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Community
Open House at WTC
You re Invited! Come to the
Career Expo and Open House at Withla-
coochee Technical College Acquire the
Skills You Need for an Exciting Ca-
reer in Less Than a Year! Anyone in-
terested in attending WTC and starting
an exciting new career What: Meet the
instructors, tour the program and shop
areas, ask questions When: Thursday
March 5, 2015 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Where: WTC, 1201 W. Main Street, In-
verness, FL Enter WTC at the eastern en-
trance off of Montgomery Street (across
from the Suncoast Federal ATM) For
more information, contact WTC at 352-
726-2430
African American Literary
Culture Celebrated
8th Annual African American
Read-In to Take Place.Mark your calen-
dars! The 8th Annual African American
Read-In is next month!Cultural appre-
ciation will be in the air on February 22,
2015 from 2:30 4:30 pm, as the 7th
Annual African American Read-In takes
Late Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office received a call reference bones being found deep in the woods off of S. Mason
place at the Learning and Conference
Creek Road and S Garcia Road in Homosassa. When deputies and detectives arrived on scene they were able to confirm that the discovered
Center in Lecanto.
Human Remains Found
bones were in fact that of human remains. CCSO Photo.
The Read-In will be a celebra-
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tion of African American artistic and lit-
erary achievements. In past years, such as
In Homosassa
last year, the event has garnered over 230
Against Inglis
guests.
Cracker Days 2015
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
Recall Election
Return to Yesteryear
Homosassa remains likely those of an elderly male
Step back into late 1800's pioneer and
Late Monday afternoon, Jan. 26, the Citrus County Sheriff s Office received a call
frontier Florida and come to Cracker Days
Appeal expected
that bones had been found in Homosassa, deep into the woods near the intersection of S.
at Rainbow Springs State Park on US 41
Mason Creek and S. Garcia Roads. The bones were soon confirmed to be human, and later
about 2 miles north of Dunnellon, Florida.
Friday (January 30th) Judge Stan-
determined to be those of an older adult male. A forensic anthropologist will attempt to de-
FORS (the Friends of Rainbow Springs
ley Griffis issued his final judgement stat-
termine further details such as age, height, possible cause and manner of death, along with
State Park), sponsors this educational,
ing "the recall petition underlying the recall
past bone fractures, traumas or diseases this person may have suffered. The CCSO's Foren-
family friendly event which will be held
election is legally insufficient and therefore
sic Unit and the Medical Examiner s Office worked long hours over two days processing
Saturday and Sunday, February 21st and
shall have no force or effect. Because there
the scene and collecting the remains.The CCSO is working to identify the remains and the
22nd from 9 am to 4 pm each day. Park
is not a valid recall petition of Stephen Kes-
circumstances behind them and will provide updates as they become available.
admission is $2.00 per person with chil-
terson, Sr. the election scheduled for March
dren 5 and under admitted free.
3, 2015 shall not be held."
Your visit this year will bring you
Three attorneys presented their
among quilters, beekeeper, wood carvers,
cases before 8th District Circuit Judge Stan-
weavers, authors, spinners, pine needle
ley Griffis, III Thursday Jan. 29th. The case
and gourd crafters, a metal worker and a
got a late start due to a previous case that ran
paper maker, a cooper, a potter and bee-
overtime. The case is the recall election of
keepers with a live demonstration hive.
Inglis Commissioner Stephen Kesterson, Sr.
Karmic Revenge
Arguing for the petitioner Carol Gibson,
and citizens of Inglis, Williston attorney
Returns to Our Pub
Beth Gordon, Esq. told the court and about
30 interested onlookers that "this is about
Sat. Feb 7th.
citizens rights to recall an elected official."
Details on page 3
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