Dunnellon News

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 11:47 p.m. DUNNELLON- It's been "mean hot," says one area vegetable grower, hard on plants in the garden and also about as hard on the folks trying to grow them.

What better way to raise the roof than with an afternoon of music? At 3 p.m. Sunday, five local choirs are gathering at First Presbyterian Church in Inverness for a "Raise the Roof" Choir Festival to benefit Habitat for Humanity.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 1:53 a.m. When they opened the box with all the thimbles, staff members at Ye Olde Thrift Shoppe said they couldn't believe their eyes.

Parents of Dunnellon Middle School students struggling in both reading and math can opt their child out of a new after-school program - despite a letter from the principal that states otherwise.

A female American bald eagle that was injured in the Goethe State Forest near the Levy/Marion County line last week had to be euthanized due to the severity of its injuries Lynda White, Eagle Watch coordinator for Audubon of Florida, said Thursday afternoon.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 2:21 a.m. Along with refreshingly cool breezes, fun outings and goblins are popping up everywhere in the Dunnellon area.

Two people were arrested Tuesday after deputies discovered materials used to manufacture methamphetamine inside a vehicle during a traffic stop.

Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 12:25 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 12:27 p.m. Beginning Sunday, Nov.

Cars filled the streets in downtown Inverness and visitors flocked to Liberty and Wallace Brooks parks as the sixth annual Great American Cooter Festival got under way Saturday morning.

Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 2:29 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 2:39 p.m. Marion County's "buy local" initiative has made its initial test run - and paid substantial dividends for local companies and taxpayers.

The new bakery in Dunnellon is covered in today's Flair for Food feature story, but I have to mention a few thoughts about this shop.

Veronica Rodriguez describes her daughter, 17-year-old Ceara Sturgis, as "a perfect child": a straight-A student, a goalie on the soccer team, a trumpet player in the band and active in Students Against Drunk Driving.

Title: CHURCHES INVOLVED IN TORTURE, MURDER OF THOUSANDS OF AFRICAN CHILDREN DENOUNCED AS WITCHES The nine-year-old boy lay on a bloodstained hospital sheet crawling with ants, staring blindly at the wall.

Published: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 10:08 a.m. Local banks and Post Office branches are closed today in honor of Columbus Day.

Nancy Myers, co-owner of Grumbles House, noticed that customers wanted more organic products.

Published: Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 1:52 a.m. The School District is less than three weeks away from opening sites to issue free H1N1 vaccinations to students, young adults and other adults who are in special target groups.

Published: Friday, October 9, 2009 at 11:11 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 9, 2009 at 11:13 a.m. Two high schools are bursting with students while one sits with more than 600 vacant seats.

Mature marijuana plants weighing approximately 104 pounds were recovered from a home late Thursday and drug agents arrested a 38-year-old Cuban immigrant in connection to the find, according to authorities.

The body of a man who fell off a small fishing boat in the Withlacoochee River was recovered this afternoon.

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