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The Inverness Grand Prix and
Motorsports Festival
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The fourth annual Inverness
Grand Prix and Motorsports Festival
is scheduled for Friday, November 21
through Saturday, November 22, 2014.
This World Karting Association (WKA)
sanctioned event will have go karts, rac-
ing enthusiasts and spectators geared up
for Grand Prix festivities centered on
Courthouse Square in Downtown In-
verness.
Friday night brings the annual
free kick off to all festival-goers with a
special Friday Night Thunder car cruise
in, motor festival vendors, Festival ven-
dors with food, beer and wine for a free
street party featuring awesome rock n'
roll with "Big Engine" as they roar onto
the stage at 7 p.m.
Saturday the streets of down-
town Inverness will be transformed into a
challenging kart racing track. Main Street
will have vendors, classic cars, kids' ac-
tivities, music, and more. This free and
fun event starts with practice runs in the
morning with races beginning afternoon.
Visit the Pit area and pick your favorite
South Levy fourth generation PFC Levi Daniel posted the colors Saturday with Chiefland VFW Post 5265 at the South Levy Veteran service in
kart to cheer them on. Fox Sports radio
Inglis. Levi attended Yankeetown School from Head Start to eighth grade and grades nine through twelve at Dunnellon High School, graduating
announcer Tony Modica will keep you
in 2013. Levi, a hometown hero, joined the U S Army and is a combat engineer on leave after one year in Korea with Camp Casey 2nd Platoon
informed on kart positions regardless of
who's motto is "Pain train wins." Levi will be assigned to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and is the son of proud mother Becky Daniel of Inglis
your track location. Bleacher type seating
A twenty one gun salute by VFW Post 5265 Honor Guard concluded the service honoring our veterans. Photo by Sally Price. More on page 2.
will be available for those who may want
Two CCSO employees disciplined
Bank Robbery
to settle in and stay a while in addition
to plenty of room for portable chairs. In
after investigation into wrongful arrest
between races there will be a car show
Suspect
with many classic, antique, and muscle
cars, motor sport vendors, Festival food
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
issued a written repramand and required to
vendors with beer and wine for sale. New
comply with additional training.
An internal affairs investigation
Arrested In
this year will be entertainment trackside
"We vetted this investigation
into the circumstances surrounding the
in between the races to include gurney
thoroughly, from all points
wrongful arrest of a Citrus County man has
races, bike demos and more. A portion of
of view, and recognized there
been completed by the Citrus County Sher-
Ocala
the proceeds will benefit Filter Youth.
were clear policy violations,"
iff s Office. The arrest of the wrong man
said Sheriff Jeff Dawsy. "Our
occurred on Saturday, October 4, 2014,
job now is to hold these em-
when Kenneth James Kirkland (son) was
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
Dawsy
ployees accountable for their
arrested on charges (grand theft and failure
A suspect in the
actions and learn from this mistake and
to appear) instead of his father, Kenneth
Nov. 4 robbery of the Ca-
move forward."
Scott Kirkland. Kenneth James Kirkland
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dence Bank in Inverness
Undersheriff Buddy Grant says
(son) was taken into custody Saturday and
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was arrested later that day.
the process in which suspect information is
released on Monday, October 6, 2014 when
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Nikhil Sen Sharma, 31, was
given will be better communicated. "We are
the error was realized and confirmed.
arrested in the Ocala area of
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reinforcing existing controls, and additional
As per the agency's policy, an in-
Marion County, FL where he
controls will now be implemented to keep
SATURDAY, DEC 6, 2014 NOON TO
ternal affairs investigation was immediately
was thought to be. He was
Sharma
this kind of mistake from ever happening
initiated, and several sheriff s office em-
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quickly develped as a sus-
again. We are working on expanding our
ployees were interviewed. As a result of the
352-527-2341 OR 888-527-2341
pect, "considered armed and dangerous, and
recording system to involve transcribers and
investigation, two employees were disci-
for more information,
has an extensive criminal history," accord-
deputies to further monitor what is being
plined. One received a 40-hour suspension
ing to the Citrus County Sheriff s Office.
call 352-228-4921
communicated between the two."
without pay, and the other employee was