The 2018 Fall Citizens Academy Graduation Event was held on Dec. 13 at the Citrus FCounty Courthouse in Inverness. acilitator Doug Wright congratulated the participants. and thanked them for spending time learning more about local government. Graduates recognized for their participation were Bea Wright, Cathy Uranni, Mary Laurence, June Randall, Candi Arnesen, Cathy Schafer, Anne Amann and Patricia Clayton. The Citrus...
November 24, 2024
Sheriff’s Office takes a crack at heroin with Operation H
The Citrus County Sheriff's Office has just concluded an investigation into illegal heroine dealing in the county.
Man arrested after bomb scare at tax collector office
A bomb scare was defused on Monday at the Inverness Tax Collector’s Office with the arrest of a Crystal River man. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the CCSO dispatch center received a call at about 4:15 p.m. about a bomb threat at the tax office at 210 N Apopka Ave. Deputies who responded began to evacuate the parking lot of the...
CCSO releases name of Good Samaritan in Hernando shooting incident
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office on Monday released the name of the Good Samaritan who engaged a murder suspect after the murder of a Hernando man on Thursday at the Quality Inn motel in Hernando. The man who grabbed his own firearm and exchanged gunfire with murder suspect Salvatore Tirone, 70, of Broward County has been identified as Shane Arline,...
Shooter, victim dead after Hernando motel shooting
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday reported that a shooting suspect and his alleged victim are dead after an incident at the Quality Inn parking lot in Hernando. The CCSO was first called to the scene of the shooting at about 9:14 a.m. at the hotel at 350 E. Norvell Bryant Highway, where deputies found a white, older male laying...
Investigation continues into death of Homosassa woman
The Citrus County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate the Nov. 21 shooting death of a Homosassa woman, possibly by an apparently errant bullet
County names new Assistant County Administrator
The Citrus County Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 14 approved James Mallon as the new Assistant County Administrator during their regular meeting on Nov. 13. Mallon officially started his new position on Nov. 14. With more than 20 years of government experience, Mallon comes from the City of Ocean City, N.J., where he served as Business Administrator, managing day-to...
Normalcy slowly returns as Hurricane Michael effects still felt
A state of normalcy is slowly returning to Citrus County, now that Hurricane Michael has passed. Still to come are flooding effects from that storm remain, however. While county officials deal with road closings and other water-related issues, other day-to-day activities are returning to regular schedules. And the first sign of that is that schools will be in session on...
Body found thought to be that of elderly Dunnellon woman
Law enforcement officers are investigating the death of an elderly woman in Dunnellon.
Homosassa man holds off deputies, hides in secret compartment
A 30-year-old Homosassa man is in jail after holding off deputies for much of the day on Thursday.