Local News

Amanda Robinson is not buying her dad’s argument that, “She got her smarts from her Daddy.” 

 Levy County has been declared a disaster area due to drought and wildfires, and a mandatory burn ban is in effect.

About a year ago, the Suwannee River Water Management District said it discovered an illegal road built across sensitive wetlands near Cedar Key.

The District sent a letter to the alleged offender, Scott McNulty. A month later, McNulty’s attorney sent a letter to the District claiming the road was exempt from any required permitting, claiming it to have been “grandfathered in” because of when it was built.

Tuesday morning, Cedar Key Police Chief Virgil Sandlin displayed the heavy bag of drugs that were surrendered May 25 as part of Hazardous Waste Day.

Residents were able to drop off un-needed or expired prescription and over-thecounter medications — no questions asked. The goal was to prevent improper disposal of drugs to prevent them from getting into the water supply.