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  • Take stock in Citrus County’s youths

    Earlier in April, with the program up for grabs locally, Sheriff Jeff Dawsy authorized his agency to assume sponsorship of Take Stock in Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing scholarships, mentors, educational support and college/care...
  • CFCC seeks community input on name change

    OCALA - Central Florida Community College is seeking input from the community as it begins the process of changing its name. A survey will be available at the CFCC Web site, www.CF.edu, until Oct. 31....
  • Meyer hopeful Tebow will be ready to play vs. LSU on Oct. 10

    GAINESVILLE _ Florida coach Urban Meyer said he was hopeful that Tim Tebow will be ready for the Gators' next game on Oct. 10 at LSU. He said all the tests came back good but it's too early to be certain....
  • Liberals press Baucus on public option

    Liberal groups are trying to intensify the pressure on Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus on the eve of his panel's vote whether to include a "public option" -- a government-run plan to compete with private insurers -- in its bill....
  • Secret Service probing Obama assassination poll on Facebook

    The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a "poll" posted on Facebook that asked users the most unsocial, unspeakable question: Should President Obama be assassinated?...
  • Obama to attend Olympic vote

    WASHINGTON — President  Obama will travel to Copenhagen later this week to support Chicago’s bid to play host to the 2016 Summer Games, the White House and the Chicago organizers announced on Monday....
  • Bulk cable TV contracts guided by state statute

    It is the norm in Florida that many developers of condominiums will enter into long-term bulk contracts with cable television providers to install equipment and then to serve cable products to the condominium....
  • France, Poland want Polanski released on bail

    LOS ANGELES, Sept. 28 -- The arrest of director Roman Polanski in Switzerland on charges of fleeing sentencing for unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in Los Angeles pushed into the diplomatic realm a case that for 31 years existed, at least in America, ...
  • Iran flexes muscle ahead of talks with major powers

    TEHRAN, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Iran test-fired missiles on Monday which a commander said could reach any regional target, flexing its military muscle before crucial talks this week with major powers worried about Tehran's nuclear ambitions....
  • Xerox to buy Affiliated Computer for $6.4 billion

    Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Xerox Corp. agreed to buy Affiliated Computer Services Inc. for $6.4 billion in its biggest purchase, shifting to computer services as sales of its traditional printing equipment decline....
  • German poll gives mandate to delay nuclear phaseout

    FRANKFURT, Sept 28 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's majority for a new centre-right government means she can rewrite a national nuclear phaseout deal by allowing reactors to run longer than laid down by her predecessors....
  • Astronomers make key sighting with Florida telescope

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. — This summer, University of Florida astronomers inaugurated the world's largest optical telescope on a nearly 8,000-foot mountaintop 3,480 miles away....
  • FHP still seeking public's help in finding hit-and-run driver

    The Florida Highway Patrol is looking for the driver of  a car that struck a Homosassa teen on Sept. 20....
  • Quarter-horse finds new home, thanks to Girl Scouts

    A 27-year-old quarter-horse mare was transferred to the Girl Scouts of Wildwood on Aug. 20 by Officer Terry Funderburk....
  • Sheriff's Office joins Twitter generation

    If you’re one of the many who has joined the “Twitter Revolution,” you can now receive Twitter updates via your computer and/or cell phone from the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office....
  • Water and Wastewater board grants rate increase for Rolling Oaks

    The Citrus County Water and Wastewater Authority has taken action on two rate increase requests, including the largest private utility in the county, Rolling Oaks Utility, which serves the Beverly Hills area....
  • Adopt-A-Shore clean-up event a big success

    The annual Adopt-A-Shore event held on September 19 was very successful again this year, according to county officials....
  • Cooter Fest competition applications now accepted

    INVERNESS - Applications are still being accepted for the Miss Cooter and Cooter Idol competitions, part of the City of Inverness' Great American Cooter Festival....
  • CFCC seeks community input on name change

    OCALA - Central Florida Community College is seeking input from the community as it begins the process of changing its name. A survey will be available at the CFCC Web site, www.CF.edu, until Oct. 31....
  • Vote online to help animal shelter win money for helping rescued animals

    Citrus residents can cast their votes online to help the Citrus County Animal Services Shelter win up to $100,000 in special funds to help rescued animals....

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