🌱 What deputies are saying after two sets of remains in Homosassa

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In today's newsletter:

• What deputies are saying after two sets of remains in Homosassa
• Homosassa man dies after pontoon accident on Tennessee reservoir

Also on today's calendar: GAME DAY presented by L.I.F.T. (Living Information For Today).

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, temps: high: 92, low: 69.
• Thursday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Heavily decomposed' human remains found outside tent in wooded part of Homosassa: deputies (wfla.com) — Human skeletal remains were recently discovered outside a tent in a wooded area off West Bradshaw Street in Homosassa, and investigators are still working to identify the person and determine how they died. Deputies say there are no immediate signs of foul play and no known ongoing threat, even after another set of remains was found nearby weeks earlier.
   

• Florida man dies in boating accident at Watts Bar (herald-citizen.com) — A 72-year-old Homosassa resident, Stephen Mason, died after falling overboard from a pontoon boat on Tennessee's Watts Bar Reservoir, where he was not wearing a life jacket. Authorities say multiple local agencies responded, and this marks Tennessee's 16th boating-related fatality of 2026.
   

📸 Around Homosassa

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Monday September 21
• GAME DAY presented by L.I.F.T. (Living Information... →
  Friends of Citrus and the Nature Coast Grief Services, 8471 W Periwinkle Ln, Homosassa Springs
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Monday September 21
• GAME DAY presented by L.I.F.T. (Living Information For Today) →
  Friends of Citrus and the Nature Coast Grief Services, 8471 W Periwinkle Ln, Homosassa Springs
  3:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Big Hat Bingo Event →
  Homosassa Lions Club, 3705 South Indiana Avenue, Homosassa

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 16
• Books & Babies →
  Central Ridge Library, 425 W Roosevelt Blvd, Beverly Hills
  10:00 am
• Gypsy Sparrow Music →
  Crystal River FL
  5:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Beginner German →
  Coastal Region Library, 8619 W Crystal St, Crystal River
  2:00 pm
• CIT - Parent's Night Out for ages 5-12 - Lecanto, FL 2026 →
  Citrus Memorial Health Foundation YMCA, 4127 W Norvell Bryant Hwy, Lecanto
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Cottage Food Workshop →
  Citrus County Extension Services, 3650 West Sovereign Path, Lecanto
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Sunshine Poets (Crystal River) →
  Central Ridge Library, 425 W Roosevelt Blvd, Beverly Hills
  11:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• Little Learners →
  Central Ridge Library, 425 W Roosevelt Blvd, Beverly Hills
  11:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Friends of Citrus Arts & Crafts Fair →
  Friends of Citrus and the Nature Coast Grief Services, 8471 W Periwinkle Ln, Homosassa Springs
  9:00 am
Friday October 16
• Jesse Ruben →
  Aggregation Distilling Company, 255 SE US Hwy 19 #4, Crystal River
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• **Subject: Birthday surprise for our little neighbor!
  ** Hi everyone, My son, River, is turning 5 on the 24th! Since we don't have much family in the area, we aren't doing a traditional party this year… (Nextdoor Sugarmill Woods II)
• Baby kittens free to a good home.
  One older 6 younger. I wish I could keep them but I can't foster anymore kittens. (Nextdoor Chassahowitzka)

• Leland Management posted a job opening for Community Association Manager (onsite) in Homosassa. Apply here.
• Great Clips, Inc. posted a job opening for Salon Manager in Homosassa Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Homosassa here.

🗞 Nearby News

Crystal River

• What the Fox Wildlife Rescue Completes First Community Cleanup After Adopting Crystal River Highway Stretch (naturecoaster.com)

Inverness

• Inverness begins outreach to educate riders on e-bikes (baynews9.com)
• 11 Florida Small-Town Road Trips With Main Streets Worth Exploring In 2026 (takingthekids.com)
• Daniel William Stephens (leesburg-news.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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