Crystal River Mall Parking Lot (By the For- Mer Belks Store) — County Education Association Pushes for Members Drive-Through Only
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Project1:Layout 1 6/10/2014 1:13 PM Page 1 Basketball: Pirates top Hurricanes in girls hoops action/B1 SATURDAY TODAY CITRUSCOUNTY & next morning HIGH 81 Breezy and partly LOW cloudy. 63 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com NOVEMBER 21, 2020 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community 50¢ VOL. 126 ISSUE 44 NEWS BRIEFS Citrus County Vaccine on the horizon COVID update According to the Pfizer, BioNTech formally seek emergency use of COVID-19 shots in US Florida Department of Health, 93 new posi- LAURAN NEERGAARD process that could bring limited partner BioNTech announced means the vaccine should qualify tive cases were re- AP Medical Writer first shots as early as next month that its vaccine appears 95% ef- for emergency use authorization, ported in Citrus and eventually an end to the pan- fective at preventing mild to se- something the Food and Drug Ad- Pfizer formally asked U.S. reg- demic — but not until after a vere COVID-19 disease in a large, ministration can grant before the County since the lat- ulators Friday to allow emer- long, hard winter. ongoing study. final testing is fully complete. est update. Two new gency use of its COVID-19 The action comes days after The companies said that pro- hospitalizations were vaccine, starting the clock on a Pfizer Inc. and its German tection plus a good safety record See VACCINE/Page A8 reported; two new deaths were reported. To date in the county, 4,218 people have tested positive “It’s truly amazin’ ... (including 21 non- residents), 391 have that spirit of Christmas.” been hospitalized and 157 have died. LIGHT IT UP! — Ray Charles Citrus’ jobless rate up 0.2% According to the preliminary jobs data for October, released Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, by the Florida Depart- ment of Economic Op- portunity, Citrus County’s jobless rate was 6.5%, 0.2% higher than September. Neighboring Levy County continues to hold the lowest jobless rate in the region at 4.9%, up 0.4 percent- age point over the month; followed by Marion County at 5.6%, an increase of 0.3%. Citrus County’s labor shrunk by just 8 to 45,592; the number of people employed decreased by 112 to 42,614 and the num- ber of unemployed rose by 104 to 2,978. In October 2019, the jobless rate was 4.3%. Unity of Citrus offers meals MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle Unity of Citrus will Eighteen-year-old Dominic Simmons assists his father Friday afternoon, Nov. 13, 2020, as the two hang some of the 50,000 lights that are spread out be providing free across their property. "People love it," Frank Simmons said. "Everything we do is to bring smiles and happiness to people," the homeowner said as his Thanksgiving dinner son adjusted white lights along the roofline, finishing the synchronized-light display. "It spreads joy." bags while supplies last from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at 2628 W. Lecanto family goes all out to deck their halls for the holiday season Woodview Lane, Lecanto. JEFF BRYAN “I was real small, 8 years old or so, and there a passion. Staff writer was a huge display along Interstate 95,” he said “I never thought it would get this crazy,” he Food giveaway about a Christmas light display in Hollywood, said. “I guess it’s just a happy memory from at CR Mall s a boy growing up in South Florida, Florida. “There was a house, they went all out; childhood.” Frank Simmons remembers the mo- there was probably about three houses. We went For 20-plus years, Simmons has been going The New Church Ament “he saw the light.” one year. I just absolutely fell in love with it.” full “Clark Griswold” when it comes to Christ- Without Walls annual To be more appropriate, it was the “lights.” Simmons more than fell in love; the hobby of mas light displays. Thanksgiving turkey Thousands of them. decorating his house for Christmas has become See LIGHT/Page A5 and food giveaway will begin at noon Satur- day, Nov. 21, at the Crystal River Mall parking lot (by the for- mer Belks store) — County Education Association pushes for members drive-through only. First come, first BUSTER THOMPSON had 21 members in its ranks. everybody,” said Smith, who’s also limits, more duty pay, prioritizing served until the supply Staff writer It has to reach a roster of 25 — a Citrus High School teacher. “We transfers of senior teachers and runs out. 50% of its membership — in order make sure your working condi- leave pay. Leaders of the Citrus County Ed- for the Teacher Evaluation Review To participate, you tions are good, and your salary is “We’re not there to advocate for ucation Association are confident Committee, or TERC, to qualify increased the best we can.” you anymore,” Smith said. cannot be registered they will have enough members in the CCEA as a bargaining unit, giv- If the CCEA fails to meet its en- Florida is a right-to-work state, at other food pantries. the local teachers’ union for recer- ing it the ability to negotiate em- rollee threshold by the TERC’s meaning it doesn’t require people Call 352-344-2425 tification before 2021. ployment terms and conditions for Dec. 20 deadline, it will lose its with jobs to also have a union for more information. Victoria Smith, president of the union and non-union instructors. ability to fight for employee rights, membership and pay its dues. — From staff reports association (CCEA), said Wednes- “I think a lot of people don’t un- like: duty-free lunches, guaran- day, Nov. 18, 2020, the organization derstand we bargain for teed planning time, class size See MEMBERS/Page A8 Classifieds . .B6 Crossword . .B9 INDEX Lottery Numbers . B3. Obituaries . .A6 Comics . B5. Editorial . A10 Lottery Payouts . B3. TV Listings . .B4 Horoscope . 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