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Project1:Layout 1 6/10/2014 1:13 PM Page 1 NHL: Lightning beat Red Wings, close in on division lead /B1 MONDAY TODAY CITRUSCOUNTY & next morning HIGH 92 Mostly sunny; LOW breezy. Cooler near the coast. 69 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com MAY 3, 2021 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community $1 VOL. 126 ISSUE 207 NEWS BRIEFS Board OKs mobile panic alarm Citrus County COVID-19 requirements of Alyssa’s Law, Safety system will be utilized on public school campuses which came into effect for Florida cases on rise in July 2020. According to the BUSTER THOMPSON gave them a demonstration of the Raptor already acts as the Named after Alyssa Alhadeff, Florida Department of Staff writer CrisisAlert device during a work- school district’s visitor check-in who was killed in the Feb. 14, shop Tuesday, April 27, school system, and helps with emergency 2018, shooting massacre at Mar- Health, 16 positive Citrus County School District board members supported having drill management and the reunifi- jory Stoneman Douglas High cases were reported leaders are close to installing a it supplement the district’s cur- cation of students with parents School in Parkland, the law re- in Citrus County since mandated panic alarm system on rent emergency management sys- following an emergency. quires every public and charter the latest update. their campuses to help staff and tem from Raptor Technologies. Dave Vincent, the school dis- school to implement a mobile No new deaths were authorities better locate and re- Board members and district of- trict’s police chief and school panic alarm system to better coor- reported, for a total of spond to emergencies — big and ficials plan to mull over the price safety specialist, told board mem- dinate emergency responses. 444. small. tag for CrisisAlert at their next bers on Tuesday district staff was To date in the After Centegix representatives meeting on May 11. looking at Raptor to also fulfill the See ALARM/Page A7 county, 11,023 people have tested positive (including 99 nonresidents). No new hospitaliza- For more photos, click on this story tions were reported, at www.chronicleonline.com. for a total of Old Florida: 716 hospitalized. Totals reflect pre- liminary reports re- ceived by the state, and are subject to revision. TRINKETS AND TRIPS Call, go online to register for COVID vaccine DOH-Citrus’ prereg- istration system to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments for all individuals 18 and older and front- line health care work- ers is now available. Individuals can now be added to a waiting list for vaccine ap- pointments and be notified when appoint- ments are available in Citrus County by visit- ing myvaccine.fl.gov or by calling 866-201- 0442; TTY is 833-476-1036. The designated This is one of the macaws at Frog Holler in Floral helpline number is City. Frank Bellot says it will snap at your finger if 833-540-2058. you poke it in the cage. As a reminder, the MARGO WILSON/For the Chronicle Over at Frog Holler in Floral City, Frank Bellot has closed the inside of his shop DOH-Citrus COVID- Editor’s note: This is one report in an occasional during the pandemic, so the windchimes and replicas of birds, frogs and dolphins 19 Vaccination site series about Old Florida, as explored by Chronicle will have to wait to find new homes. Outside, however, Bellot sells concrete yard has moved and is no correspondent Margo Wilson. art, much of which is Florida-themed. (More photos on Page A5.) longer at the Central Ridge District Park. All first and second doses of the Moderna Hop in the car or walk down the road for nearby Florida-style stuff vaccine are now pro- vided at the Duke MARGO WILSON Florida-themed merchandise to out-of- whether it’s a T-shirt or magnet, and say, Energy/DOH-Citrus For the Chronicle staters, snowbirds and locals. ‘I remember that trip and how much fun COVID-19 Vaccina- And the county still offers tourists that we had.’ It’s having a little token to call tion Site, 8200 W. here was a time in Florida before Old Florida kind of vacationing experi- back the happy times when visiting Venable St., Crystal Disney and before interstates, ence of sampling life off the main roads, somewhere.” River. For information, when the fastest way for vaca- according to John Pricher, director of He said tourists these days often are visit www. tioners to get somewhere was Discover Crystal River. seeking “authentic things in the area, the Tslow, when meandering two-lane roads “One of the keys of our area is the lo- real local traditions.. … When I visit a CitrusCountyHealth. org. connected coastal communities, inland cally run businesses,” he said. “We’re not town, I’m looking for the really local stuff towns and farmland. on the Interstate. It takes a little longer to ... just to experience it and see the non- — From staff reports Along the way, visitors were promised get here. But it’s worth it.” commercial side of things.” “Live Alligators,” “Air Conditioning” and Pricher said he feels the lure of pur- “Souvenirs.” chasing souvenirs is that people “want a All About Nature POLL Today in Citrus County, the souvenir remembrance of their trip. Personally, I Roger Osborne, owner of All About Na- shops of yore have transformed into gift tend to buy (refrigerator) magnets be- ture gift shop in Crystal River, said his What do shops and home décor emporiums, but cause they’re affordable and say what See FLORIDA/Page A5 you think? their owners happily still sell city I was in. People can look back, The much-discussed universal garbage collection plan for Citrus County took a step forward with county commissioners voting Bill Cegelis: a ‘cop’s cop,’ respected leader 4-1 to put out an invitation for haulers to NANCY KENNEDY bid. After years of Staff writer discussion, has the time come for universal s the sergeant of an undercover unit garbage collection? with the Miami Dade Police Depart- A. I’m happy with the A ment (MDPD), Bill Cegelis caught real Bill Cegelis, and Olmos went on to way it is. the attention of the writers on the “Miami win both an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the role. B. Let the free market Vice” TV show. “His serious demeanor was what became “You could say Bill was stoic,” Cuccaro decide. the model for the supervisor on ‘Miami said. “He didn’t talk about his feelings C. Economy of scale Vice,’” said Pete Cuccaro, who worked with and you really didn’t know what he was saves money. Cegelis at the MDPD and was also the tech- thinking. But he had this vibe that D. It’s now or never. nical advisor for the show for a short time. caused people to stop, take notice and E. Universal collection At one point, the writers asked Cuccaro respect him. is the way to go. what the department thought of the charac- “You need that kind of a personality To vote, visit www. ter of Lt. Lou Rodriguez, played by actor in law enforcement,” he said. “You can chronicleonline.com. Gregory Sierra. look to that kind of a supervisor and Scroll down the home “He was always yelling and screaming at know that he’s got your back; he’s page and look for the Crockett and Tubbs, and I told them that our going to stand up for you, which Bill lieutenants, our sergeants don’t do that — did.” poll box in the right- Bill didn’t do that,” Cuccaro said. “With Bill, “Bill had that rare ability to be both hand column. all he had to do was give you a look, and that your boss and your friend,” said Paul Results will appear told you everything.” Law, who was also with MDPD. next Monday. Find last So, the show killed off Lou Rodriguez and See CEGELIS/Page A6 week’s online poll brought on Edward James Olmos to play Lt. Special to the Chronicle results./Page A3 Martin Castillo, a character more like the Bill Cegelis, a retired Miami Dade Police sergeant, loved being a cop. He died April 6 at 83. Classifieds . .B8 Editorial. A8 Extra puzzles . .B5 Lottery Numbers . .B3 Comics . .B7 Entertainment . A4 INDEX Horoscope . A4 Lottery Payouts . .B3 Crossword . .B10 TV/Movies . .B6 A2 Monday, May 3, 2021 Citrus County (FL) ChroniCLe Se Habla Español INVERNESS HOMOSASSA 2036 Hwy 44 West 5699 S. Suncoast Blvd. (352)726-1916 (352)621-8000 HOURS: Mon. - Fri. 9am - 4:30pm Sat. by Appt. www.floridahearing.com CC-00104WO Page A3 - MONDAY, MAY 3, 2021 STATE &CITRUS L COUNTYOCAL CHRONICLE Around the Second in state STATE 1st Black man on Florida Supreme Court dies TALLAHASSEE — The first Black man to serve on the Florida Supreme court has died. Joseph W. Hatch- ett was 88. The court announced Saturday that Hatchett died in Tallahassee. No cause of death was given. Hatchett was the first Afri- can American on the state high court when he was ap- pointed by then-Gov. Reu- bin Askew in 1975, according to the court. In 1979, then-President Jimmy Carter named Hatchett to the 5th U.S. Cir- cuit Court of Appeals. Hatchett graduated from Florida A&M University in 1954, then earned his law Special to the Chronicle degree in 1959 from the Citrus Hills Skyview Tennis Club’s 7.0, 65 and over team recently competed in the Florida sectional at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona.