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  • County Parks, Rec offering summer camp

    What are your kids doing all summer?Swimming, bowling, going to the movies, touring wildlife parks, learning about Florida, deciding what they want to be when they grow up?They could be doing all of this and more at Camp Fusion....
  • Florida Times-Union Facing Financial Woes

     Paper's Parent Company Dealing With Mounting Debt JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- After 130 years of keeping Jacksonville informed, the Florida Times-Union has found itself facing serious money troubles....
  • With fewer people traveling, Florida tries a new tack to get visitors

     It's crucial to keep that revenue stream going - even if some of it is supplied by the state's own residents Gas is cheaper. Hotels are cheaper. But Americans are cutting way back on their summer vacations this year....
  • South Florida sends Obama ideas for healthcare reform

    In response to President Barack Obama's request for cutting $2 trillion in healthcare costs to pave the way for major reforms, South Florida industry leaders say they know plenty of ways to slash costs -- everything from cutting down on needless hospi...
  • Mom of child rapist dies during trial that frees him

    SANFORD - A judge today freed a 26-year-old minister's son who'd been locked up nine years for raping children, many of them in his father's church....
  • Tampa Tribune ends daily subscriptions in Pinellas County

    TAMPA — The Tampa Tribune will be ceasing daily subscription service in Pinellas County after this weekend, according to a flier distributed in the newspaper this morning....
  • Florida No. 2 in number of foreclosures

    Florida continues to rank among the top states in the nation for foreclosures, according to a new report from RealtyTrac....
  • Florida Times-Union Facing Financial Woes

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- After 130 years of keeping Jacksonville informed, the Florida Times-Union has found itself facing serious money troubles....
  • Fire completely destroys Dunnellon home

    A Dunnellon home was completely destroyed on Saturday during a late-night fire at 1486 Pinnate Court.No injuries were reported, and the homeowner was away on vacation at the time....
  • Homosassa park's Wildside Café expands to include outdoor dining patio

    Eco-friendly and handicapped accessibility featuresBy Susan StrawbridgePark Services SpecialistHomosassa Springs Wildlife State ParkThe Friends of Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park assumed operation of the Wildside Café at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State...
  • Deputy who shot, killed suspect cleared of any wrongdoing

    A Citrus County Sheriff's Office deputy who shot and killed a suspect during a March 23 disturbance in Crystal River has been cleared of any wrongdoing.The ruling comes after an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and a review of t...
  • Robbery suspect wanted in May 4 incident arrested

    A man wanted in connection with the May 4 robbery of an elderly Inverness man has been arrested. Citrus County detectives identified and got a warrant issued for an Hispanic male suspected of robbing and battering James Pendleton, 71....
  • SECO advises customers to be prepared for '09 storms

    SUMTERVILLE – The 2009 hurricane season is fast approaching and Sumter Electric Cooperative (SECO) will be ready....
  • County officials to change burn ban warning policy

    Citrus County is no longer going to be "Mister Nice Guy" when it comes to applying burn ban penalities. Effective Monday, there will no longer be a first-time warning given out for illegal burns. Offenders will instead be fined....
  • Veterans' economic group gives progress report

    A group of Citrus County Veterans that formed an economic development board in March presented a progress report to the county commission on Tuesday....
  • Heritage, music part of June 6 celebration at Yulee Sugar Mill ruins

    There'll be a full day of heritage, music and more from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 6 at the Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park and the adjacent Old Printing Museum/Museum Cafe in Homosassa....
  • Wednesday night fire damages Inverness business

    An alert sheriff's deputy on patrol Wednesday night noticed smoke coming from the Affordable Muffler Shop, 300 W. Main St. in Inverness, and alerted the county fire department.Citrus County Fire Rescue was dispatched at 7:51 p.m., arriving two minutes lat...
  • Floral City man tries to convince deputy marijuana plants were 'radishes'

    A Floral City man tried to convince a Citrus County Sheriff's deputy on Tuesday that the marijuana plants he had in three pots were, in fact, radishes.It wasn't a convincing argument, and James Ronald St. Hilaire, 48, of  8022 E. Bayberry Lane was ar...
  • County approves Floral City Overlay District

    The Citrus County Commission on Tuesday approved the Floral City Overlay District....
  • Two county employees have best skills in state

    Two Citrus County Landfill heavy-equipment operators are the best in the state, and they recently proved it....

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