Sumter County News Archives

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 11:14 p.m. Officials from across North Central Florida appeared open Thursday to the possibility of greater cooperation on confronting a problem common to most of them - a rising tide of garbage and no place to put it - saying the issue had become too ...

There are a few reasons tourists flock to Florida. "The weather, the beach," said Brenda Hulgan of Tennessee.

Four people including a pilot from Sumter County were killed Monday in a small plane crash some 70 miles west-southwest of Corpus Christi, the FAA said tonight.

Sheriff's Office deputies are searching for a 15-year-old white male, Joshua Lowrance, who did not come home from school Wednesday.

Deputies took so many slot machines and computers they think were set up for online gambling from businesses around The Villages, they had to rent a storage shed to hold them all.

Less than a year after retiring from the head of the Wildwood Police Department, Don C. Clark is running for city commissioner for Sumter County's largest city.

Dressed in native regalia and holding picket signs while a deerhide peace drum banged in the background, approximately two dozen Native Americans on Tuesday asked Sumter County commissioners to keep their word.

Descendants of those buried in a historic Sumter County African American cemetery can claim victory.

A plan to move an African-American cemetery -- graves and all -- is drawing fire from family members and historians.

Developers have killed plans to build an industrial plant in Sumter County that would have required the county to remove a cemetery from the property.

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

Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents today arrested the ringleader of an organized retail theft ring responsible for stealing more than $450,000 in merchandise from Walgreens stores in Central Florida.

A 2-year-old boy injured after a horse stepped on the child's back. Emergency technicians from Lake and Sumter counties responded to the incident shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Monday.

Snake owners handed their pets over to authorities over the weekend as part of Pet Amnesty Day at Orlando's Gatorland.

Gatorland is taking unwanted reptile pets off of your hands today. The park says you can drop off your reptiles from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. with no questions asked.

Treasure Island city commissioners have taken a step toward providing more security on Sunset Beach by banning kegs of beer on city beaches.