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August 28, 2008

County Commissioner Ted Schrader of San Antonio held off challenger John Nicolette on Tuesday in a closely watched Republican primary marked by low voter turnout. ...more

August 27, 2008

As an 11-year Hernando County homeowner in Spring Hill and 50-year Florida resident, I hasten to address the arrogant and disrespectful comments voiced by Anna Lisa Covell, another Hernando County resident in Nobleton, in today's edition of Hernando Today's Feedback column. ...more

August 24, 2008

The old Gobblers have won many battles, but they may have lost the war to create a public library in the former Turkey Creek High. ...more

August 23, 2008

HUNTER'S GREEN - Carol Poland has been a neighborhood activist in New Tampa almost as long as there has been a New Tampa. ...more

August 20, 2008

Monday was a day to hurry up and wait as officials prepared for whatever Tropical Storm Fay brings to Hernando County. ...more

August 19, 2008

The Emergency Operations Center will be staffed by emergency management staff only. The phone lines will be open at the Public Information Center all day today. When the center was opened Monday morning, volunteers fielded 71 calls in three hours. ...more

August 19, 2008

Neither County officials nor the National Weather Service knows exactly what to expect from Tropical Storm Fay. ...more

August 18, 2008

Public schools throughout Highlands County will be closed Tuesday as the county braces for Tropical Storm Fay. Two of those schools, including Woodlawn Elementary in Sebring and Lake Placid High School, will be activated at 6 p.m. Monday as hurricane shelters, Highlands County Emergency Operations director Bill Nichols said Sunday. The county will also open the Avon Park Recreational Center for shelter. The County Board of Commissioners will hold an emergency meeting at 8 a.m. Monday to decide if other county services will be halted Tuesday, when Fay is expected to pass through Highlands County. National Weather Service projections indicate that the eye will go over Hardee County. ...more

August 17, 2008

In her monthly address to the Highlands County Board of County Commissioners, Sheriff Susan Benton told the board the jail population is down largely due to streamlining the process. ...more

August 16, 2008