Tag Archives: Levy County

The reasons are debatable, but the numbers are clear: minorities have long been ill-represented at the voting booths. As Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Mike Biana reports, an NAACP tri-county chapter centered in Levy County has placed getting people in the racial minority to vote at the top of its agenda. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/NAACPvoting.mp3]

A man in Levy County recieved a citation for posting photos of a deer and alligator he shot and killed on Facebook. Though this wouldn’t normally be a problem, as Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Brittany Wienke reports, 21-year old Kyle Edwards had shot the animals out of season and therefore illegally. …

Fifty active wildfires are creating a smokey haze across the state. Smoke from the fires on the east coast settled in as the wind blew in from the east. North Florida Wildlife Mitigation Specialist, Ludie Bond, says any amount of rain will help the fires. Bond says that all fire …

There have been two deaths in North Central Florida over the holiday weekend. One traffic related, the other a stabbing. 31-year old Bruce Franklin Douglas of Archer died Sunday night, after he lost control of his SUV on I-75 just north of the newberry road exit. He was thrown from …

A mother and her son are being charged of intent to distribute in Levy county after neighbors reported suspicious activity. A Levy County drug task force arrested 23-year-old Robert Mathew Andrews during a transaction in which he fired 30 rounds from an assault rifle. They were distributing oxycodone pills from …

Hurricane season starts next month and meteorologists, emergency managers, first responders, and government officials are already preparing. The annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference is currently underway in Fort Lauderdale. Attendees at the conference will participate in workshops and discussing budgets. The six-month Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1. Levy County Director …

The Levy County Commission gave Tarmac America approval early Wednesday morning for a special exception application for the King Road Mine to operate a limestone mine . As WUFT-FM’s Brittany Thompson reports the vote was close. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/LEVYWRAP.mp3]

The 700 acre Goethe State Forest fire in Levy county continues to burn, sending smoke and ash over Gainesville. Several crews with heavy equipment have been trying since last week to contain it, but so far no success and the fire is NOT considered under control. And now there is …

Crews of firefighters are working to control a forest fire in Goethe State Forest in east Levy County. Wildfire Mitigation Specialist Ludie Bond said the flames continue to burn despite several inches of rain last night. “We were very thankful for the few inches of rain we did receive throughout …

Fire crews continue to work to contain two fires burning in East Levy County. As Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Diana Arellano reports although lightning strikes are causing the fires, the rain is helping control them. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/ForestFireAfternoonWrap.mp3]