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Project1:Layout 1 6/10/2014 1:13 PM Page 1 NHL: Lightning go after 2-0 series lead vs. Hurricanes /B1 WEDNESDAY TODAY C I T R U S C O U N T Y & next morning HIGH 91 Partly sunny, a LOW few late-day thunderstorms. 67 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com JUNE 2, 2021 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community $1 VOL. 126 ISSUE 238 NEWS BRIEFS Fried throws hat in the ring Citrus County COVID-19 cases Ag commissioner becomes second major Democrat to challenge DeSantis According to the Flor- ida Department of Health, BRENDAN voice of Floridi- party, he’s going to now a Democratic U.S. Crist was elected gover- 41 new positive cases FARRINGTON ans by signing stop you from vot- Representative, in the nor in 2006, then ran for were reported in Citrus Associated Press bills that make it ing. If you dis- primary. U.S. Senate in 2010 as an more difficult to agree with him, “Charlie is a likable independent, losing to County since the latest TALLAHASSEE — Ag- vote, crack down he’s going to si- guy. He’s certainly been a Republican Marco Rubio. update. riculture Commissioner on protests and lence you.” strong advocate for his He ran for governor in One new death was re- Nikki Fried announced make it harder for She made her constituents in DC. I 2014 as a Democrat, nar- ported, for a total of 463. Tuesday she’ll seek the citizens to change announcement by hoped that he would stay rowly losing to Republi- To date in the county, Democratic nomination the constitution. Nikki Fried posting a two- in that seat,” said Fried, can Rick Scott. Crist’s 11,401 people have for governor, calling Re- “Ron DeSantis has fully minute video on Twitter. who said she is concerned campaign didn’t immedi- tested positive (including publican Gov. Ron DeSan- embraced the right-wing Fried, 43, is hoping to that Republicans can take ately comment on Fried’s 99 non-residents). tis an authoritarian who’s agenda and authoritarian be the first Democrat to the St. Petersburg-area entry into the race. Four new hospitaliza- putting his party and po- style of governing that win a governor’s race seat he’s giving up. “Char- Fried said she’s been a tions were reported, for a litical ambition ahead of doesn’t fit in the state of since Lawton Chiles was lie is putting his seat and consistent supporter of total of 741 hospitalized. Floridians. Florida,” Fried said in a re-elected in 1994. She’ll our Democratic majority Democratic issues. Totals reflect prelimi- Fried criticized DeSan- phone interview. “If you face former Republican in jeopardy and I do be- nary reports received by tis for trying to quash the don’t support him or the Gov. Charlie Crist, who is lieve that’s a mistake.” See FRIED/Page A2 the state, and are subject to revision. Drive-thru food giveaway at fairgrounds Happy Birthday, Citrus County! Beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, the public can receive food at the Citrus County fair- grounds at 3600 S. Flor- ida Ave, Inverness — drive-thru only. Monetary donations are needed to continue feeding Citrus County residents. Please con- sider donating through the New Church Without Walls (www.newchurch withoutwalls.com), Citrus United Way (www. citrusunitedway.org), Community Food Bank of Citrus County (www. communityfoodbankof citruscounty.org) or We Care (www.wecarefood pantry.org). CF Foundation announces June meetings The CF Foundation an- nounced their June meet- ings, which are open to the public, located at the MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle College of Central Florida Today marks the 134th birthday for Citrus County. (CF), 3001 SW College Road in Ocala: I CF Foundation Exec- A look back at some interesting facts on as community marks 134 years utive Committee meeting, NANCY KENNEDY mostly because travel bill in the House of Rep- reference book on the Mannfield, the geo- 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Staff writer over the sandy trails to resentatives, which history of Citrus County graphical center of Cit- June 9, in the CF Enter- get to the county seat of sailed through both written by the late rus County (population prise Center Foundation It was a Thursday, Brooksville made it dif- houses of the state Leg- Hampton Dunn. 251), as the county seat Office. June 2, 1887. ficult to attend court or islature, with only two Hernando County was “for two years and until I CF Foundation Grover Cleveland was transact official county people voting against it, divided into three coun- removed by a vote of the Board of Directors meet- U.S. president and E.A. business. and within four hours of ties: Hernando, Pasco registered voters of said ing, 4:30 p.m. Wednes- Perry was governor of Nick Barco of Red the measure passing, and Citrus. county.” day, June 16, at the CF Florida. Level and Albert Wil- Gov. Perry signed it into Happy 134th Birthday, I The first courthouse Klein Center, building 40. Some residents of this lard of Homosassa were law. Citrus County! was the Moffatt house in Visit cf.edu/foundation. area of Central Florida two who went to Talla- It helped that Albert Fun facts about Citrus Mannfield. C.W. Moffatt that we now call Citrus hassee to lobby for the Willard was a personal County: was a carpenter and Jus- Boy, 7, swims an County had been talking creation of a new county. friend of Gov. Perry, ac- I The 1887 state Leg- tice of the Peace. hour to rescue about seceding from State Rep. James cording to “Back islature appointed the dad and sister Hernando County, Latham introduced a Home,” the historical currently non-existent See COUNTY/Page A2 JACKSONVILLE — A 7-year-old boy is being credited for helping to save his father and 4-year-old sister by swim- Brisk sales send county’s New charge for ming to shore and calling for help after they got caught in a strong current during a holiday weekend taxable value up 5% local man accused boating trip on Florida’s St. Johns River. MIKE WRIGHT the taxable value to calcu- River rose 4.6% to $536 mil- The father, Steven Staff writer late property tax rates. lion. Inverness values went Property Appraiser up 2% to $522 million. in Capitol riot Poust, told Jax4 television COVID-19 may have Cregg Dalton, overseeing Dalton said while both station that he anchored wreaked havoc for the past his first tax roll since cities are seeing commer- BUSTER Meggs’ attorney, his boat in the river while 14 months, but it had little elected to office in Novem- cial and residential con- he fished and his children THOMPSON David Wilson, pleaded effect on Citrus County’s ber, said the estimates struction, much of that Staff writer not guilty during a tele- played on Friday. real estate growth. show Citrus County contin- involves tearing down phonic court hearing Chase Poust said the The estimated taxable ues its residential and houses or structures and Another federal Tuesday, June 1, to his current was too strong for value for the county rose commercial growth. rebuilding on the same lot, charge was levied client’s five charges his sister Abigail to hold 5.2% from a year ago, keep- “We remain encouraged such as what’s happened against the hus- tied to the onto the boat, and he ing a trend of steady in- by continued positive in Inverness where a con- band of a Dun- Jan. 6 Capitol also let go to stay with creases each year since trends in residential sale venience store/gas station nellon couple attack. her. Only the girl was 2013, according to esti- price and permit activity,” now sits on the site of a for- accused of Arrested wearing a life jacket. mates provided by the Cit- he said in a news release. mer bank. breaching the Feb. 17, Kelly Their father jumped in rus County Property “The real estate and con- “There’s not a lot of Capitol along- and Connie the water to grab her. Appraiser’s office. The tax struction industry together space there to grow,” he side several Meggs share roll is set July 1. with tourism, small busi- others during Chase then began swim- said in an interview. charges of con- The overall taxable ness and agriculture all “You’re going to see new the January spiracy, ob- ming toward shore. Kelly value of the county is play a vital role in the re- businesses on old parcels’ riot. structing a Chase kept swimming, $11.2 billion, up 5.25% from covery of our local econ- property.” A fourth in- Meggs doggie paddling and float- government a year ago. The school dis- omy and the future growth In Crystal River, he said, dictment filed May 30 proceeding, destroying ing on his back to keep trict has higher value — of our tax base.” old waterfront houses are in the U.S. District government property from tiring out. It took him $12.3 billion — because the The taxable value of new being razed to make way Court of Washington and entering restricted about an hour to reach second $25,000 homestead construction is $163.2 mil- for new million-dollar D.C. added a count of grounds. land. He ran to the near- exemption does not apply lion — almost $9 million priced homes. evidence tampering to Prosecutors allege est house for help. to schools. more than 2020. the list of charges for — From staff and wire reports Local governments use Taxable values in Crystal See TAX/Page A2 Kelly Meggs.