Business district puts on new face [Times photo: Steve Hasel] Merchants say they are already seeing signs that facade improvements will usher in a rebirth of the downtown commercial district.

State restrains landfill expansion
The DEP refuses to give a Homosassa Springs landfill a permit to expand. Neighbors have complained for years about odors.

Sugarmill plaza shifts course
In an effort to give the proposed Sugarmill Station shopping center better visibility, planners want to push the project to the north.

Times digest
Girl flees from possible abductor

Citrus briefs
Second child charged in beating of cat

A quiet Hurricane blows people away
Shy Citrus junior Jimmy Baker often is overlooked at meets, but he captures everyone's attention as soon as he enters the pool.

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