COUNTY 

Citrus Chronicle  

Citrus County’s future Is a group effort 

Citrus County just won one of only three awards given by the National Association of Counties for excellence in strategic planning. 

 

WFTV 

Historic ocean liner SS United States could become artificial reef in Florida’s Gulf Coast  

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — A historic ocean liner may soon leave its home to become Florida’s newest coral reef. 

 

HURRICANE SEASON 

Tampa Bay Times 

Hurricane center tracks 1 Caribbean, 2 Atlantic systems  

The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday was keeping track of three systems with a chance to form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm. 

 

AROUND THE COUNT(R)Y 

Route-Fifty 

A new solution for flood-prone cities? Concrete made from shellfish waste.  

Researchers have developed a type of concrete that uses discarded shells to trap water. It’s now combating floods and food waste in urban gardens and along cycling paths.