A man who had an online relationship with a 13-year-old Florida girl pleaded guilty Friday to one count each of possession and distribution of child pornography.
The relationship began, Gary Lee Rimmer said, in 2006, while he was living in Greene County in Virginia. At that point, the girl was 13 and he was living in [...]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reopened state waters offshore of Escambia County to the harvest of saltwater fish, at 12:01 a.m. today.
The FWC had closed this area on June 14 as a precautionary measure due to possible impacts of oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
“This is [...]
Citrus County Property Appraiser Geoffrey Greene appeared at Tuesday’s County Commission meeting, to enter into a formal written Memorandum of Understanding in the area of GIS between his office and the BOCC, after months of informal coordination.
Greene expressed his office’s commitment to sharing of data, new mapping products, training and expertise.
He said to the Board, [...]
The nation’s leading Jewish civil rights group opposes the planned mosque and Islamic community center near Ground Zero, saying more information is needed about funding for the project and the location is “counterproductive to the healing process.”
The Anti-Defamation League said it rejects any opposition to the center based on bigotry and acknowledged that the group [...]
More than 800 people have been killed and around one million affected by the worst floods in living memory in Pakistan.
The death toll has soared over the past week as record-breaking rainfalls caused massive destruction.
The northwest has been the worst hit, with officials saying the area had not seen deluges on such a scale since [...]
Week of August 1, 2010 – August 7, 2010
Sunday: American Legion Day at the Tampa Bay Rays, Dart Tournament 5 pm,
Monday: BINGO 1 – 4 pm, Lunch Specials from 11 am – 3 pm,
Tuesday: Lunch Specials from 11 am – 3 pm, SAL Meeting 6PM,
Wednesday: Chicken “HOT Wings” noon – 3 pm, Drink specials from [...]
Republicans and President Obama agree that this week’s decision by a federal judge to defang Arizona’s illegal immigration law shines a spotlight on the need for an immigration reform debate that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid recently declared dead for the year.
But the two sides are unlikely to sort it out on the floor of [...]
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Citrus County Animal Services will be offering half price adoptions during August for all dogs and cats.
The cost to adopt a dog will be $30. Cats will be $17.50.
The cost includes age-appropriate vaccinations, spaying/neutering, and a microchip. To qualify to be an adopter, residents must own their own home or have a letter granting permission [...]
The Israeli Air Force hit several Hamas-linked targets in Gaza overnight on Friday, Army Radio reported. One of the targets hit was believed to be in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood; another was reportedly the site of smuggling tunnels on the Egyptian border.
This followed Friday morning’s Grad missile attack in Ashkelon, for which the Aza Din [...]
Citrus County resident a real ‘sweetheart’
Elementary school student awarded scholarship 
Student raises money for injured dog 
Volunteers ‘carry the day’ at special gathering
Five seated on housing advisory committee
Fire Rescue now offers ‘enhanced services’ to county
Senior Care recognized at commision meeting