Homosassa, FL

Lecanto and Crystal River are getting new car wash facilities. Caliber Car Wash is building a second location at 2927 County Road 491, next to the Shell-Circle K gas station and across from Wawa and Wendy's. The chain has not announced an opening date. The first Caliber opened April 2020...

There is much discussion and debate going on regarding COVID-19 vaccinations. Whether you should get it, the effectiveness, the science, conspiracy theories behind it, and much more. Like so much else in our time, it has become a very political discussion. We hear about it framed through a national debate...

Crystal River’s Hunter Springs Park closed for part of the day after a death was reported at the city park. According to the city and Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, a dead woman was discovered the morning of Friday, July 23, inside a restroom, closing the park until the afternoon. Sheriff’s...

The median sales price for a single-family home in Citrus County skyrocketed 37% in June, rising from $174,900 the previous year to $240,000. Existing homes are still selling almost as fast as they are listed. In June, it took just seven days for a seller and buyer to reach a contract, compared to 48 days a year ago, according to Florida Realtors data released Friday.

Commissioners voted 4-1 to pass a resolution increasing the annual assessment rate for southwest Hernando County’s solid waste collection Municipal Service Benefit Unit (MSBU). This area of Spring Hill requires mandatory curbside garbage collection by Republic Services. Commissioner Beth Narverud voted nay on the matter. The annual rates for single-family...

At the regular meeting on Jul 19, 2021The Brooksville City Council voted 3-2 to deny a $340,000 funding request to kick off redevelopment of the property located at Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Drive and Hale Avenue, historically named Summit Villas. Council Members David Bailey and Blake Bell were the two opposing votes.

Yes, sea level rise is impacting coastal Citrus County. Many of you may know that I am a professional wetland scientist and have been studying, mapping, protecting and mitigating wetland impacts in Citrus County since 1986. I am sure many of you drive the coastal highways or boat the rivers and have observed the “skeletons” of dead oaks, palms and cedars along the coastal hammocks and are witnessing, first-hand, the effects of sea level rise and saltwater intrusion.

SPRING HILL, Florida – If you feel a sharp pain in your back, side, lower abdomen, or groin, or have blood in your urine, you may have a kidney stone – a condition that is common and on the rise. Left untreated, kidney stones can cause serious complications in addition to severe pain. Nabeel Hamoui, M.D. a Urologist with Shoreline Urocare, is making sure patients know timely treatment can prevent permanent damage.

Trulieve, a medical marijuana dispensary company, has opened another location near Marion County. The company recently celebrated the grand opening of its newest location in Crystal River. The new location at 275 State Hwy 44, is about 20 minutes from Dunnellon in Marion County. Trulieve Crystal River opened earlier this...

A man and woman are facing multiple charges after they were accused of restraining and beating a Brooksville man after entering his home in the Trillium subdivision. Michael Terry, deputy public information officer (PIO) for the Hernando County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) said that on the afternoon of July 16, HCSO deputies responded to a report about a possible physical altercation. During a 911 call, a witness said that she had seen a man covered in blood exiting a home on the 14000 Block of Wake Robin Drive, getting into a vehicle and driving away.

After looking into a complaint, state inspectors put the owners of a Citrus County homestead on notice to correct how they’ve been clearing their land alongside King’s Bay. In a June 25 letter the Chronicle obtained Friday, July 23, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) advised the owner of...

For those of us receiving physical therapy, please be aware of COVID-19 immunization protocols at our local Inverness physical therapy providers. One provider in particular requires staff to wear masks, however haphazardly, and not all staff is vaccinated. My therapist, with his mask not covering his nose, revealed he saw no need to receive a COVID immunization, as he already had the virus.

When Pine Ridge gets built out, the residents will be screaming for the state to turn Pine Ridge Boulevard into an expressway so that they can escape the traffic jams within the community itself. Meanwhile, Citrus County is selling its soul to get more fast food restaurants and tourists into...

• Gregory Norton Schoonmaker, 50, Beverly Hills, arrested July 21 for possession of controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. Bond $3,000. • Kenneth Elliott Craner, 56, Crystal River, arrested July 21 for felony petit theft (two or more convictions). Bond $2,000. • Christina Caridao Peidra, 38, Crystal River, arrested July 21...