SEFFNER — State Troopers say a Citrus County mother was drunk Tuesday when she crashed into several vehicles on Interstate 4 while her 2-year-old son was inside the car. The Florida Highway Patrol arrested Brianna Dee Knox, 28, of Beverly Hills, on charges including driving under the influence, child neglect, leaving the scene of a crash and battery on a law...
July 27, 2024
Pleasant Grove Elementary School teacher facing marijuana charges
A Physical Education Teacher at Pleasant Grove Elementary School is facing marijuana charges.
What’s new at Citrus County Community Centers
The Senior Community Centers in Citrus County provide meeting places throughout the County for Citrus County residents of all ages.
PACE comes to Citrus County
The Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program is a way that helps homeowners and businesses get financing for things such as new roofs, solar power and wind-mitigation products such as storm windows.
County wants WRWSA agreement modified or scrapped
The consensus of Citrus County Commissioners at their regular meeting on Jan. 9 was that they want a better agreement with the Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply Authority (WRWSA), even if that meant the authority must be dissolved. Led by County Commissioner Jeff Kinnard, commissioners questioned if there was even a need to sell Citrus County water to the jurisdictions under the...
Sheriff’s Office reports missing teen found, safe
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 8 reported that 17-year-old runaway teen Mackenzie Karopchinsky has been found, and is safe. It was believed the teen might have been in Pinellas County after her disappearance on New Year’s Day.
Sheriff’s Office looking for missing/runaway
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for Antonio Cutrona, a 17 year old white male runaway juvenile.
Suspect dies following emergency call for violent mental disorder
A Floral City man is dead after resisting deputies and harming himself at his residence, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office says.
Elderly woman dies in traffic accident
The Florida Highway Patrol said that a 77-year-old Inverness woman was killed in a traffic accident Wednesday afternoon on State Road 44. The unidentified woman was not immediately identified. pending notification of next of kin. She died at Citrus Memorial Hospital of injuries suffered in the crash. The FHP said the woman had been driving a 2010 Honda Civic at...
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for January
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation today announced interest rates for January 2018. The Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing rate-based charge for January is 1.625 percent, up from 1.500 percent in December. The interest rate for crop year commodity loans less than one year disbursed during January is 2.625 percent, up from 2.500...