Petco Grant Available – Share how your adopted pet BRIGHTENS your life We all know pets brighten our lives. From longer walks to cozier naps and big wet kisses. Now the Petco Foundation, in partnership with BOBS from Skechers, is announcing a way to brighten the upcoming holiday season by granting more than $750,000 to […]
Adopters, share how your pet brightens your life for a chance to help Citrus County Animal Services win up to a $100,000 grant award! Pets brighten our lives. The Petco Foundation, in partnership with BOBS from Skechers, is giving qualified animal welfare organizations across the country a way to brighten this upcoming holiday season by […]
The Florida Department of Health in Citrus County (DOH-Citrus) today advised residents there has been an increase in mosquito-borne disease activity in areas of Citrus County. Several sentinel chicken flocks have tested positive for West Nile virus infection. The risk of transmission to humans has increased. Citrus County Mosquito Control District and DOH-Citrus continue surveillance […]
The the official Citrus County Animal Shelter is open for business
The Citrus County Library System’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programming will resume this August. Children are invited to participate in a learning exercise involving snap-circuits at the Lakes Region branch at 4 p.m. on Aug. 5.
Funds are still available for the Emergency Home Energy Assistance for the Elderly Program (EHEAEP). Cooling season is coming to an end and the funds remaining in the program must be used before Sept. 30, 2019.
Citrus County Fire Rescue and the Sheriff’s Office had units on scene for a reported fire at Crumps Landing in Homosassa. Crew members on scene were able to safely put out the fire. No one was injured during this unfortunate event. The main tiki hut was destroyed in the flames, however.
No injuries were reported Friday when a plane whose landing gear was stuck got unstuck when the pilot was able to deploy gear manually.
One of the most enjoyable and busy times for residents and visitors alike here in Citrus County is the annual Scallop Season which begins this year on July 1 and runs through September 24. Harvesters are being reminded of the signs, created by the county, encouraging boaters not to dump scallop shells in the waterways.
In Citrus County, more than 300 children that are abused, abandoned and neglected are in the child welfare system, most of which are 10 years of age and younger. Their fate has been turned over to the state. They now depend on lawyers, judges, social workers and foster parents to make sure they are safe, […]