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Citrus County wins 2022 WaterSense® Sustained Excellence award

PHOTO, FROM LEFT: Conservation Specialist (WCS) Ed Bugbee, Water Conservation Manager Debra Burden, WCS Thomas McConnell, WCS Regonald West, and Florida-Friendly Landscaping Coordinator Steven Davis.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Citrus County with a 2022 WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award for helping people save water.

Marion sheriff's office seeking kidnapping suspect

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is seeking any information from the public that can help to identify and locate a male suspect in an attempted kidnapping case.

On Thursday, September 22, at around 9:30 a.m., MCSO deputies responded to a report of an attempted abduction. The juvenile victim told the deputies that a man tried to force her into his vehicle while she was at a bus stop in the 14000 block of 202nd Terrace in Umatilla.

Citrus County voters pick winners, losers

Citrus County voters on Tuesday voted for their favorite candidates during the Aug. 23 primary election.

According to the Citrus County Supervisor of Elections, there are 120,239 registered voters and 31.43 percent of them turned out Also, 137,789 ballots were counted.

All votes have been counted in all 31 precincts, including votes by mail and early votes.

 

Below are the unofficial results in Citrus County:

 

District 12, U.S. House of Representatives (Total votes cast: 22,906)

Travelers vote Manatee Swim Tour among world’s 'Top Bucket List' experiences

CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (Aug. 15, 2022) – Tripadvisor®, the world’s largest travel guidance platform, announced the winners of its coveted Travelers’ Choice® Best of the Best Things to Do Awards earlier this summer, with the Explorida Manatee Swim Tour in Crystal River, Florida, voted the No. 10 Top Bucket List Experience in the world.

Nearly 100 impaired vessel operators removed from Florida waterways during Operation Dry Water

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers had one main goal in mind for the July Fourth holiday weekend: to keep boaters safe.

The Independence Day weekend is one of the busiest boating holidays of the year and FWC officers, with the partnership of many other law enforcement agencies, were on the lookout for impaired boaters throughout the “Boating and Fishing Capital of the World.” 

CF renames Citrus Campus after Florida Senate president

College of Central Florida

OCALA, Fla. (July 6, 2022) ­­— The College of Central Florida has honored Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson with the renaming of the Citrus Campus. The CF District Board of Trustees approved the renaming at its meeting today.

Missing Ocala couple found safe

Joan and Wendall Crist have been locatedThe Marion County's Sheriff's office on Tuesday afternoon reported that an Ocala couple reported as missing have been found is safe.

The Citrus County and Marion County Sheriff's Offices were looking for the  couple, who went on a trip to visit family but apparently never made it to their destination.