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Wednesday February 3, 2016
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Community
Citrus County Releases
Procedures for Tourism
Grant Funding
Opportunities
The Citrus County Tour-
ist Development Council (TDC) an-
nounced today the new procedures
for requesting tourism related funding
grants. There are three different grant
categories available: Capital Im-
provement Projects, Special Project/
Events and Collateral Materials.
All funding will be allocated from
the Tourist Development Tax Budget
to ensure that funding is available for
contribution for financial assistance
for programs that generate increased
tourism activity within Citrus County.
For more detail on each type of
grant, maximum awards, eligible
projects, reporting requirements, etc.,
Firefighters: "Yes, we fix buildings, too..." On Monday, Feb. 1, in Floral City, a truck driver took a sharp turn and clipped the top of the former
visit the Tourist Development Coun-
Connie's Kick Stand building on the corner of Hwys. 41 and 48. Firefighters with the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Technical Rescue Team went
cil website at: http://www.citrusbocc.
to the area to shore-up the overhang roof that was damaged, so that the trailers which fell under it could be safely removed. According to the
com/commissioners/advboards/tdc/
Media Division, this is exactly the type of accident that the Technical Rescue Team trains for throughout the year, so shoring-up the roof was
tdc.htm. Applicants must conform
a snap! Photo courtesy CCSO.
to the TDC's policies and procedures
Fatal Crystal
Man Held Without Bond On
as specified. Applications failing to
meet the deadlines will not be con-
One Count of Child Abuse
River Crash
sidered until the next funding cycle.
For questions regarding these grant
opportunities, please contact the Visi-
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
Kills Dunnellon
tors & Convention Bureau at 352-
794-5506.
slightly swollen and bruised, but she did
Ryan Wesley Gene Scott, 30, In-
Levy County Secures National
not believe the injury was serious, and the
verness, was arrested by the Citrus County
Man
Grant for Shellfish Trail Map
victim was not complaining about pain, so
Sheriff s Office, Jan. 27, on a
Funding
no medical attention was provided. Due to
warrant for failure to appear
Levy County Board of County
From The FHP
the bruise, she said, she didn't allow the
in court. shortly after his ar-
Commission has received a notice
victim to go to school because she didn't
rest, he was also charged with
A single-vehicle traffic crash in
of a grant award of $20,000 to imple-
want to get Scott into trouble.
one count of child abuse.
Crystal River, early Sunday morning,
ment proposed work on The Shellfish
The second witness stated that
According to the ar-
Jan. 31, took the life of 47 year-old Rob-
Trail Map. One of five collaborative
Scott
Scott had slapped the victim on the face
rest affidavit, when deputies
grants awarded across the Big Bend
ert Vance of Dunnellon. According to
while the two were in a bedroom.
arrived at the home to take Scott into cus-
counties--Dixie, Jefferson, Levy, and
the Florida Highway Patrol, Mr. Vance
The third witness stated, that on
tody on the arrest warrant for failure to ap-
Taylor--the funding encourages part-
was driving a 1990 GMC pickup truck
Jan. 25, she noticed a bruise on the left
pear (in court) and to investigate the child
nerships to strengthen the region's
at 12:29 am, traveling north on N. Cit-
side of the victim's face, and upon ques-
abuse allegation, he was not home. How-
economic vitality while simultane-
rus Ave., approaching W. Red Valley Ct.
tioning Scott, he told her he'd slapped the
ever, three witnesses who live in the home
ously ensuring the ongoing health of
when, for unknown reasons, the truck
victim on the face. She said the victim did
gave their accounts of the child abuse in-
its natural resources. Read full story
left the roadway and traveled onto the
not go to school on Jan 25 or 26, due to
cident, which had taken place on Jan. 24.
on page 4.
west shoulder of N. Citrus Ave.
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the injury and the first witness not wanting
One witness said she was in the
The truck overturned, and Mr.
Scott to get into trouble.
kitchen, cleaning, around 3:00 pm, Jan.
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Vance - who was not wearing a seatbelt,
On Jan. 27, Scott was taken into
24 , when she heard Scott yelling at the
custody on the failure to appear arrest
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victim about being dishonest. She said she
was ejected from it. The truck came to fi-
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warrant. He agreed to speak with deputies,
heard a loud slap, but continued clean-
nal rest on the west shoulder of the road,
New deadline: Monday 12 noon at the Inglis
but his response was exempted from the
ing. About 5:00 pm, she said, the victim
facing south. The press release stated
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report. His bond was set at none.
came into the kitchen for dinner, and she
that Mr. Vance expired at the scene of
No refunds for early cancellations
noticed that the left side of his face was
Area Police Beat - see page 3
the crash