Dunnellon News

This is the bottom of the palm tree that toppled onto the historic outhouse, nearly destroying it.

The Cedar Key green movement continues to build momentum with Faraway Inn becoming the second business to receive the Green Lodging Program designation from the Florida Department of Environment Protection.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection recently awarded $2.8 million to the city of Dunnellon for wastewater management.

The Sunshine State has always been considered a hotbed for college football talent, and because of all the speedy prospects, many collegiate programs make it a habit to head south when looking to fill needs at the skill positions.

A 44-year-old woman whose vehicle struck several trees on a resident's property before crashing into a tree was arrested Thursday night for DUI and refusal to submit to a breath test, according to a Sheriff's Office report.

Members of the Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement Team served search warrants Thursday to two cyber cafs for multiple violations of state gambling laws.

Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 15, 2009 at 10:39 a.m. EVENTS BOOK SIGNING: Wayne Barcomb will sign copies of his novel, 'The Hunted,' at 7 p.m. today at Barnes and Noble, 4414 S.W. College Road, Ocala.

Lott, who died June 7 of the disease Wegener's granulomatosis, was married to his wife for 36 years and was the father of one, stepfather of five, grandfather of 14 and great-grandfather of 14.

Vernon Chisholm could hardly contain himself Thursday when the Florida Department of Education released school grades.

A Dunnellon woman is seeking homes for 11 kittens she and her son found abandoned on a vacant property behind her home.

Published: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 8:22 p.m. DUNNELLON - One of several huge palm trees in the parking lot at First Realty of Dunnellon fell on the city's only remaining three-hole outhouse Wednesday night or Thursday morning.

Author: Eric S. Page Source: NBC Bay Area Title: SCHOOL APOLOGIZES, GIRL DELIVERS HARVEY MILK REPORT The local school district that refused to let a student present a report on slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk until her classmates got permission from their parents has apologized to the girl, who gave her class presentation on Thursday.

Published: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 11:13 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 11:13 a.m. DUNNELLON - A 29-year-old Cuban-born woman whose 2-year-old daughter was taken by the state's Department of Children and Families late Wednesday night was among several people arrested by local drug agents who were participating in "Operation Eagle ...

Published: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 3:50 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 3:50 p.m. Character actor Michael Roof, who appeared in the films 'Dukes of Hazzard' and 'Black Hawk Down,' among other television and movie roles, has died.

Superintendent of Schools Jim Yancey announces the following changes regarding new principals at five local elementary and middle schools.

Published: Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 5, 2009 at 9:42 p.m. When 10 area Wachovia financial centers launched a food drive in May, they were hoping to collect 6,000 pounds.

A self-inflicted gunshot wound caused the death of a 48-year-old man in April, not shots fired by Citrus County deputies, a report issued June 2 by the State Attorney's office said.

It wasn't supposed to be Mito's last night as a K-9 police dog. When the 4-year-old German shepherd's handler, Citrus County Sheriff's Deputy Jim Davis, set him loose to apprehend an armed attacker on March 23, Mito did what he was trained to do, and was met with a knife to the chest.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in finding a missing and endangered person described as mentally challenged.

Deputies are searching for a missing Dunnellon man who was last seen May 10 in the area of the Dunnellon Circle K food store.