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🌱 Dunnellon driver charged after collision with FWC patrol truck

Dunnellon, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Dunnellon! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Dunnellon driver charged after collision with FWC patrol truck
  • A Dunnellon widow finds comfort in a greener burial
  • Dunnellon's $27,000 lottery prize still awaits a claim

Also on today's calendar: Rainbow Springs Garden Club meeting and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Thursday: A stray afternoon shower, temps: high: 78, low: 52.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 70 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DoorDash Driver Charged After Allegedly Hitting FWC Patrol Vehicle and Leaving Scene in Citrus County (yournews.com) — A Dunnellon delivery driver faces charges after allegedly hitting a parked FWC patrol truck in Citrus Springs and leaving without reporting the crash. Florida Highway Patrol says Joshua Beauvois, 39, contacted investigators Sunday after coverage of the October 28 incident and admitted to the allegations.
   

• Going out green: how a local cemetery is making burials sustainable (alligator.org) — For Dunnellon resident Francoise Edwards, a conservation burial offered a way to honor her husband's wishes and her faith. After Robi died in 2024, she chose Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, where a $2,000 burial without embalming or a traditional casket also gave her a peaceful natural setting to visit.
   

• Winning lottery ticket worth $48,204 sold at Marion Oaks convenience store (ocala-news.com) — A Fantasy 5 ticket worth more than $27,000 sold at Dunnellon's Mobil on North Williams Street remained unclaimed Tuesday, according to Florida Lottery records. That October 28 win resurfaced as another unclaimed ticket, worth $48,204.53, was sold at Marion Oaks Quick Stop for Sunday's evening drawing.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in CITRUS SPRINGS FL S11449 in Dunnellon. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Hernando

  • Soults and Springstead Hand Hernando Their First Loss (hernandosun.com)
  • 2026 Kurn Hattin Annual Meeting defined by momentum and transition (vermontjournal.com)
  • Is there school on Veterans Day 2026 across Tampa Bay? (wtsp.com)

Crystal River

  • Win a three-night getaway to Crystal River, Florida! (pix11.com)
  • Video shows moments before deputies shoot and kill man during Crystal River hostage situation: CCSO (fox13news.com)
  • Asphalt plant returns despite unresolved concerns (chronicleonline.com)

Ok Dunnellon! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Dunnellon

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