Thursday, October 11, 2018 CHIEFLAND The City of Chiefland launched into “That Ain’t My Truck.” held a public When Chase Rice took the stage, so did his rock workshop Tuesday guitarists Chris Loocke, John Souki, Marcello Kravitz, night, Oct. 9, on the and Drummer Jeremy Roberson. From Blink 182’s issue of alcohol sales “All the Small Things” to Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Ala- bama” they brought it. Rice slowed things down with on Sunday. Check out his hit “Eyes On You” and the crowd soaked it in. the next issue of the DJ Rock kept the crowd on playing rock mixes Citizen for more on the and rap classics in between acts. When the lights meeting. dimmed, and he was introduced, Bryan entered the stage in front of a full moon backdrop. Country Girl “Shake It For Me” became a high Proudly servingITIZEN Chiefland and Levy County for 69 years energy sing along and Bryan announced, “Boy we are gonna have some fun.” Bryan encouraged the crowd C 2 sections, 20 pages Volume 69, Number 33 www.chieflandcitizen.com Chiefland, FL 32644 $.75 to go “catch some of these big Florida Bass” and per- formed “Huntin’, Fishin’ And Lovin’ Every Day.” By Bryan’s third song, beer was flying over his head Luke Bryan Farm Tour brings country and the party heated up. “We’re drinkin’ some beer on a Thursday night,” he said. Bryan had some fun with the crowd when he started asking “Where are music back to Whitehurst Cattle field my FSU fans? Where are Miami fans? Where are my Encore! Encore! Central Florida Fans? Where them Gator fans to- SUZETTE COOK night?” And the crowd roared the loudest. Staff writer The Luke Bryan Farm Tour made a stop and per- formed for 18,000 fans at the same location in back As a crowd of about 13,000 gathered on Whitehurst Cat- in October, 2014. tle Company acreage bordering Levy, Alachua and Marion The Oct. 4, 2018 concert was strategically sched- counties, a drone flying overhead documented the Oct. 4 uled to not interfere with crowds attending the benefit concert from above. Florida vs. LSU game on Oct. 6 and, for the first time Country Artist Jon Langston, the concert opener, paid in the history of Williston Middle High School, the tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with a per- annual homecoming parade was held on a Tuesday formance of Petty’s “Won’t Back Down.” And the crowd so that Luke Bryan and Farm Tour fans could attend joined in. the concert without missing the festivities. “That’s what I’m talking about,” Langston said. “Y’all “We normally have our parade on Thursday and we came to party!” knew we were going to take a hit in attendance and Langston then performed his hit “She Was the Right Girl we wanted everyone to be able to attend everything,” at the Wrong Time” and told the crowd how he became a said WMHS Assistant Principal Hillary Cribbs. “So we songwriter. moved the parade to Tuesday, and it was just as full “I started writing songs in college ‘cause I got hurt play- as it normally is, and that’s never been done before.” ing football,” Langston told the crowd. Then he performed “Forever Girl” and the crowd sang along. “Man I got chills up here,” he said. “I love you all so much.” Then he contin- ued with his Billboard hit “When It Comes To Loving You.” Dubbed the most successful songwriting trio in the history of country music with more than 70 number one songs, The Peach Pickers team of Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, and Ben Hayslip took the stage next. The team has written for top artists including Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw and Luke Bryan. Akins wore a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers T-shirt. They took the crowd on a country hits journey including “Dirt On My Boots,” written by Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure and Ashley Gorley and made popular by Jon Pardi. The band teased Bryan who was behind stage. “He’s in a lounge chair eatin’ boiled peanuts listening to this show, drinking a beer. Let’s give Luke a little taste of what’s to come later on.” Then the band started singing Bryan’s hit “You’ve Got Your Hands Up” along with the crowd. The Peach Pickers went back to 1995 and launched into “That Ain’t My Truck.” When Chase Rice took the See ENCORE Page 2A SUZETTE COOK/Citizen stage, so did his rock guitarists Country music star Luke Bryan performs at a benefit concert in Archer on Oct. 4. Chiefland woman claims $1 million Shepherd, Lottery scratch- off prize Williams Melissa Eager, 48, of Chiefland, claimed a $1 million prize in the new $20 MO- top CMHS NOPOLY™ JACKPOT Scratch-Off game at the Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tal- lahassee. royals Eager purchased her winning ticket SEAN ARNOLD from Shop & Hop, lo- Editor cated at 7560 North U.S. Highway 19 in hiefland Middle High School Fanning Springs. capped a busy week of home- She chose to re- Ccoming festivities Friday, Oct. ceive her winnings as 5, with the crowning of Raven Shep- a one-time, lump- herd as Homecoming Queen and a sum payment of lopsided win by the Indians football $715,000.00. team over Hilliard. The retailer will Joining Shepherd among the receive a $2,000 bo- homecoming royalty was Jada Bell, nus commission for who was crowned Homecoming Prin- selling the winning cess during halftime of the football Scratch-Off ticket. game. On Oct. 4, at the conclusion of the Pow Wow skits, which were based around the homecoming theme, “Un- CHIEFLAND der the Big Top,” Kirk Williams was revealed as the 2018 Homecoming CITIZEN King, while Draymone Battles was crowned as the Homecoming Prince. 624 W. Park Ave The Drama Club took first place Chiefland, Fl 32626 in the Pow Wow skits; FBLA and Phone: 352-493-4796 the Junior Class finished second and third, respectively. The juniors claimed first place for best float in the homecoming parade on Oct. 5. The seniors placed second, while the sophomores nabbed third. The varsity cheer squad won best Pow Wow dance; the seniors and JV SEAN ARNOLD/Citizen cheer tied for second, followed by CMHS 2018 Homecoming Queen Raven Shepher, on right, and Homecoming Princess Jada Bell, on left. the color guard in third. Chiefland man dies in Chiefland Fire upping equipment single-car crash minor repairs, he expected the engine to be up A Chiefland man died SUZETTE COOK early Tuesday morning, Oct. Staff writer and running soon. “It’s an oil pump and bat- tery,” Harris said. “We need to get that fixed 9, after his vehicle went into a spin and struck a The Chiefland City Commission unanimously and cleaned up,” he added. “We’re going to use tree. According to a Flori- gave permission for Chiefland Fire Department it for a spare truck in case one of ours goes da Highway Patrol report, Chief James Harris to accept an $11,512.50 down.” Kentrail Young, 36, was award from the Florida Firefighter Assistance Once the new engine is operational, Harris traveling north on SW 5th Grant Program. said it could affect the Insurance Services Street, north of SW 4th Ave., Harris received notice of the award on Sept. Office (ISO) rating of the department. The ISO in Chiefland at around 4:25 26 from the Bureau of Fire Standards and Train- rating is made on a scale from 1 to 10. A lower a.m., when his Chrysler 200 ing in Ocala, and said the funds will be used ISO rating often translates to lower insur- car went into a counter- to purchase five sets of Personal Protective ance coverage rates charged to owners and clockwise rotation and went Equipment. tenants of both residential and commercial off the roadway on the west While Harris was at the podium during the buildings. More equipment means better side. Young’s vehicle then Oct. 8 regular meeting, the commission asked response ability. collided with a tree before about a fire truck that was donated to CFD from According to Harris, CFD’s current ISO rating coming to a rest facing east. the Division of Forestry of Guantanamo Bay. is 4. To He was pronounced de- Harris told the commission that after some establish a See FIRE Page 2A ceased at the scene. 2A Chiefland Citizen Thursday, October 11, 2018 Chris Loocke, John Souki, Marcello Kravitz, and Drummer Jeremy Rob- ENCORE erson. From Blink 182’s Chiefland Homecoming 2018 continued from Page 1A “All the Small Things” to Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Photos by Sean Arnold Alabama” they brought it. Rice slowed things down with his hit “Eyes On You” and the crowd soaked it in. DJ Rock kept the crowd on playing rock mixes and rap classics in between acts. When the lights dimmed, and he was introduced, Bryan entered the stage in front of a full moon backdrop. Country Girl “Shake It For Me” became a high energy sing along and Bryan announced, “Boy we are gonna have some fun.” Bryan encouraged the crowd to go “catch some of these big Florida Bass” and per- formed “Huntin’, Fishin’ And Lovin’ Every Day.” By Bryan’s third song, beer was flying over his head Varsity cheer performs at Pow Wow. and the party heated up. “We’re drinkin’ some beer on a Thursday night,” he said. Bryan had some fun with the crowd when he started asking “Where are my FSU fans? Where are Miami fans? Where are my Central Florida Fans? Where them Gator fans to- night?” And the crowd roared the loudest.