It's all in the Legislature's hands. The elected representatives in Tallahassee must pass a bill that would officially make Spring Hill Fire Rescue an independent special district. ...more

November 6, 2008

Hernando showed up in force to take part in history. The county saw a nearly 72 percent turnout rate for the general election, or 88,413 of 123,013 registered voters. Perhaps surprisingly, though, that isn't a record, said Elections Supervisor Annie Williams. ...more

November 5, 2008

County commissioners no longer have the final say on the Spring Hill Fire Rescue District. ...more

November 5, 2008

Was there a meeting or wasn't there? As it turned out, there was - and it was recorded. ...more

November 1, 2008

Last January, I wrote a column predicting that the suggested Spring Hill Fire Rescue merger "would be too hot for commissioners to handle." ...more

October 26, 2008

It is not known whether there will even be a Spring Hill Fire Rescue Board beyond this year. ...more

October 26, 2008

Lawrence D'Acunto did little to set the record straight on the subject of Spring Hill Fire Rescue District independence as he purported in the Oct. 23 edition of Hernando Today. I will take his points separately. ...more

October 25, 2008

This is not about the employees of the SHFR district; they do a great job. ...more

October 24, 2008

County commissioners carved out time at their Tuesday meeting to inform people of the ordinance they crafted spelling out what would happen should the district become independent. ...more

October 23, 2008

I am writing this letter to you in response to a letter printed in your paper Wednesday, Oct. 14. The letter in question was from Raymond Hughes, who made some remarks I do not agree with. I will put his remarks in a question format. I will attempt to answer to the best of my ability as a retired firefighter/paramedic. ...more

October 23, 2008