Jan Glidewell: Times moves on, with nose, eyes and ears going along
It began with the smell of ham salad.

Hearing on facility continues
The state's request that the River Oaks facility be shut down brings before a judge more than a dozen witnesses with conflicting accounts.

Son of Inglis mayor dies one week after collision
James "Buddy" Risher Jr. is the second of three friends to die after the crash near Crystal River Mall. The third remains in serious condition.

Condo talk spurs ethics complaint
Residents deserved to know the Halls River Retreat would be on the Jan. 14 commission agenda, it says.

District, teachers remain split over pay as mediator steps in
INVERNESS -- A federal mediator shuttled back and forth Thursday between Citrus teachers' union representatives and administrators in an attempt to break the deadlock in contract negotiations, but the day ended without a settlement.

Ranked with the best
Three Citrus County courses earn spots on Golf Digest's list of the best in the state.

Citrus victory in close game is relief
Citrus needed a boost.

Boomtown Days echo through Dunnellon
Dunnellon's downtown rocks with music, dance and pageantry in a festival that recalls the phosphate mining era.

Whimsy and wildlife
Jody Bergsma will meet fans and sign her artwork, which show creatures of nature and from her dreams.

Marilyn and Elvis among impersonators' repertoire
"Sally's Vegas Buddies" come back to life in a stage show with Sally Langlois and Carl Grant.

This week: Citrus
SIX-STRING SUNDAY: Amy Carol Webb will entertain at the Sunday Sampler folk music concert series from 2:45 to 4:45 p.m. Sunday at the Dunnellon Middle School theater on Park Avenue. In 2002, Webb's song Turtle Tears, a lament for the plight of Florida's loggerhead turtles, took first prize in the Will McLean Best New Florida Song contest. The song was selected for the compilation CD of Florida environmental songs, These Diamonds, produced by the Will McLean Foundation. Admission is $7 at the door. Call (352) 489-2181.

Citrus digest: Man accused of smuggling tobacco into county jail
LECANTO -- A Beverly Hills man has been accused of hiding a plastic bag containing tobacco underneath each insole of his Nike tennis shoes and then smuggling the tobacco into the Citrus County jail. About 2 a.m. Thursday, Casey R. Carter, 22, of 32 N Tyler St. was taken to the Citrus County jail after being charged with violating probation stemming from a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a jail official and an arrest report. The bags of tobacco were found while Carter was being searched. Carter was charged with introducing or possessing contraband at the county jail. He was being held there late Thursday in lieu of $2,000 bail.

Letters: Articles cast dark shadow on coach loved by community
Editor: Re: Did baseball coach play by all the rules?, Sunday, Citrus Times.