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Citrus County first responders to practice 'active shooter' drill at school

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

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 4:13pm

Citrus County first responders to practice 'active shooter' drill at school

Inverness, Florida-- With tragic events such as the Aurora, CO movie theatre shooting, and the Newtown, CT elementary school shooting, it cannot be denied that any and all law enforcement, fire and rescue officials and emergency medical personnel need to be fully trained in an "active shooter", mass casualty scenario.

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Citrus High teacher makes top-five in Macy’s Teacher of the Year contest

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

Sunday, May 12th, 2013, 6:29am

Citrus High teacher makes top-five in Macy’s Teacher of the Year contest

Citrus County, Florida-- Out of over 180,000 teachers in the state, one of Citrus County's own has been chosen as a top-five finalist in the 2014 Macy’s/Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year contest!

Nancy Smith of Citrus High School received quite the surprise Thursday morning as the school's principal, students and Florida Department of Education and Macy's reps did a special "Teacher of the Year Shake Dance" around her and delivered the exciting news.

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Local students collect pet supplies for animal shelter

Submitted by Lindsay Ubinas, Public Information Officer for Citrus County BOCC

Sunday, March 10th, 2013, 10:36am

Local students collect pet supplies for animal shelter

Citrus County, Florida-- As part of an ongoing effort of the International Baccalaureate Program at Lecanto High School, 11^th grade students collected pet supplies for the Citrus County Animal Shelter.

The International Baccalaureate Program is dedicated to student creativity, action, and service.

Supplies will be delivered in three different installments throughout the month of March.

Thank you to all the students who donated and helped collect all the pet supplies to deliver to the Animal Shelter.

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Citrus School District hold Food Drive

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

Sunday, February 10th, 2013, 12:49pm

Citrus County, Florida -- If you child hasn't already told you, the Citrus County School District is holding a Food Drive Feb. 4 -15.

Any household that has any non-perishables they would like to donate, you can give them your child and they can bring them to their teacher.

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Back to School Pics

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

Monday, August 20th, 2012, 11:27am

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Share your opinions on USF Police Department

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

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012, 4:11pm

Share your opinions on USF Police Department

Tampa, Florida-- An assessment team will take a close look at the USF Police Department and all of its standard operating procedures next month, and you can weigh in on the outcome.

A team of people from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will arrive Tuesday, August 7, Chief Thomas G. Longo announced in a release. He said the team will examine various aspects of USFPD, including:

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Interested in working for Citrus County Schools?

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

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012, 11:12am

Interested in working for Citrus County Schools?

Citrus County, Florida-- The Citrus County Schools' website lists available employment opportunities under their "Job Postings" section.

There are currently positions open under their instructional (teaching positions), supportive (teachers' aide positions, etc.) and supplemental (Sports related positions) tabs.

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