For years, a study about how to improve water quality on Lake Henderson, spearheaded by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, was sitting on an office shelf, collecting dust. Read more

Today marks the 246th birthday of our great nation; the day in which the framers of the Declaration of Independence and the original 13 colonies claimed independence from Great Britain. Read more

Local groups trying to fight hunger in the community have been slammed by a pandemic that led to layoffs and greater demands, lower contributions and higher prices for everything from the food they provide to the cost of fuel for transportation. Read more

This weekend, Americans will celebrate the Declaration of Independence with picnics, cookouts, recreation and fireworks. Read more

Over the past half-century, the hyper-focus on college has fueled the education narrative that the assured path to success was a bachelor’s degree. This focus, in turn, has seen formal vocational education in the skilled trades generally disregarded by educators, students and parents alike. Read more

While some could claim that the underwater experience with the manatee is Citrus County’s biggest tourism draw, not too far behind it is scallop season. Read more

Over the time that Citrus County Habitat for Humanity has been in existence here in our county it has assisted more than 200 families. It has done so by providing decent and affordable housing to people who have a need, ability to pay and a willingness to partner with Habitat. Read more

Duke Energy, a power production giant once known for its prowess in building coal and nuclear electric generating plants, just opened a solar generating plant in Citrus County. There is little that is more symbolic than a company once known for its large coal-powered plants opening a solar generating plant, but this is the direction Duke, the second largest electric power company in the country, has taken as it seeks to reduce its reliance on fossil fuel generation. Read more

English writer Ian Fleming’s sixth book featuring the character James Bond, which was later made into a movie starring Sean Connery, is called simply “Dr. No” named after the villain who is Bond’s adversary. Read more

More often than not, if you live in Citrus County and you have a mortgage, you have a flood insurance premium to go with it. That’s because of a couple of reasons: we live in an area where hurricanes, tropical storms and proximity to the Gulf and Lake systems provide the potential for disaster due to ground saturation and flooding. Read more

There’s a nursing shortage – it’s not new news, and it shouldn’t be surprising. But what can be done about it? That’s the big question for hospitals, clinics, nursing facilities and other health care sites. Read more

Do you have two spare hours each week that if you don’t put them to good use, they will be lost forever? Two hours that could be put to good use by doing something special to help some of your fellow Citrus County citizens? If so, you should think about becoming a volunteer delivering meals to seniors and shut-ins with the county Meals on Wheels program. Read more

Summertime and vacation time go together like peanut butter and jelly. Read more

There is no doubt that the shortage of affordable housing, or the popular catch phrase, workforce housing, is at a critical level that has been brewing for years Citrus County, but exacerbated in the past few years due to both the COVID-19 pandemic and the housing boom. Read more