US Clears Moderna Vaccine

Project1:Layout 1 6/10/2014 1:13 PM Page 1 SEC: Can Gators knock off No. 1 Alabama for title?/B1 SATURDAY TODAY CITRUSCOUNTY & next morning HIGH 70 Mostly sunny LOW and milder by afternoon. 59 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com DECEMBER 19, 2020 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community 50¢ VOL. 126 ISSUE 72 NEWS BRIEFS US clears Moderna vaccine Citrus COVID-19 efforts to beat back an outbreak so The move marks the world’s The two work “better than we Outbreak worsens dire that the nation is regularly first authorization for Moderna’s almost dared to hope,” NIH Di- update recording more than 3,000 deaths shots. The vaccine is very similar rector Dr. Francis Collins told The According to the Flor- LAURAN NEERGAARD AND a day. to one from Pfizer Inc. and Ger- Associated Press. “Science is ATTHEW ERRONE Much-needed doses are set to ar- ida Department of Health, M P many’s BioNTech that’s now being working here, science has done Associated Press rive Monday after the Food and dispensed to millions of health something amazing.” 103 positive cases were Drug Administration authorized an care workers and nursing home Early results of large, still un- reported in Citrus County WASHINGTON — The U.S. emergency rollout of the vaccine residents as the biggest vaccina- finished studies show both vac- since the latest update. added a second COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the tion drive in U.S. history starts to cines appear safe and strongly One new hospitalization to its arsenal Friday, boosting National Institutes of Health. ramp up. See VACCINE/Page A8 was reported; no new deaths were reported. To date in the county, 5,877 people have tested positive (including 35 non- residents), 478 have been hospitalized and Longtime local banker retires 218 have died. Help save the Crystal River Put your holiday shop- ping dollars to work for your community and help us continue our mission to restore our beautiful waterways for genera- tions to come. Save Crystal River is hosting a holiday raffle that offers you the oppor- tunity to take home a Power Pole and/or a Browning BL-22 rifle for a suggested donation of $20. Limited to only 500 tickets per raffle. Tickets for both raffles are available online through SaveCrystalRiver.com. Winners will be drawn at noon Saturday, Dec. 19, via Facebook Live on the Save Crystal River Facebook page. The winner for the Brown- ing BL-22 rifle will be drawn on Mallard’s Guns Facebook page. Schedule a pet adoption Citrus County Animal Services and Citrus County Foundation for Animal Protection (CCFAP) are partnering MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle this holiday season in Rocky Hensley has been an influence on local banking in Citrus County for nearly 45 years. Hensley will be stepping away from his day-to-day hopes to give every duties at Brannen Bank, where he serves as vice president, to retire. He says that he still intends on serving as a volunteer in many capacities adoptable pet at the shel- within the community he has served for decades. “I won’t be a stranger,” he said. “I’ll still be out there.” ter home for the holidays. In honor of the holiday season, adoption fees Inverness native Rocky Hensley to retire from Brannen Banks Dec. 31 are $20 for dogs and NANCY KEnnEDY Friday after that bank closed its retail — I couldn’t ask for anything better,” he cats, not including county Staff writer branch operation, eliminating Hensley’s said. license fee for Citrus position. As a young man, Hensley hadn’t set out to County residents. bout six years ago, Rocky Hens- “We sat down together — me, Matt (Bran- be a banker. Those who adopt from ley went to visit his longtime nen), Joe and George (Brannen) — and I told Forty-five years ago, he had been work- Dec. 19 through Dec. 23, friend Joe Brannen, chairman them what had happened,” Hensley said. ing for Norine and Bob Gilstrap at their Animal Services is offer- A and CEO of Brannen Bank. “One of them asked, ‘Why haven’t you ever furniture store in Inverness. ing, with support from The men had grown up together in Inver- worked for us before?’ and I said, ‘You never When they decided to close the store, he CCFAP volunteers, the ness, went to the same school that had 300 asked.’ They said, ‘You never applied,’ and I knew he needed to find another job. option to have elves de- kids in the seventh through 12th grade, said, ‘Well, I’m applying now.’” “Lou Jacobs, who used to come into the liver the pet on Christmas played ball together. Six years later, Hensley, 68, now the bank furniture store all the time, told me of an morning to your front door. However, even though they were both ca- vice president, recently had another conver- opening at Citizens First National Bank,” For information on how reer bankers, they had never worked sation with the Brannens, this time to tell Hensley said. “I didn’t know anything about to reserve an “Elf Delivery” together. them that, on Dec. 31, he’s retiring. banking — at that time I think I owned one or to adopt a pet, call 352- It was a Monday morning and Hensley “I’ve known the Brannens all my life, and sports coat and one clip-on tie.” had just lost his job at CenterState Bank on to end my banking career working for them See HENSLEY/Page A7 746-8400 or visit https:// tinyurl.com/y2cxlo9k. INDEX Classifieds . .B6 Comics . B5. Hernando woman sentenced to 7 years for theft Crossword . .B8 Editorial . A10 FRED HIERS sentence after Houle the jewelry to support her victim she was sorry. Entertainment . .A4 Staff writer changed her plea to no habit. Since the theft, “I’m not here to make a case for Lottery Numbers . B3. contest. The State Attor- Houle entered a drug pro- myself,” Houle told the court. “I Lottery Payouts . B3. A Hernando woman was sen- ney’s Office had charged gram and her counselors, was selfish and self-centered. Obituaries . .A6 tenced to seven years in Florida Houle with one count of during the sentencing, “I truly am remorseful. I under- TV Listings . .B4 prison Friday for stealing her em- dealing in stolen property told Howard that Houle stand the pain and the hurt. They ployer’s jewelry while employed and two counts of falsifi- had made great progress (my employers and her daughter) as a part-time housekeeper by her cation of ownership to a in admitting her guilt and were very nice to me.” 83-year-old victim. pawnbroker. Shanna trying to end her addic- The estimated value of the jew- Judge Richard “Ric” Howard Houle told Howard she Houle tion to opioids. elry Houle stole was $6,573.99, handed Shanna Houle, 36, the had been a drug addict and stole Houle told Howard and her See THEFT/Page A7 000ZJPE A2 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2020 CITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE OF KBB NOW up % FOR YOUR OFFERING to 120 TRADE** Credit less than perfect? Village Toyota can help! GET PRE-APPROVED TODAY! 2021 TOYOTA 2021 TOYOTA 2021 TOYOTA 2021 TOYOTA COROLLA CAMRY LE RAV4 LE TACOMA 0% APR LE 0% APR 0% APR V6 SR5 AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE + $500 HOLIDAY BONUS CASH MODEL#1852 + $500 HOLIDAY BONUS CASH MODEL#2532 + $500 HOLIDAY BONUS CASH MODEL#4430 MODEL#7146 LEASE FOR LEASE FOR LEASE FOR LEASE FOR $ -OR- ZERO $ -OR- ZERO $ -OR- ZERO $ -OR- ZERO 150 DOWN 208 DOWN 228 DOWN 218 DOWN PER MONTH FOR 36 MONTHS PER MONTH FOR 36 MONTHS PER MONTH FOR 36 MONTHS PER MONTH FOR 36 MONTHS WITH $3999 DOWN $266/MO. FOR 36 MOS. 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