Spring's future not as clear as its water
Landowners oppose breaching the dike at Big Blue Spring. They fear tea-color river water will spoil the boil.

Citrus races into holiday
CRYSTAL RIVER -- About 200 athletes are expected to participate in a triathlon on Independence Day at Fort Island Gulf Beach.

Home Depot told to line retention ponds
Water regulators fear that the ponds' construction may have pierced the aquifer, and are requiring plastic liners.

County seeks to fill water board seat
LECANTO -- The county is looking for a volunteer with a background in business or financial management to sit on the Water and Wastewater Authority Board, a five-member panel that regulates the 12 for-profit water utilities in the county.

Official's final request denied
INVERNESS -- Neal Weiss spent his last day before retiring as a top school district official tying up the loose ends that develop over 25 years on a job.

Interest in new clinic packs VFW hall
The VA clinic is scheduled to open Friday at 401 N Central Ave., and will begin seeing patients for non-specialty care on July 10.

Family lifts up the downtrodden
The Sanctuary is just that, for people with all kinds of problems, from addiction to abuse.