On the same day they appointed Joe Creech interim building official, county commissioners also sent a clear message to him and his staff: Improve customer service and efficiency. ...more

December 30, 2008

Hernando County is downstream of a disaster waiting to happen and residents should be paying attention, environmentalists say. ...more

December 18, 2008

Hernando residents should be paying attention to a plan to bring a landfill to Dade City, environmentalists say. ...more

December 17, 2008

The school board said no, but backers of a charter school for the county's dropouts will appeal to a higher authority. ...more

November 9, 2008

A charter school for Hernando County's dropouts was shot down by the school board Tuesday. ...more

November 5, 2008

School board members made it clear Tuesday that a charter school to bring the county's dropout population back into the fold is a good idea. ...more

October 22, 2008

Committee recommends denial; cites funding and enrollment concerns. ...more

October 21, 2008

The idea to create a charter school designed for dropouts is a noble one, school officials have agreed. ...more

October 21, 2008

A private firm may be asked to run the city's sewer treatment plant in light of much-needed infrastructure improvements to the plant and a possible loss of key staffers. ...more

October 20, 2008

Russell expects flood of responses. ...more

September 30, 2008