It started with an 8-year-old boy in Afghanistan who turned down a candy bar in favor of a pencil and an American serviceman who wanted to do more. ...more

November 12, 2009

LAKE PLACID A Fort Pierce woman remained in jail Thursday on a $26,250 bond after being arrested on warrants alleging she hit a man with her vehicle and fled. ...more

March 12, 2009

A budget committee Tuesday was split on whether to continue offering a tuition reimbursement plan to government employees. ...more

March 4, 2009

Civic activist Janey Baldwin drove home her point at Tuesday's debut of the budget and finance standing committee that the entire affair was a waste of time. ...more

March 4, 2009

Heated e-mails were exchanged this weekend between the critics and author of a plan designed to boost Hernando County's economy. ...more

March 4, 2009

It took several rounds of ballots, but county commissioners on Tuesday whittled down a list of 21 citizen names to six and finalized the membership of their twin standing committees. ...more

February 25, 2009

Do you remember when snake oil salesman used outlandish techniques to peddle their products in western movies? ...more

February 13, 2009

The county's planning and zoning commission, already minus two long-time members - Anna Liisa Covell and Anthony Palmieri - was hit with another broadside Friday when Bob DeWitt tendered his resignation. ...more

December 10, 2008

Long-time planning and zoning members Anna Liisa Covell and Anthony Palmieri said goodbye Monday. ...more

December 9, 2008

Long-time planning and zoning members Anna Liisa Covell and Anthony Palmieri said goodbye Monday. ...more

December 9, 2008