Lecanto News

How many parents of school children have taken advantage of the free voluntary H1N1 flu shot through the public schools? To date, the Citrus County Health Department has vaccinated 2,124 children in middles schools and high schools along with 320 staff.

Gary Maidhof never wanted this job. Maidhof was content being a Citrus County environmental planner, earning a solid reputation over 18 years of government work as a man who loved the job, paid attention to details and donated time to his community.

Deputies arrested a 55-year-old man after they say he stabbed his father in the neck with a screwdriver Thursday night on North Brighton Road in Lecanto.

The sheriff's office is searching for two suspects who robbed and beat a man delivering pizza Wednesday in Lecanto.

The Coastal Conservation Association-Florida is holding a golf tournament at Black Diamond in Lecanto.

A snow day and a mystery girl bring a group of teens together in a New England town.

Reginald Clarke, left, of Pine Ridge, dressed in his Navy uniform; Roger Preble, of Sugarmill Woods, who was in the U.S. Marines; and Connie Grier of Homosassa salute during the Pledge of Allegiance Sunday at the 14th Annual Massing of the Colors at St.

A teenaged inmate faces a felony battery charge for allegedly rubbing a nurse the wrong way in the medical office of the Cypress Creek Corrections Center.

This week, artists are carefully wrapping and packing their sculptures, photos and paintings, getting ready to head to downtown Inverness for the 38th annual Festival of the Arts.

A 42-year-old Inverness man who was arrested for having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl will now be spending the next 15 years behind bars.

On Saturday, Nov. 7, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office will host a dynamic day of community partnership training at its Emergency Operations Center , 3549 Saunders Way, in Lecanto.

A 46-year-old Inverness man was arrested Friday after being accused of sexually battering a 31-year-old woman during a party at her mother's home.

The fall season means it's time for pumpkins and scarecrows and Halloween. And, in Lecanto, that also means it is the time of the year for gyros.

Central Florida Community College held a dedication and ribbon cutting for the Citrus Learning and Conference Center on Tuesday at the Lecanto Campus.

Pumpkins and candy apples, games and goodies, hay bales, hayrides, prizes and fun.

Changing supervisors has proven hazardous for Citrus County Housing Services manager Joe Monroe.

Police arrested a 60-year-old Crystal River man Saturday on multiple sex charges after a report came in that the man had allegedly engaged in sexual activity with a 12-year-old Lecanto boy.

Tickets are now on sale for the 12th annual Father Christmas Ball, a semi-formal dinner dance presented to Citrus County by Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church and co-sponsored by the Citrus County Chronicle.

If you thought it was colder than ever overnight, you were right. This morning, Tampa set a new record low for today's date.

Ever busy with responding to 9-1-1 callers' pleas for help, it is easy for EMS and public safety personnel to feel impervious to sickness and injury.