Local News

A Levy County jury has unanimously decided the Chiefland Citizen did not
damage Andy Dennis Andrews’ name, reputation and businesses in a 2007 editorial calling for fair, clean city elections, and a series of stories about a state investigation into 11 voters’ right to vote in Chiefland elections.
The four women and two men who deliberated for an hour and 15 minutes on
Friday also rejected Andrews’ claim for more than $17 million in monetary

Special to the Beacon
The 41st Annual Cedar Key Seafood
Festival, sponsored by the Cedar Key
Lions Club,, which kicks off Saturday
morning with a parade, celebrates the
area's fishing heritage with two days of
seafood, music, and fun.
The festival's events are centered
around the fishing town's charming beachfront
City Park. It will be filled with
booths selling local seafood. Cedar Key
church groups, school clubs, non-profit
organizations, and oyster and clamming

A request for services by Dennis and Roberta Andrews of 10650 S.W. State Road 24, just over the No. 4 bridge leaving Cedar Key, was denied by the Cedar Key Water and Sewer District Monday night.
Although the item was not on the agenda, Ronnie Taylor presented the request for a water meter to service the home, since a new line will
be running across the driveway in roughly one year.
Taylor stated that the Andrews are elderly, in poor health
and currently must carry water up to their home for cooking

 Lilly Rooks will be the first to tell you that she welcomes the challenges she faces every day serving as the “Voice” for the people of Levy County.  Her job as a County Commissioner involve long hours, frequent telephone calls, and many meetings.

Rooks makes herself available to the people.  She appreciates your phone calls, your ideas, and your opinions.  Rooks is grateful for the warm reception she has received as you have welcomed her into your homes.  Your input has guided her in making the right decisions for our county.