The Citrus County Education Foundation on Jan. 28 named its choices for Teacher of the Year and School-Related Employee of the Year.
Honored as Teacher of the Year for 2011 was Beverly Howard, and chosen as School-Related Employee of the Year for 2010 was Luz Rivera.
Beverly Howard is a fourth-grade teacher at Homosassa Elementary School. Her [...]
4-H'er Katie Mattingly addresses the county commission about her club's use of the Lecanto Canning Center. One of the more colorful stories making the rounds in the county is the one about a 4-H Club being booted out of the Lecanto Canning Center by a county-led class of belly dancers.
Today, that issue was brought to [...]
Citrus County government wants to do something about the homeless within its borders.
At the urging of County Commission Chairman Gary Bartell, the county plans to find out what services are available for the homeless and how the county can help.
“I just want us to get ahead of this issue before it comes before the board,” [...]
Olley Franklin Ramsey
An Inverness man is in jail following an investigation into an alleged child abuse case.
Arrested was Olley Franklin Ramsey, 44, of 7640 E. Log Lane.
The case was first brought to the attention of the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 19. The CCSO Child Protection Team interviewed the young boy, who is under [...]
Lu the wildlife park hippo, at right, waits for his birthday cake. He's now 50.
Lu the Hippopotamus finally turned 50 on Jan. 26.
The occasion was marked by a cake, a tire and a gallery of spectators of both adults and children at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park.
Hundreds of members of the public, [...]
Shaun Shopland
The good news is that a Citrus County man reported missing has been found, but the bad news is that he has subsequently been arrested on petit theft charges.
Shaun Shopland, 38, of 3388 North Chameleon Point, was reported missing on Jan. 12.
At last report, Shopland had signed himself out of Seven Rivers Regional Medical [...]
The man accused of killing of a guard at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., on June 10 died today in a North Carolina Hospital.
John W. von Brunn, 89, was originally listed in critical condition after being shot in the head during a shooting spree when he himself was shot by law officers returning fire.
Von [...]
Pete’s Pier boat ramp in Crystal River recently got a much-needed renovation, and officials from the city of Crystal River and the Citrus County Board of County Commissioners cut the ribbon on the new ramp facility.
The city and county split the costs in a 40/60 joint venture. The county’s 60 percent of the money for [...]
Surveillance footage of a suspect who is said to have robbed a CVS Pharmacy today in Inverness.
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office deputies are looking for a man who attempted to rob a CVS Pharmacy in Inverness today.
Shortly after 8 a.m., a man entered the front door of the 24-hour CVS Pharmacy at 602 W. Main St. [...]
Mirroring a rise in the statewide unemployment figures, Citrus County’s rate rose to 12.6 percent during the month of November.
That according to the Agency for Workforce Innovation today.
Citrus County’s unemployment rate for November was 12.6 percen, compared to 12.1 percent in October, the agency reported. In neighboring counties, Levy County also showed an increase – [...]
Clothing county newborns
CFCC presents student leadership awards
‘Bad to the Bone’
Stakeholders Advisory Group holds first meeting
Veteran returning from Mideast treated to chicken wing special
County Canning Kitchen
Inverness Fourth of July
A Homosassa Fourth of July
14 students complete safe babysitting course
Covered with ladybugs