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...
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...
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.
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) today said that 9-1-1 landline outage affecting residents in the Inverness and Lecanto areas has been resolved by the service provider, CenturyLink. Residents living in these areas can now utilize their landline to dial 9-1-1 for emergency services and be successfully routed to the CCSO communications center.
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...
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...
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office deputies are currently looking for 82-year-old Michael Clarke. Michael is a 5’8” tall, white male with brown eyes and grey/white hair, weighing 180 lbs. He was last seen around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday at his residence off of South Burr Terrace in Inverness. Michael is wearing a white t-shirt with brown/grey...
Duke Energy today celebrated the ceremonial grand opening of its new 1,640-megawatt Citrus Combined Cycle Station located at the 5,100-acre Crystal River Energy Complex in Citrus County, Fla., about 85 miles north of Tampa. More than 300 community leaders, elected officials and Duke Energy employees attended. The station started producing energy for 4.5 million Floridians in late...
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)
The Citrus County Commission proclaimed April 2018 as Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month in Citrus County.