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the County effective April 4 to create a more effective system in meeting ridership needs.

Regular passengers were notified over the last two weeks and orange signs designating

route stops have been added or removed.

The Orange Line has seen a steady increase in ridership over the last four years

since its inception. With 16,224 trips completed in 2012, Citrus County Transit reports

65,473 trips in 2015.

Although the Inverness Orange Line route had no changes, passengers will notice

slight changes in the other four routes including new stops and new stop times. Residents

are encouraged to visit www.citruscountytransit.com to find out specific information for

each Orange Line route or for questions, please contact Citrus County Transit at 527-7630.

Skate Park Closed for Maintenance

The Bicentennial Skate Park will be closed for maintenance April 6 through April

25, pending weather delays. Please contact Grounds Maintenance at 352-527-5760 for any

Valentine wants a chance to win My name is Night, but you can love me

Community Alert:

your heart. How could anyone resist Valen- anytime...Night is a pretty, black female

Citrus and surrounding counties have been experiencing a trend in daytime burglar-

tine, an adorable female terrier mix? She's cat with a nice personality. She's sweet na-

been with the Citrus County Animal Shelter tured, and seems to be okay with other cats, ies in which homes, many in rural ares, are being forced into and guns, jewelry, cash and

for two months now and is looking forward most of the time. This little lady is playful other items are being stolen.

The burglaries began in mid January and are continuing. Citrus has experienced

to a loving home. If you can find it in your and very much enjoys time out of her ken-

heart to give Valentine a home, you will nel. She has an inquisitive look on her lit- twelve of these incidents in both residential and rural areas in different areas of the county

make Valentine a very happy girl. Her adop- tle face, and seems to be asking, "Will you (see map).

The homicide scene that was discovered on Friday at 6662 W. Candier Ct., Dunnel-

tion is free - and so is the love she'll give be taking me home?"What she'd love is a

back to you. Valentine's Animal ID number comfortable, loving home to call her own, lon, has been found to have similarities to the recent burglaries that have occured. There was

is 30678142. She can be found in the "Up- maybe with a nice window that she could forced entry into the home, the home was in a rural area and the residence was ransacked.

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Sheriff Jeff Dawsy is urging residents to keep doors locked all day and set alarm

pers" area of the shelter. The animal shelter look out of! Night is ready for adoption, and

5093 S. Orwell Pt., is FREE! Her Animal ID systems if you have them. "It is not known at this time if the burglaries are related to the

is located in Inverness at 4030 S. Airport her adooption fee Homosassa, Florida 34446

Rd., behind the Citrus County Fairgrounds is 30268185.489-4588be seen at the Citrus homicide, but in an abundance of caution I'm urging all of our residents to take this advi-

Phone: (352) Night can

Fax: (727) 362-4788

on Hwy. 41. Hours are Tuesday ail, Tom Russell, Publisher: located in Inverness sory seriously and report all suspicious activity immediately to 911," Dawsy said. "Lock

Emthrough County Animal Shelter, thenewscaster1@gmail.comI

Saturday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. mail, Debbie Russell, Airport Rd., Hours are Tues. your doors, leave outside lights on at night, set alarm systems and if you see something, say

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Sheriff's detectives are working around the clock to process evidence, conduct

more information on how to adopt a pet.

call 352-746-8400 or TTY 352-726-7093.

interviews and develop a suspect (s) . If you have any information regarding these incidents,

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you can remain anonymous and be eligible for up to a $3,000 reward by calling Crime Stop-

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Two Homosassa residents were killed Monday, March 28, as a result of the 2015

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Nissan NV200 van they were in colliding with a 2015 farm tractor at 7:00 am on U.S. 19 in

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Levy County, 1.8 mi. north of County Rd. 347, south of Chiefland.

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The female driver of the Nissan van, 81 year-old Mary Campbell, was transported

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to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL and was pronounced deceased there at

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5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

12:34 pm by Dr. Brakenridge. Ms. Campbell's right front seat passenger, 57 year-old James

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Phone: (352) 489-4588 E. Holland, was pronounced deceased on the scene of the crash at 7:24 am by Levy County

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seatbelt, but Mr. Holland was not.

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The driver of the tractor, 35 year-old Charles Daniel Quinlan, of Trenton, was

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bound on U.S . Hwy. 19 in the outside, right lane. Mr. Quinlan was driving the farm trac-

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tor, traveling north on U.S. Hwy. 19 in the outside lane. The front right of the van collided

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with the left rear of the tractor. The van rotated counter clockwise while traveling to the

east shoulder and struck a cement culvert before coming to rest in a ditch, facing northeast.

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Upon impact, the tractor rotated counterclockwise while traveling to the east shoulder when

it came to rest, facing southwest.

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