The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office cleaned up several streets in the Citrus County community early Friday morning during OPERATION OXY-CLEAN. Search and arrest warrants were served targeting oxycodone dealers at residences in Floral City, Hernando, and Inverness. The Sheriff’s Office’s Tactical Impact Unit concluded the operation today, netting five arrests. Simultaneous search warrants were served at two locations resulting in...
November 23, 2024
Six firefighters being added to roster
The Citrus County Commission will hire six new firefighters to help boost its roster of available personnel to help keep the county safe (April 10, 2018)
April 2018: Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month
The Citrus County Commission proclaimed April 2018 as Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month in Citrus County.
Duke Energy Florida nears completion of state-of-the-art natural gas plant
Duke Energy Florida's state-of-the-art natural gas plant in Citrus County is on track to deliver cleaner, more reliable energy for Floridians.
School Safety
The Citrus County Commission, Sheriff and School District have begun talks about how to fund state-mandated school safety officers
FWC provides tips for living with alligators
Florida has a healthy and stable alligator population, which is estimated at 1.3 million alligators of every size.
Search warrant shuts down drug lab near school
A search warrant on March 23 at a home near a school in Crystal River revealed the home was being used to grow marijuana inside, deputies said.
Sheriff’s Office investigating death off SR 44 East
Citrus County Sheriff's Office deputies were on scene at about 2 p.m. on Wednesday of a death on State Road 33 East, across the street from Seven Rivers Presbyterian School.
No explosives found after Spring Hill bomb scare
Bomb squads on Wednesday from Citrus County and Hernando County were called out to a report of a suspicious package at a bus stop in Spring Hill.
Search warrant yields six arrests in Hernando
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) served a search warrant on Monday at 1119 East McKinley Street in Hernando.