Purple Heart Mural Memorial and Inverness Flag Day

Submitted by Taylor Katz, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 11:10am

Purple Heart Mural Memorial and Inverness Flag Day

Inverness, Florida-- Purple Heart Mural Memorial will be on display in conjunction with this year’s Flag Day Ceremony.

According to the City of Inverness, the Purple Heart Mural Memorial will be displayed in the IGC Lobby, from Tuesday, June 12 - Friday, June 15.

The memorial includes pictures of everyone in the State of Florida from 2011 who lost their lives while serving their country.

For more information visit, the City of Inverness, Florida website.

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Outdoor travel writers to explore Nature Coast

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 4:13pm

Outdoor travel writers to explore Nature Coast

The Citrus, Hernando and Pasco County Offices of Tourism Development are promoting the Nature Coast the old fashioned way, by word-of-mouth.

A week-long trip from May 19-26, called the “Nature Coast” FAM Tour, is designed for outdoor/travel writers to experience some of Florida’s best attractions.

The six journalists, who have been published in many notable publications including Alaska Airlines, Southern Living, and Gonomad.com among others, will travel from as far away as California, Oregon and Massachusetts.

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Homosassa mother critically injured by airboat propeller

Submitted by Jennifer Stanton, Producer

Monday, May 14th, 2012, 3:29pm

Withlacoochee River, Florida -- A Homosassa mother was seriously injured in airboat accident Sunday with her two children nearby.

According to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), investigators say 30-year-old Nicole Aspinwall received life-threatening injuries in the accident.

They say Aspinwall, her 15-year-old son, 9-year old daughter and a friend 37-year-old Robert Miller were parked on the dry riverbed at the Rutland flats off the Withlacoochee River. The airboat wasn't running.

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Cooter Pond Park - National Peace Officer Memorial Day and Police Week

Submitted by Taylor Katz, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Sunday, May 13th, 2012, 11:42am

Cooter Pond Park - National Peace Officer Memorial Day and Police Week

Inverness, Florida-- Cooter Pond Park in Inverness will host an event in honor of National Peace Officer Memorial Day. The event details are as follows:

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FWC Snook researcher won conservation award

Submitted by Taylor Katz, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Saturday, May 12th, 2012, 9:44am

FWC Snook researcher won conservation award

Crystal River, Florida-- The Wildlife Foundation of Florida honored longtime Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologist Ron Taylor with the 2011 Louise Ireland Humphrey Achievement Award at the FWC Commission meeting Thursday, May 3, in Crystal River.

According to the Wildlife Foundation of Florida, Taylor has studied marine fisheries for the state for 35 years, and he is the lead scientist for Snook research in Florida, noted worldwide as an authority on the sport fish.

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Stamp Out Hunger - leave food at your mailbox on Saturday

Submitted by Taylor Katz, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Friday, May 11th, 2012, 8:45am

Stamp Out Hunger - leave food at your mailbox on Saturday

Tampa, Florida -- The U.S. Postal Service and its letter carriers ask Tampa residents to join them and the rest of the nation in combating one of the U.S' growing problems, hunger, by leaving food at your mailboxes on Saturday, May 12.

According to USPS, this one-day food drive is the nation’s largest single-day food drive across America — including Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands.

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