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Pet Patrol

“Li’l Bear is the most adorable little 4-5#

long haired black with brown Chihuahua,

with a super happy personality. Once he

knows you, he is always wagging his tail,

loves to be next to you or be in your arms.

Bear would like to be the ONLY dog. He

is pretty well house broken, potties on com-

mand outside, but owner was trying to train

to papers. NO (grand) children. Leash and

crate trained. Adoption donation $150. Ap-

plications are being taken at our weekly Sat-

urday Adoption Event in Pet Supermarket,

Inverness, 10-12 PM. Home visit prior to

adoption.”

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The Hernando Branch of the Inverness Lions Club recently conducted a food drive for four

local food banks in Citrus County. Their efforts produced over 400 pounds of grocery items

and over $500 in cash donations. All proceeds will go to Citrus County Family Resource

Center, Citrus United Basket (CUB), Citrus Blessings in a Backpack Program and the Citrus

We Care Food Pantry. The club thanks the Inverness Walmart and the Citrus Hills Publix for

letting them conduct the food drive at their locations. Pictured with the food items collected

from left to right are Sue Mitchell, Hernando Lions Club President and Frank Sojka, Club Tail

Twister.

Neighborhood Stabilization Sales Continue

The Citrus County commission has approved the sale of two more properties in the

Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Both in Citrus Springs, one is selling for $90,000 and

the other for $75,000.

In the program the county’s Housing Division uses federal grant money to buy

foreclosed homes that are subsequently rehabbed by local contractors and then sold by local

Realtors. Low to moderate income residents who can qualify for a mortgage are able to buy

the fixed-up homes at bargain prices and any proceeds can be used to get more foreclosed

homes.

The goal of the program is to get the foreclosed homes back into private ownership

and back on the tax rolls. Local homebuyers, local contractors, local title companies, local

Realtors and neighborhoods facing foreclosure blight all benefit, program officials note.

Citrus is currently has 27 homes in the program.

Death Investigation Ongoing in Citrus County

(Inverness) At 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Citrus County Sheriff s Office deputies were dis-

patched to 2108 E. Mary Lue Street in response to a reported death there.

Once they arrived, deputies found the decedent’s body in the backyard of the

residence. The victim has been identified as Arlene Preg, 57, who resided at the Mary Lue

Street address. Next of kin was notified of her death.

Detectives, along with crime scene technicians, were called to the location and

during the course of their initial investigation and processing of the scene for possible

evidence, began to view Preg’s death as suspicious in nature.

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are anticipating that the determined cause and manner of the woman’s death will dictate

the direction of their investigation. The case remains classified as a death unknown.

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