Citra News

Dave "Cajun Dave" Becnel, who plays fiddle, guitar, mandolin, harmonica and squeezebox, will present a salute to the late Freddy Fender from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Florida Sunshine Opry in Eustis.

Increasing moisture in combination with an approaching front and an upper level disturbance will produce thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon and evening.

Date Posted: June 5, 2008 Last Updated: June 5, 2008 Photo: Guillaume Tell, a graded and group stakes-placed runner, has been retired from racing and will stand at Monte and Cathy Thomas' Ups and Downs Farm ...

Grade and Group 3-placed winner Guillaume Tell has been retired from racing and will enter stud at Ups and Downs Farm in Citra, Florida.

Turkey Creek Auctions owner in Citra, FL, Charles David Glynn, has been a busy fellow recently.

Agriculture is a $100 billion shot of juice to Florida's economy and much of it - from golf course grass to sugar cane for gas - seems to have some connection to a 1,100-acre University of Florida research ...

A Central Florida man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of raping his granddaughter at a church graveyard. via Tampabays10.com

An Ocala man was arrested Tuesday after investigators said he raped a 19-year-old woman in a cemetery and had been sexually assaulting the victim for more than a decade. via The Orlando Sentinel

Obie Robinson is charged with domestic sexual battery. Investigators believe he had been sexually assaulting the girl since she was seven years old. via WCTV Tallahassee

May 7th, 2008 by Brian Ries in World Food Crisis , Eating Local , Hunger , Food Sources In today's issue I dug into the World Food Crisis , ending with a prescription for a few little things we can do to limit ... via Creative Loafing Tampa

“Baby ducks follow mama duck, and they get themselves into a sticky situation, she said.”

Earlier today, firefighter/paramedic Max Riddle climbed 18 feet down a ladder into a storm drain. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

POSTED: 4:50 pm EDT April 29, 2008 UPDATED: 5:01 pm EDT April 29, 2008 MARION COUNTY, Fla. via Local6.com

“We want this to be God-oriented, and when we meet together we start with prayer”

Crystal River Church of God members pray before meeting Saturday, April 5, at the new church location in Crystal River. via Citrus County Chronicle

“Well, she likes to jump fences. The grass is always greener. So she always jumps fences and the only way the baby can be with her is to learn to jump fences too”

There was a dramatic rescue Tuesday afternoon in Marion County as people worked frantically to save a small horse that was trapped underground. via FireHouse.com

“When they got him up and he stood on all four feet, 'Oh, he's gonna be OK! Thank God!'”

Firefighters reportedly rescued a young horse in Citra, Fla., after it fell into a septic tank and got stuck. via Political Gateway

CITRA, Fla. - Nearly a dozen central Florida firefighters pulled a 2-month-old foal from some deep doo-doo after the little horse fell into a septic tank. via Star-Press

Nearly a dozen central Florida firefighters pulled a 2-month-old foal from some deep doo-doo after the little horse fell into a septic tank. via Florida Times-Union

"If you didn't buy direct, you paid too much," Appliance Direct says. But if you get caught hauling away their discards - and paying nothing for them - then you go directly to jail. via Ocala.com

“We needed to be sure the person understood his traumatic past and how it could affect his behavior. Because of that past, we preferred someone who had prior experience owning dogs.”

One moment he was snuffling along the ground, most likely hoping to catch scent of something edible. via Ocala.com

“What Dr. Buss is seeing is in line with prior research”

A little fertilizer can perk up a St. Augustinegrass lawn as spring arrives, but homeowners who overdo it may find they're growing more than grass. via University of Florida News