OCALA, Fla. (July 6, 2022) — The College of Central Florida has honored Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson with the renaming of the Citrus Campus. The CF District Board of Trustees approved the renaming at its meeting today. “Wilton Simpson has been a steadfast champion for the College of Central Florida and higher education in...
July 7, 2022
Author: Robby Douglas
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DeSantis reappoints Armstrong, Hogarth to water governing board
Governor Ron DeSantis has reappointed Ed Armstrong and William Hogarth to the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board. Both Armstrong and Hogarth represent Pinellas County and were both reappointed for a term ending March 2026. Armstrong, of Dunedin, currently serves as treasurer of the Governing Board and was recently elected vice chair. He is...
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1 dead after deputy-involved shooting on March 25
A Dunnellon man was killed on March 25 after showing a gun and being shot dead on the scene. At approximately 5:30 p.m. on March 25, Citrus County Sheriff’s Office deputies initially responded to a residence off of North Windbreak Terrace in Dunnellon in response to a disturbance and verbal altercation. Upon arrival, deputies met...
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Missing Marion County couple found safe
The Marion County’s Sheriff’s office on Tuesday afternoon reported that an Ocala couple reported as missing have been found is safe. The Citrus County and Marion County Sheriff’s Offices were looking for the couple, who went on a trip to visit family but apparently never made it to their destination. Deputies said that Wendall and...
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Law enforcement looking for missing Ocala couple
The Citrus County and Marion County Sheriff’s Offices are looking for a missing elderly Ocala couple who went on a trip to visit family but apparently never made it to their destination. Deputies said that Wendall and Joan Crist left a home on Southwest 95th Ave in Ocala to meet family in Ft. Lauderdale, but...
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Traffic stop leads to drug bust in Homosassa
In the early morning hours on Friday, March 18, 2022, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Tactical Impact Unit conducted a traffic stop in the area of U.S. 19 and W. Yulee Dr. in Homosassa due to an expired registration. Upon making contact with the driver of the vehicle, 36-year-old Ernest Corey Grimaldi of Brooksville,...
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Oviedo man sentenced to life in prison for sexual battery on child
On March 15, in the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Richard “Ric” Howard, a jury found 34-year-old Rapheal Malik Akbar Arnold of Oviedo guilty on one count of Capital Sexual Battery on a Child Under 12. Arnold was consequently sentenced to life in prison. Nearly two years ago, on May 7, 2020, allegations of sexual...
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Missing runaway female found
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday night reported that 15-year-old juvenile female who was reported missing on March 14 has now been found. Kellie Worrick was last seen at 11 p.m. on March 14 in the area of Crystal River.
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Sheriff’s Office seeking runaway juvenile
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office said that it is looking for a 15-year-old juvenile female who was reported missing on March 14. Kellie Worrick is 5 feet 3 inches tall, 115 lbs, with blue eyes and brown hair. She may be wearing a purple and pink hoodie. She was last seen at 11 p.m. on...
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Missing Inverness senior found safe
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday, March 12, reported that missing Inverness senior Michael Clarke has been found safe in Gainesville. The 82-year-old Clarke was reported missing on March 10. He was last seen around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday at his residence off of South Burr Terrace in Inverness. A spokesman for the Citrus...