Levy County News

With help from local fishermen, guides and clam farmers, a mass-cooperative effort among local, state and national agencies to more accurately predict storm surge off the coast of Levy County is nearly complete.

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 man identified as an illegal immigrant jumped out a window and escaped during a raid Tuesday night on a marijuana grow house in Levy County.

Published: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 9:32 p.m. O n a recent Friday morning, nine Jacksonville teenagers crammed into single vehicle to celebrate the beginning of summer vacation with a trip to the beach.

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

The Florida Department of Education released school grades last week, giving the Levy County School District as a whole a B grade, the same it received last year.

Published: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 1:23 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 1:23 p.m. A man on probation for Marion County crimes was arrested in Levy County Sunday on the charge of sexual battery.

The road will be totally closed at the railroad crossing just west of U.S. 27/41 in the town of Archer beginning at 5 a.m on Tuesday and ending by 5 p.m. on Friday to replace the railroad crossing.

Richard Earl Kelley Jr. said his whole life has been turned upside down. Once a corrections officer at Lowell Correctional Institution in Marion County, Kelley stood in front of Judge Richard "Ric" Howard on Friday asking for mercy.

It's the second murder trial of a Gainesville man in two weeks. In March of 2008, police said Corey Pryor shot and killed one of his coworkers over money.

A look at some of the visiting delegates to the Florida Cattlemen's Association annual convention, as well as some interesting cowboy artwork and silent auction items, "cracker" style Ask any of them where they're from, and they'll simply tell you the name of the county.

It was the third anniversary of Commissioner Marsha Drew's appointment to the seat by Gov.

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

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 say a 22-year-old man told investigators that he led them on a high-speed chase through two north Florida counties for fun.

Published: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 3:15 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 3:15 p.m. After leading officers on a two-county chase at speeds up to 135 mph, a driver stopped when his car ran out of gas in Levy County and told officers he knew he was going to jail and decided to have fun before he was arrested.

A film crew from the University of Florida came to Cedar Key Tuesday morning to document the success of the Cedar Key Heritage Tree Inventory, a project being recognized for its interagency cooperation.

For some Levy County students, thinking about next school year may be the last thing on their minds during summer break.

FCAT results are in and they're a mixed bag, to say the least. Levy County School Board saw a report by Director of Secondary Education Patrick Wnek on the schools' grade-by-grade results in each subject, plus comparisons to state numbers, and a lead-in to the county's Deep FRI training for enhanced reading instruction.

Published: Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 9:25 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 9:25 a.m. Four teenagers were seriously injured in a single-vehicle traffic crash on County Road 339A in Levy County Friday evening.