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Public discussion of Hollinswood Ranch
By Times Staff Writer
Published March 2, 2006
YANKEETOWN - Development of the Hollinswood Ranch property in northwest Citrus will be discussed during a community meeting at 7 p.m.
Wednesday at the Yankeetown School auditorium, 4500 Highway 40 W, Yankeetown. The public is invited. Dixie Hollins announced plans this year for 1,500 acres north of the Cross Florida Barge Canal. Hollinswood Ranch would eventually include homes, an industrial area, a public marina and a waterfront retail area.
Traffic stop leads to arrest, drug charges
CRYSTAL RIVER - When a Crystal River police officer stopped a pickup with broken tail lights and a cracked windshield, he said he discovered something else was wrong: The men inside the truck had 25 ecstasy pills. Police arrested the truck's driver, Charles E. Swint, 23, of 7118 N Dawson Drive, Hernando, and a 16-year-old boy at 12:21 a.m. Wednesday on charges of possession of ecstasy with intent to sell, possession of prescription drugs with intent to sell and possession of prescription drugs, according to a statement from the Crystal River Police Department. Swint was taken to the Citrus County jail, where bail was set at $15,500. There was no information about what happened to the passenger.
School Board candidate arrested
LECANTO - Michael "Joey" White, a candidate for the District 1 School Board seat, was arrested Monday evening on a warrant charging him with culpable negligence and exposure to harm, according to a Citrus County Sheriff's Office arrest report. White, 35, of 11805 N Par Ter., Dunnellon, was arrested at 5:23 p.m. at the Citrus County jail. Bail was set at $750. The charges stem from a Jan. 26 incident in which White was accused of driving off W Venable Street near N Dunkenfield Avenue and nearly hitting two children: a 9-year-old Crystal River boy and a 10-year-old Homosassa boy, said sheriff's spokeswoman Gail Tierney. A man told investigators that after the incident, White slid his vehicle to a stop at a residence on Seven Rivers Drive, nearly hitting the man in the legs, Tierney said.
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