Despite falling behind his competitor early in the District 12 race for state Senate, state Rep. Kevin Ambler raised almost as much during the last fundraising quarter as Hillsborough County Commissioner Jim Norman. ...more

October 21, 2009

Incumbent County Commissioner Dave Russell pre-qualified with the county supervisor of elections office Thursday to run again in 2010 for his District 4 seat. ...more

October 9, 2009

The developers of the Venus ranch land say there is a need for a law enforcement/military live fire training center in the south end of the county. Law enforcement and military personal already have a live fire training center on the north end of the county (the Avon Park Bombing and Gunnery Range). ...more

October 6, 2009

All five Hernando County commissioners and the five constitutional officers are getting a raise this year, courtesy of the state. ...more

October 1, 2009

Because of a production error, an incorrect picture of County Commissioner Dave Russell was published in Saturday's Hernando Today. The correct picture is printed at left. ...more

September 30, 2009

Our government is out of control! There is no reason that a Hernando County commissioner's salary is a state mandated annual salary of more than $60,000 per year for a part-time job when the median household income of the county is $43,000 per year. ...more

September 30, 2009

More than 200 volunteers removed 880 pounds of trash and debris from the Fort De Soto county park near Tierra Verde last week. ...more

September 26, 2009

More than 200 volunteers packed into Fort DeSoto County Park Saturday to remove 880 pounds of discarded trash and debris. ...more

September 23, 2009

It was two hours of moving patriotic songs, speeches and soliloquies during The Patriots Club of Sun City Center's first annual "A Tribute to the Heroes and Victims of Sept. 11, 2001" ceremony. Held from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 11 at Freedom Towers, about 200 guests attended the ceremony, highlighted by speeches from retired U.S. Army Col. Luther Lloyd of Odessa; Florida state Sen. Ronda Storms, R-Brandon; Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham; and Patriots Club President Uta Kuhn. A letter of regret from U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus was read by the Master of Ceremonies, retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gordon Bassett, commander of the Sun City Center Military Order of the World Wars. ...more

September 23, 2009

A second challenger has announced for embattled Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White's District 3 seat. ...more

September 9, 2009