Levy County, FL

LEVY COUNTY, Fla. — A manhunt spanning three counties that involved the United State Marshal's Task Force resulted in the arrested of a "violent felon" on Wednesday, according to the Levy County Sheriff's Office. On June 9, deputies responded to reports of an armed burglary in Bronson, according to the...

BRONSON, Fla. (WCJB) - A pair of Levy County men are behind bars after they each sexually battered a minor. According to Sheriff’s deputies, William Brown battered a minor who was older than 12 but younger than 16 at his home on 91st Terrace in Bronson. The 55-year-old was arrested...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A Levy County man is behind bars for firing a gun into a home and fleeing across county lines. According to Sheriff’s deputies, James Carson fired a gun into a home he was trying to burglarize but escaped after a woman living there fought him off.

LEVY COUNTY, Fla. — A pair of men are facing similar charges for two sexual batteries of two separate victims during the month of June, according to the Levy County Sheriff's Office. On June 7, William Brown, 55, was arrested at his home on 91st Terrace in Bronson, deputies say....

The Cedar Key City Commission met on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at 6 pm, at the Cedar Key Community Center. Present were Mayor Heath Davis, Vice-Mayor Sue Colson, Commissioners Susan Rosenthal and Nancy Sera. Commissioner Jim Wortham was not in attendance. Staff in attendance included: City of Cedar Key Attorney...

On June 7, 2021 Detectives responded to the home of William Alfred Brown (4/17/66) on 91st Terrace in Bronson. Detectives learned that Brown sexually battered a child who is older than 12 but younger than 16. Brown was arrested and is being held in the Levy County Detention Bureau in lieu of a $750,000.00 bond. On June 12, 2021 Detectives responded to the home of Kevin Randall Shryock (5/3/84) on 40th Street in Morriston. Detectives learned that Shryock sexually battered a child older than 16 but younger than 18. Shryock was arrested and is being held in the Levy County Detention Bureau in lieu of a $525,000.00 bond.

Commissioner Matt Brooks led Levy County’s celebration of Flag Day in honor of veterans and the message the United States flag holds Monday, June 14, at the new county government center Bronson. Log In. Already a subscriber? Register/Activate account. If you subscribe to the newspaper, you already receive FREE access...

A Citrus County Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested on accusations he maliciously texted photos of a woman’s genitals to both her and a federal agent. Jonathan Seffern Jr. was arrested Friday, June 11, in Levy County on a Citrus County warrant charging the Citrus Springs 33-year-old with a first-degree misdemeanor of sexual cyber-harassment, according to arrest and court records.

LEVY COUNTY, Fla. — A 76-year-old man from Williston died Thursday evening in an accident between two pickup trucks. The man was driving westbound on SE Second Street approaching a curve in the road, according to a report. As the man continued around the curve, he drove into the oncoming lane of traffic.

WILLISTON, Fla. (WCJB) - A Williston man died Thursday night after he collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle. According to FHP, the 76-year-old man was heading around a curve on Southeast 2nd Street when he collided head on with a pickup truck traveling on Southeast 183rd Terrace at the intersection of the two roads.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -A man from Levy County is facing drug trafficking charges. Sheriff’s deputies said Tye Pierce was pulled over during a traffic stop on NE 139th Ave. yesterday. A k-9 unit detected possible narcotics and they searched the vehicle. 35 grams of amphetamines was found as well as...

LEVY COUNTY, Fla. — A 32-year-old man died early Thursday morning after he was hit by two separate vehicles, according to a report. Highway Patrol says the man was lying in the roadway on County Road 341, about 1,000 feet south of County Road 346A. At 4:40 a.m., the man was hit by a pickup truck.

A Trenton man lying in a road was hit by two vehicles in Levy County and was declared dead at the scene, the Florida Highway Patrol reported in a news release. FHP does not provide the names of people involved in crashes. The man was age 32. The incident occurred...

LEVY COUNTY, Fla. (WCJB) - Levy County Sheriff’s deputies are trying to track down an escaped chihuahua who snuck out of a patrol car during an arrest. Deputies say Phoebe the Chihuahua’s owner was pulled over and arrested in the area of NE 70th St. between Bronson and Williston. Deputies...

LEVY COUNTY, FL – The Levy County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force quietly concluded a lengthy drug investigation which targeted dealers who were selling narcotics on the streets of Levy County. DTF Detectives arrested twelve (12) people who sold narcotics to undercover officers. These subjects were picked up one-by-one from various locations around Levy County and booked into the Detention Bureau. The following is a list of those arrested and their charges:

The information provided below comes from the Levy County Sheriff’s Office Jail Media Report. The photographs and commentaries regarding the allegations against the persons identified herein. are copied from the report verbatim, without any editorial comment or revision by this newspaper. ******

BRONSON, Fla. (WCJB) - Some may call them the dirty dozen. Twelve people are behind bars in Levy County after a lengthy drug investigation. According to Sheriff’s deputies, they arrested the 12 individuals in various parts of the county all tied to a drug distribution ring. The ages of those...

The Williston area is getting a new subdivision, as well possibly a new mini storage business. The Levy County Board of County Commissioners approved the final plat of the Webster Glen subdivision, as well as a zoning change for a possible mini storage business along U.S. 27 just outside the Williston city limits.

Veronica Rich, 51, of Trenton, claimed the $250,000 jackpot from the JACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY™ drawing held on May 21, 2021 at the Gainesville District Office. If you subscribe to the newspaper, you already receive FREE access to all the exclusive content of the website. Click here to register your account.

Complaints by citizens of the small community of Rosewood, and anonymous tips of suspicious activities, led to the Levy County Drug Task Force searching a home Friday, May 28, on Shiloh Road. The Tactical Response Unit entered the home shortly after 5 a.m. and found homeowner, Erik Lambert, 49, in...