Starting at 11:18 a.m., until all 700 students are fed, the bell rings every 30 minutes at Avon Park Middle School. Angelic Sanchez roams the halls in her blue uniform, pistol on her right, eight pouches on the left side of her gunbelt. ...more

February 14, 2009

School resource officers do a lot more than make arrests and investigate infractions at Hernando County schools. ...more

September 20, 2008

Despite tightening budgets at both the Hernando County Sheriff's Office and Hernando County School District, the school resource officers at local schools aren't going anywhere. ...more

September 15, 2008

With possible budget cuts on the horizon for the Hernando County Sheriff's Office due to the passage of Amendment 1 and a drop in property values, local schools may be dropping two school resource officers and four crossing guards. ...more

June 15, 2008

Largo police say a helmet likely saved the life of a 12-year-old boy when a pole fell on his head in a chain of events at a school crossing Tuesday. The boy was holding his bicycle and waiting for crossing guards to guide him and his Largo Middle School schoolmates at Eighth Avenue Southwest and Ridge Road, Largo police said. ...more

January 30, 2008