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City of Inverness News
Published 5 hours agoCity Opens New U.S. 41 Entrance to Whispering Pines Park
The City of Inverness marked an important milestone for Whispering Pines Park with a grand opening ceremony and ribbon cutting for the park’s new U.S. 41 entrance.
The Citrus Insider
Published 13 hours agoRhetorical questions!
There has been an interesting trend recently... I am starting to get challenged on how I do things around here. It is not unexpected because I am beginning to shake trees that have never been shaken. We all know that there is a "circle of influence" as I
City of Inverness News
Published September 10Cootertober Lamp Post Decorating Contest
The Cootertober Lamp Post Decorating Contest Returns for 2026!
The Citrus Insider
Published September 10Kensington... Oh Kensington...
At the August 25, 2026 BOCC meeting, the board discussed the Kensington access to the new Home Depot in Inverness. To catch you up... back in March of 2025, the BOCC approved a request by Citrus Hills to allow Kensington to be used for an access point for Home Depot.
The Citrus Insider
Published September 08Quasi-Judicial Time
Its a County Commission meeting day. There is not a whole not going on today on the agenda, so it should be a pretty quick meeting. There are two applications the board will consider after 5pm. One is for Citrus Hills to expand the commercial square footage in front of
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 07Man arrested for threatening to stab fast food employee, two days after release from prison for similar incident in Citrus County
Steven Meric Gunkle, 36, was arrested last night after allegedly displaying a large knife during an argument with a fast food employee in a drive-through; he was just released from prison on September 4 after serving a five-year sentence for a similar incident in Citrus County.…
The Citrus Insider
Published September 04Official Business or Personal Opportunity?
Today, we are going to chat a bit about county commissioners and their representation of Citrus County. At the hearing for the Pulte Group project on Tuesday, Commissioner Holly Davis was pushing back on the idea that she was not really conservation minded due to members of the…
The Hernando Sun
Published September 04Bishop McLaughlin shows some depth in sweep of Seven Rivers
LECANTO – Facing a rebuilding opponent on Thursday, the Bishop McLaughlin Catholic volleyball team took the opportunity to utilize the depth of its roster. The result was an overwhelming positive […]
The Citrus Insider
Published September 03Motion Sickness
If you like watching an indecisive government, the special meeting yesterday did not disappoint. Ultimately, the board voted 5-0 (not happily) to let the Pine Ridge ruling stand and not pursue an appeal. There will be an agenda item at a future meeting to address the issues that…
The Citrus Insider
Published September 02To appeal or not appeal...
Today is the special meeting to discuss the Pine Ridge case and for the board to decide if they want to appeal the decision made by the court. This will be an interesting discussion for sure. This will also be an important one. Next week Citrus Hills is coming to
The Citrus Insider
Published September 01Sandmine's Hidden Roadblock
It is Tuesday, so that means the agenda comes out for the next BOCC meeting next week. This should come around 5pm today and will give us the first look at what is coming to the next BOCC meeting. Today, we are going back to the Lecanto Sand mine site.
The Citrus Insider
Published August 31Swimming down IV4 Roads
Its Monday.. Time for a new week of Citrus County politics and happenings. The first thing today... I want to mention that Wednesday we will have a special meeting where the BOCC will discuss the Pine Ridge decision and decide if they want to appeal it. There are a few