONSON -- After almost four hours of heated discussion, the Levy County Planning Commission voted 4-1 to table making any recommendation to the county commission ... via Citrus County Chronicle