Hernando County is in line to receive $5.6 million of federal money that would be used to ease the local foreclosure crisis and stabilize the housing market. ...more

December 5, 2008

MIAMI (AP) — More Floridians voted for John McCain than Barack Obama on Election Day, but the Democrat sealed his victory in the state by winning more early and absentee votes. ...more

November 20, 2008

Sen. Bill Nelson is asking Gov. Charlie Crist to reconsider his administration's position against allowing federal poll watchers in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties and two other counties on Election Day. ...more

October 21, 2008

Two centers in Sebring have received national accreditation for the care of young children. ...more

October 11, 2008

Health and Human Services Director Jean Rags is confident Hernando County will get a chunk of the federal block grant money earmarked for housing relief, even though the county does not meet certain population parameters. ...more

October 10, 2008

Pinellas County has a dearth of early voting sites, which is "very unfortunate" for voters, the League of Women Voters said Friday. ...more

September 27, 2008

Little Malia Jones, age 3, died at 2:30 a.m. Thursday, at Tampa General Hospital, following an afternoon crash Sept. 6 on State Road 574, near I-4, in Plant City, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

September 20, 2008

While Hernando County may have a relatively low immigrant population compared with other Florida counties, immigrant students still often have unique learning needs. ...more

September 8, 2008

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has asked Gov. Charlie Crist to seek federal disaster declarations from the federal government for 36 Florida counties battered by high winds, excessive rainfall, flooding or tornados from Tropical Storm Fay. Highlands County is included on the list. ...more

September 5, 2008

There are some scary facts about the interaction of hurricanes and the mosquito population. ...more

September 3, 2008