County Commissioner Joe Meek is also the EDC president.Citrus County has inked a deal that gives it what it wants – a new contract with the Economic Development Council.
County commissioners on Feb. 23 were unanimous in their support of the 16-page, three-year contract with the EDC, and happy that old beefs with [...]
In a pulsating overtime, Canada beat Team USA 3-2 Sunday for a well-deserved gold medal in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. It was easily one of the most exciting hockey gold-medal games in Olympics history.
Even Americans cheering in partisan fashion for Team USA had to admire the relentless play of the Canadians, who had lost [...]
Jeffrey Michael LloydA 20-year-old Hernando man was arrested on Thursday by Citrus County Sheriff’s Office deputies after a search warrant yielded several illegal drugs and associated paraphernalia.
Arrested by the CCSO’s Tactical Impact Unit was Jeffrey Michael Lloyd, of 4490 E. Custer Terrace, who is also facing drug trafficking and other charges.
Deputies [...]
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is questioning whether the conservative “tea party” coalition truly represents a grass-roots movement.
In a broadcast interview, Pelosi calls tea party voters the “astroturf” movement. She says many of those voters have good intentions but that the Republican Party has hijacked the movement for its gain.
The San Francisco Democrat says [...]
At least 16 people have been killed in storms that have lashed parts of Spain, Portugal and France.
Winds of up to 140km/h (87mph) caused chaos as they moved from Portugal up through the Bay of Biscay.
Twelve people have died in France and three in Spain as well as a 10-year-old boy in Portugal.
The storm is [...]
CONCEPCION, Chile, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Chilean rescuers used shovels and sledgehammers on Sunday to find survivors of a huge earthquake in Chile that unleashed a Pacific tsunami and triggered looting by desperate and hungry residents.
Saturday’s quake, one of the most powerful in a century, killed more than 300 people and devastated homes and highways, [...]
Reporting from Seattle – Hawaiian authorities were rushing to evacuate up to 100,000 residents and tourists from low-lying coastal areas Saturday morning as an estimated 3-to-8-foot tsunami raced toward the islands at the speed of a jet plane.
Radio stations were broadcasting civil defense alerts, and sirens sounded in the early-morning hours, well ahead of the [...]
(CBS) - Dawn Brancheau is the third person killed by the orca named Tilikum. She lost her life during an incident at SeaWorld in Orlando on Wednesday.
Since then, there have been calls for the killer whale to be euthanized, which SeaWorld is flatly rejecting, and for it to be let loose into the wild. Animal [...]
KABUL, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) — The dreadful attack in Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, which left over a dozen civilians including a few Indian nationals dead, has exposed multiple factors above all the security lapse.
In the shocking incident for which Taliban outfit claimed responsibility, 15 civilians including nine Indians were killed and 32 others sustained [...]
Desiree Rogers, the White House social secretary and a close friend of Michelle and Barack Obama, announced her resignation on Friday in the wake of the furore over the gate-crashing of a state dinner by three uninvited guests.
As the first high-profile casualty of Mr Obama’s tenure, her departure was a personal embarrassment for the president [...]
Industry the focus for month of September
Water Professionals Week declared in county
Former photographer honored in county fire truck dedication
Historic reunion slated for September in Inverness
Homosassa park names Svoboda volunteer of month
Runners join in fight against ovarian cancer
County employee service awards for August
Hot Pursuit 5K Challenge
Clothing county newborns
CFCC presents student leadership awards