Bikers embrace freedom to ride without helmets [Times photo: Ron Thompson] "It's the choice," says a biker cruising through Citrus County. "That's the whole thing of it."

Study reviews river basin woes
A draft study recommends the Army Corps of Engineers play a greater part in resolving water resource problems in the Withlacoochee River basin.

102 and counting
They've lived in the 1800s, 1900s and 2000s. Between them, Matilda Gardiner and Gladys Harvie have been alive for more than 200 years.

Just what would you do, living on thin ice?
People are always coming up to you or calling you in this business and saying, things like, "Hey! Why don't you write something about (your favorite cause here)?"

Commissioner pulls rank to wield gavel
No one ever said it would be easy to find a clear day on the calendars of all five county commissioners and all five School Board members. The two boards have been trying for months to set a meeting to discuss joint-use facilities, such as libraries and parks, that students and county residents could share.

Politics infiltrate non-partisan races
Despite voters choosing to make the School Board election non-partisan, political loyalties and donations play a role.

Who's news
RE/MAX Realty One in Crystal River recently announced that Jody Broom and Lorene Logan, combined, have exceeded $5-million in closed sales during the last six months. Broom and Logan have completed 41 transactions with an average sale price of nearly $130,000. The firm also announced that Lucy Barnes has closed $2.5-million in sales volume during the last six months and Debbie Rector and her team have closed more than $1-million in sales during June.