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Weeki Wachee mermaids appearing in Myrtle Beach, away from their Fla. home
The mermaid swimmers who perform at Weeki Wachee Springs in Florida are coming to Myrtle Beach.
Hernando commissioner practices for day as mermaid
Diane Rowden remembers driving from her St. Petersburg home north to Weeki Wachee Springs to watch the live mermaids as a child.
Quiet Castagnero Has Urged Better Education
Published: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 7:16 a.m. LAKELAND Carol Castagnero is seeking the Democratic nomination for the 5th Congressional District.
Suspected Grow House Raided In Weeki Wachee
Drums filled with 211 marijuana plants were rolled into the back of a moving van Thursday after SWAT and a Hazmat team converged on a home in River Country, deputies said.
Hernando students compete for gifted program
It wasn't quite American Idol , but officials at Explorer K-8 started testing students Tuesday to find out who's got talent.
Florida Mermaids to Appear in Myrtle Beach
The mermaid swimmers who perform at Weeki Wachee Springs in Florida are coming to Myrtle Beach.
Tourism Tax Revenue Down 11 Percent
Jul. 9--BROOKSVILLE With rising gas prices and a housing market that has curtailed discretionary spending, it is little wonder the local tourism industry is not as brisk as previous years.
Mermaid Calendar Signing Gallery 1 of 1 Mermaid Calendar Signing New York-based photographer Andrew Brusso snapped the photos for the recently released 2009 Weeki Wachee Mermaid Calendar.
Mermaids remind Andrew Brusso of a time when live entertainment was more authentic.
Her name was Becky Lee, Rock Hill High School class of 1959. His name is David Paxton, an electrical engineer from a tiny burg in western Ohio called LaFayette, who went scuba diving in Florida's Weeki Wachee ...
Weeki Wachee mermaids set road trip to Myrtle Beach
When it rains Weeki Wachee news, it pours Weeki Wachee news. Last week, news came of their first-ever mermaid calendar.
More Floridians turning to food stamps
In another sign of worsening economic times, Floridians increasingly are turning to the state for the most basic of necessities: food.
The founder of Central Florida pawn shop operator Value Financial Services Inc. was named to a position in the Texas firm that is buying the company.
Tourism exhibit at History Center
The Orange County Regional History Center will unveil a new exhibit June 27 detailing the history of tourism in Florida.
Producer, Hattie Bryant, invites you to watch a short video tip each day about best business practices from the weekly television show, Small Business School.
People love numbers, even when they are meaningless.
Mind Field South-central Florida's landscape will be shaped in large part by a company many residents have never heard of.
For the first three months of 2008, unit sales of new recreational sail and powerboats in Broward and Palm Beach counties fell 12% to 774, compared with 882 sold during the first quarter of 2007, according to ...
One Last Big Push for Phosphate Mining South-central Florida's landscape will be shaped in large part by a company many residents have never heard of. via Florida Trend
Squirrel's Death Sparks Evacuation
“You could hear the wind moving the flames.”
A squirrel's dramatic death sparked a two- to three-acre brush that forced nearby residents out of their homes. via Tampa Bay Online
Small brush fire evacuates homes in Spring Hill
A small brush fire that evacuated a few homes in the near Weeki Wachee is now under control. via WFTS