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  • House votes to add $2B to 'Cash for Clunkers'

    (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House approved an emergency measure to add $2 billion to the “cash for clunkers” automobile purchase program after a burst of demand exhausted most of the initial $1 billion in less than a week....
  • State grant comes through for waterway markers

    Citrus County has received a state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission grant for $52,549 to put up new waterway markers in eastern Citrus around Inverness and Hernando....
  • Northport man accused of sex with 14-year-old Citrus County girl

    A 28-year-old Northport, Fla., man has been charged with having sex with a 14-year-old Inverness girl.Arrested on Thursday was Bobby Bolton Megens III, of 3453 Ikola Ave. in Northport....
  • Residents invited to 'Night Out Against Crime' on Aug. 4

    Citrus County residents are being urged to join “America’s Night Out Against Crime” on Aug. 4....
  • Inverness man charged with possessing, producing child porn

    An Inverness man is in the Citrus County Jail, where he has been charged with producing child pornography and possession of that material.According to the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Leroy S. Creager, 52 was arrested today by CCSO deputies. The victim...
  • Increasing postal deficits intensify talks on solution

    WASHINGTON — The debate over how Congress can best ease the financial woes of the United States Postal Service is likely to intensify in coming months as the Postal Service’s record-breaking losses continue to escalate....
  • Bomb kills two police in Spain on eve of ETA anniversary

    PALMANOVA, Spain — A car bomb on Majorca killed two police officers Thursday in an attack which Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero, expressing "rage and pain," blamed on ETA....
  • Nigeria 'arrests' Boko Haram leader

    Nigerian security forces say they have captured the leader of Boko Haram, the group blamed for the deadly violence in the north of the country....
  • DPS: Immigrants Kept At 34 Degrees

    PHOENIX -- Arizona Department of Public Safety officers discovered nearly 100 suspected illegal immigrants hidden inside a refrigerated tractor-trailer Wednesday evening, authorities said....
  • House panel limits comparative medical studies

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A panel of U.S. lawmakers voted on Thursday to prohibit the federal government from "denying or rationing" medical care based on studies comparing medical drugs and devices....
  • Yahoo! stock falls in wake of Microsoft deal

    A night's sleep wasn't enough to calm Yahoo! investors unhappy with the terms of its deal with Microsoft....
  • Foreclosed homes: The New American blight

    Citrus County is grappling with an increasing number of unmaintained properties that have literally outgrown the county's ability – and pocketbook - to keep up....
  • Thanks to Eckerd Youth Alternatives, county youths have choices

    CLEARWATER - Eckerd Youth Alternatives announced today that they have been awarded $120,000 each year for the next three years to implement a new Hi-Five Program in Citrus County to address underage drinking and substance use among middle school youths...
  • Water district approves proposed millage rates

    By Robyn Felix Southwest Florida Management District The Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board Tuesday adopted its proposed fiscal year 2010 (FY2010) millage rates for the General Fund and the seven Basin Boards....
  • Cooperative GIS project up, running

    The GIS (Geographic Information System) division of county government has formally begun its cooperative data-sharing program with the Citrus County Property Appraiser’s office....
  • County commissioners happy with Thorpe's proposed budget

    The Citrus County Commision met for its first budget workshop today, and commissioners were happy with what they saw....
  • Firefighters helping youth supply troops overseas

    By Jim Hunter Citrus County Communication Resources Director She is not a military veteran, but she is a veteran of another sort, one who may be the soldier’s best friend - and now she getting a lot of help as the Citrus County firefighters thro...
  • Animal Services workers take exception to transferral to Sheriff's Office

    Several workers in the Citrus County Animal Services Division voiced their displeasure on Tuesday for being excluded from talks that would transfer them to the Sheriff’s Office....
  • County commission slates two days of preliminary budget hearings

    The Citrus County Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to hold preliminary budget hearings at 9 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday for the proposed county budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10, which begins Oct. 1....
  • Homosassa subdivision ends three-day drought

    A well pump supplying water to a Homosassa subdivision blew out from a sudden electrical surge on Friday night, keeping residents high and dry until this afternoon....

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