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Hernando County News

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6 hrs ago | St. Petersburg Times

Hernando Neighbors: Dr. Bea Braun

Dr. Bea Braun was a Maryknoll Sister before living in Korea, marriage and entering medical school.

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Related Topix: Manhattanville College, Marquette University, Medicine, Psychiatry, Health, AARP, Medicare

Thu Oct 09, 2008

Tampa Bay Online

Fatal Crash Closes I-75 In Hernando

One person is dead and several others injured after a Thursday afternoon crash that shut down southbound Interstate 75 at milepost 305 in Hernando County.

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Related Topix: Lehigh Acres, FL, Brooksville, FL, Land O' Lakes, FL

St. Petersburg Times

Some absentee ballots omit Spring Hill Fire District items

More than 80 absentee ballots for the Nov. 4 election had to be resent to voters in Spring Hill because a mistake on the initial ballot left off one race plus the crucial referendum question of whether the Fire ...

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Wed Oct 08, 2008

Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

Driver killed in crash after his car stops on I-75

Published: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 2:46 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 2:46 p.m. A Hernando County man died Tuesday night after his vehicle stopped on Interstate 75 in Columbia County ...

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Related Topix: Columbia County, FL, Ridge Manor, FL, Opinion

St. Petersburg Times

Legal battle won't delay Hernando dredge site search

The county can look into a new place to dump the spoils of the Hernando Beach Channel dredge project without having to fight a legal battle over a different site at the same time.

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Related Topix: Hernando Beach, FL

Tue Oct 07, 2008

St. Petersburg Times

Former Hernando resident takes plea deal in molestation case

A 19-year-old Jamaican man charged with lewd and lascivious molestation opted to take a plea deal Thursday that spared him from a lengthy prison sentence but likely will lead to his deportation.

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Related Topix: Fort Myers Metro, Cape Coral, FL, Fort Myers, FL

Mon Oct 06, 2008

St. Petersburg Times

Taking day off to help others around the county

Grocery store workers left their aisles on Friday, credit counselors got up from their desks, Scout leaders went to the great outdoors where they thrive.

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Related Topix: Entomology, Science, Brooksville, FL, Home Gardening, Home, Pasco County, FL, Spring Hill, FL

Sun Oct 05, 2008

St. Petersburg Times

Revised proposal cuts costs for new Hernando school

The new school costs $50.8-million, but you've only got $27-million. What to do? For Bo Bavota, facilities director for the Hernando County Schools, the answer is clear: Get lean.

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Sat Oct 04, 2008

ABC Action News

Good Samaritan con lands man in Hernando Jail

Deputies were called to the 5400 block of Spring Hill Drive for a call about someone breaking into a car.

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Fri Oct 03, 2008

St. Petersburg Times

Hernando County Rotary clubs join together to fight polio

In order to help eradicate one of the world's most devastating diseases, Hernando County's three Rotary Clubs are banding together.

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Related Topix: Weeki Wachee, FL, Charitable Organizations, Spring Hill, FL, Brooksville, FL, Arts, Opera

Wed Oct 01, 2008

Tampa Bay Online

18-Year-Old Driver Charged In Death Of Teen Passenger

The Florida Highway Patrol arrested an 18-year-old motorist Tuesday in connection with the June 20 death of a teen passenger.

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Related Topix: Brooksville, FL, Port Richey, FL

St. Petersburg Times

Residents asked to help set growth regulations

County officials are forging ahead with plans to keep northeast Pasco County from turning into another Wesley Chapel.

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Related Topix: Pasco County, FL, Tampa, FL

Mon Sep 29, 2008

St. Petersburg Times

County cleanup effort includes building butterfly garden

By 9:30 Saturday morning, 10-year-old Jasmine Nordberg figured she had earned a break.

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Related Topix: Spring Hill, FL, Weeki Wachee, FL, Home Gardening, Home, Brooksville, FL

St. Petersburg Times

Brooksville police target prostitution hub

From his front porch, James McCoy watched the daily procession of women in tattered, slightly suggestive attire making their march along E Jefferson Street.

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Related Topix: Homosassa, FL, Brooksville, FL

Sun Sep 28, 2008

St. Petersburg Times

Suspect in fatal shooting to be extradited to Hernando County, police say

A Spring Hill man will return to Hernando County to face accusations that he shot a man to death on a Brooksville street in May, police said Friday.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Brooksville, FL

Sat Sep 27, 2008

St. Petersburg Times

Workshop will focus on updating Hernando floodplain maps

Workshop focuses on flood insurance maps Hernando County and Southwest Florida Water Management District will host a workshop on Hernando County flood insurance maps, focusing on Hernando County's Powell and ...

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Related Topix: Brooksville, FL, FEMA, US News

St. Petersburg Times

J.D. Floyd K-8 student charged in attacks on classmates

A 14-year-old boy accused of stabbing a classmate at J.D. Floyd K-8 School with a pencil, punching another in the back and attempting to strangle another with a jump rope faces criminal charges.

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Related Topix: Tampa Metro

Fri Sep 26, 2008

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Spring Hill murder suspect in custody

Police have made an arrest in a drug-related shooting death last May. Franklyn Jamall Spears, 26, of Mohawk Trail Brooksville, has been charged with murder and is awaiting transfer from federal authorities to ...

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Related Topix: Spring Hill, FL, Violent Crime, Brooksville, FL

St. Petersburg Times

Plug gets pulled on fire district meeting at church

Thursday night's planned town hall meeting to discuss the creation of an independent fire district in Spring Hill was canceled late Wednesday because of concerns by the church that was supposed to host the ...

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Spring Hill, FL, Brooksville, FL

St. Petersburg Times

Sheriff seeks tighter rein on homeless sex offenders

Only a month after being released from prison, convicted sexual predator John Scoggins was told to come to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office to provide an update on his living arrangements.

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Related Topix: Brooksville, FL

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