Archive - Feb 2012
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CITRUS CLOWNS - CLOWNING AROUND - WINTER

As usual, Citrus Clowns group had a busy winter season. In Florida, it doesn`t get too cold to have FUN !

Early Childhood Education Conference (Ocala)

Mar 24 2012 - 7:15am
Mar 24 2012 - 4:00pm

The College of Central Florida, in partnership with the Early Learning Coalition of Marion County Inc., will host the 24th Annual Early Childhood Education Conference on Saturday, March 24, with keyno

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Water district levies water restrictions on five counties...

Citrus County is among five counties that the Southwest Water Management District says didn't get enough winter rainfall, and must now engage in water-saving conservation measures.

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County pulls wraps off online port site...

Citrus County's port authority has announced it has taken the wraps off a new Internet site to promote Port Citrus.

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Affordable Housing committee members

Affordable Housing committee members

FROM LEFT: Commission Chairman Winn Webb, Kim Farrar (low-income advocate), Harvey Gerber (real-estate professional), Nancy Smith (planner), Barbara Wheeler (county resident) and Ron Lieberman

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Five seated on housing advisory committee...

Five people on Feb. 21 were added to the Citrus County Affordable Housing Authority Committee.

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County says plat reviews will now save money...

The county said this week that a new plat-review process will save money for Citrus County residents.

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Police in riot gear break up shoe melee...

The launch of an expensive new basketball shoe — timed to Orlando's hosting of the NBA All-Star Game — triggered a melee Thursday night at Florida Mall that was quelled by deputies in riot gear.

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Bold Brooksville man takes store goods, leads deputies on chase...

A bold Brooksville man who is said to have walked into two separate Crystal River businesses on separate days, and stolen merchandise at each store, is now a resident of the Citrus County jail.

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Beverly Hills man shot by deputy now identified...

The suspect from Thursday's officer-involved shooting in the Pine Ridge subdivision of Beverly Hills - 30-year-old Nicholas Di Novo - was airlifted from Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center later on Thursday to Shands Hospital in Gainesville.

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Local News

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County moves budget workshop to Inverness auditorium...

Figuring that public input at its budget workshop would cramp its regular chambers, the Citrus County Commission on Tuesday moved its discussion of the next fiscal year's budget to the county auditorium in Inverness.

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Sheriff's deputy cleared in February shooting...

A Citrus County Sheriff's Office deputy has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the Feb. 24 shooting of a Beverly Hills man.

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Commissioners sending letter to Gov. Scott to protest Medicaid bill...

During the Citrus County Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, commissioners approved a resolution to send a letter to Gov. Rick Scott expressing their objections to the recent Medicaid Cost Shift Bill (House Bill 5301).

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Homosassa Walmart begins countdown to Grand Opening...

The countdown has begun for Citrus County’s newest Walmart store to open.

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Private company plans Miami-to-Orlando passenger train service...

Florida East Coast Industries is planning a $1 billion project to develop a three-hour Miami-to-Orlando passenger train service by 2014, using a right of way that runs through the downtown areas of S

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... And all for one

Volunteers don't get any money, but that hasn't stopped nearly 800 Citrus County residents from volunteering their time and expertise to make the county safer.

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CCSO Banquet

An estimated 380 people met in the Citrus Springs Community Center to honor county law enforcement officers

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Helping the helpless

The Sheriff's Office is using what is being called a lifesaving tool.

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Floats their boat

Citrus County has christened a new website dedicated to its Port Citrus dream project.