Tag Archives: Citrus County

The plant will replace two 1960s-era coal-fired plants and will start putting out energy to customers in 2018.

Besides Newberry, a range of other North Central Florida governments are to receive money from Stericycle.

Time is running out for motorists who still have their old battery-powered SunPass. Those older models will no longer work after January 1.

Students participating in a tutoring program at Inverness Middle School will get more than a grade boost. United Way of Citrus County’s Homework Diner program will give select students free math tutoring after school. The program also offers a complimentary dinner and a ride home via school bus if needed. The program, which is expected …

Gainesville's Citizens on Patrol program, which began in 2010, is working to expand from a modest 10-person unit to the likes of Citrus County's COP program which currently boasts around 500 volunteers.

A Floral City strawberry farm finds success in the Strawberry Advisory System. The system, created by UF strawberry pathologist Natalia Peres, sends alerts to farmers when their crops are at risk for infection.

One of the four major springs along Crystal River, Three Sisters Springs has been closed on three separate occasions since November to protect manatees, which are an endangered species.

The Williston fire and police departments are temporarily operating out of trailers after their building sunk due to an eroding foundation.

Dunnellon is using funds from a Florida Department of Environmental Protection grant to finish a section of path that connects the Dunnellon and Blue Run trails. The trail will now fully support hiking, jogging, biking and rollerblading after its expected completion in December.

Some residents in unincorporated parts of Citrus County will see new recycling rules implemented next week.