Citrus County News

CCSO awards banquet highlights service, dedication, excellence, valor

Robby Douglas — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:38:29 -0500

A Citrus County K-9 deputy is nearly killed when an apparently mentally unbalanced suspect stabs him with a large skinning knife on the street in Crystal River.

Three-sided squabble may have to be settled by county

Robby Douglas — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:27:35 -0500

A three-sided squabble has bubbled now for the past two years, and on Tuesday boiled over into the Citrus County commission's chambers.

FDOT webinar open to public Wednesday in Lecanto

Special — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:06:57 -0500

The Citrus County Commission will host a Webinar for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) at 2 p.m. on March 10 in Room 166 at the Lecanto Government Building to help educate residents on the 2060 Florida Transportation Plan (FTP).

FDOT officials say the transportation plan is of major importance because it serves as the guiding transportation policy document for the entire state.

County warns residents about water-testing marketing scams

Special — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:09:52 -0500

After new complaints, the Citrus County Utilities Division is once again warning homeowners to protect themselves against unscrupulous companies who claim residents’ water is contaminated.

As was reported last summer, there are at least two companies issuing postcards in Citrus saying the company tried to contact residents, telling them they need to have their water tested within 72 hours.

Springs Awareness Week set for March 14-20

Special — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:39:51 -0500

The Southwest Florida Water Management District, together with Citrus and Marion counties and the cities of Crystal River and Dunnellon, will proclaim March 14-20 as Springs Awareness Week.

CCSO recovers diver's body near Chazzahowitzka

Robby Douglas — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:29:52 -0500

Members of the Citrus County Sheriff's Office dive team have recovered the body of a 21-year-old Vero Beach man near Chassahowtzka.

The man, Joseph Michael Kelly, was diving with two friends on Saturday in an underwater cave near the Chassahowitzka River Campground at 8600 W. Miss Maggie Drive, when he failed to surface.

PSC participates in National Consumer Protection Week

Robby Douglas — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:25:14 -0500

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) is supporting National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), March 7-13, and will attend several consumer meetings during the week.

NCPW’s 2010 theme, "Dollars and Sense: Rated A for All Ages," highlights the importance of using good consumer sense at every stage of life—from grade school to retirement.

Ft. Island Gulf Beach closed to swimming

Special — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:32:55 -0500

The Citrus County Parks and Recreation Division has closed Ft. Island Gulf Beach Park to swimming after the Citrus County Environmental Health Department issued an advisory for the beach, warning of high bacterial counts in water samples.

The samples showed enterococci bacteria counts were over the state standard.

Fire damages Beverly Hills home

Robby Douglas — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:35:22 -0500

A Beverly Hills home suffered fire damage shortly after midnight on Thursday.

No one was injured in the blaze at 27 Monroe St, which is a rental property.

CFCC Citrus to host hospice teleconference

Special — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:26:26 -0500

Central Florida Community College's Citrus Campus will be host to Hospice Foundation of America's 17th Annual "Living with Grief" teleconference on Wednesday, March 24.

The event will be held from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Citrus Conference and Learning Center at the Citrus Campus, 3800 S. Lecanto Highway, Lecanto.