Levy County History

142 years ago

18 April 1860 - Elias Turner, Clerk of the Circuit Court issued the following summons: To all and singular The Sheriff of said State. Greetings. You are hereby commanded to take Robert H. McIlvaine, if he be found within said State, so that you have his body before the Judge of our Circuit Court in Levy County at the Courthouse in Levyville on the third Monday in October 1860 to answer the State of Florida of an indictment for carrying arms secretly and have then and there this writ. The following day,McIlvaine posted a five hundred dollar bond on a prior indictment of practicing medicine without a license.

108 years ago

31 May 1894 - The following advertisement ran in the Levy Times-Democrat newspaper. J.P. Little, Sumner, FL. Manufacturer of lumber and cypress shingles, orange boxes and vegetable crates, barrel staves and heads. All orders promptly filled.

52 years ago

12 October 1950 - Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph announced today that the residents of Chiefland are scheduled to be put into dial telephone service on 10 March 1951. The new dial system will give the people of Chiefland the latest and most modern telephone service. A tremendous amount of work must be done and a large amount of material, such as central office equipment, cable, poles, wire, telephone sets, etc. will be required, according to O.S. Sanders, District Manager.

From the official records of Levy County
Danny J. Shipp, Clerk of Court