Lecanto News

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.

The group which steers business development in Citrus County is juggling issues of its own survival alongside its ongoing work with companies and escorting a potential big employer to the county.

Hannah Johnson builds a scarecrow Saturday during a scarecrow building contest at the Shoppes of Heritage Village in Crystal River.

Pausing to collect his thoughts at the Mayo Correctional Institution, Michael Thornton recounts his efforts to guide his wayward son.

Citrus County police arrested a Sumter County correctional officer Thursday in Lecanto on sexual battery and molestation charges involving two underage girls.

Citrus County Administrator Brad Thorpe is continuing to make changes as part of his reorganization of county departments for cost effectiveness and efficiency.

Each weekday morning, 54 vans set out from across the state to bring patients to Veterans Administration hospitals throughout Florida.

A 36-year-old Citrus Springs man was arrested Friday after reportedly crashing a dump truck into two vehicles at a stoplight in Lecanto.