One person killed in Hernando accident, FHP says
Times staff Friday, October 8, 2010 SPRING HILL — One person was killed this afternoon in a three-car wreck at one of Hernando County's busiest intersections, according to the Florida Highway...
View ArticleLand O'Lakes man, 71, charged in road rage tiff with teen
Times staff Friday, October 8, 2010 LAND O'LAKES — A 71-year-old man was arrested in a road rage incident after authorities say he badgered and struck a teen driver who cut him off.Robert Finklea told...
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Times staff Friday, October 8, 2010 LAND O'LAKESMan, 71, charged in road rage incidentA 71-year-old man was arrested in a road rage incident after authorities say he badgered and struck a teen driver...
View ArticleChild bitten by rattlesnake in New Tampa rushed to hospital
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times staff writer Friday, October 8, 2010 TAMPA — Paramedics rushed an 8-year-old boy with a rattlesnake bite to the hospital Friday afternoon.Someone called 911 at 3:49 p.m. from...
View ArticlePygmy rattlesnake bites New Tampa third-grader
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Friday, October 8, 2010 TAMPA — Doctors expect an 8-year-old boy bitten by a pygmy rattlesnake Friday afternoon to make a full recovery."He only had one fang...
View ArticlePinellas deputy foils Largo armed robbery attempt
By Rodney Thrash, Times Staff Writer Friday, October 8, 2010 LARGO — A Pinellas County Sheriff's deputy foiled an armed robbery at a Largo gas station Friday morning, authorities said.Just after 11...
View ArticleHernando County business notes
By Jean Hayes, Times Staff Writer Friday, October 8, 2010 Business digest EventsBrooksville Natural Foods, 1254 S Broad St., Brooksville, will host "A Taste of Gluten-Free" from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m....
View ArticleJessie Downing, granddaughter of founder of Pasco town, dies at 106
By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Friday, October 8, 2010 Times Staff WriterSAN ANTONIO — In 1882, two of Jessie Downing's ancestors founded San Antonio, a small Pasco County town 45 minutes east...
View ArticleJessie Downing's roots in San Antonio go back to founding
By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Friday, October 8, 2010 SAN ANTONIO — In 1882, two of Jessie Downing's ancestors founded San Antonio, a small Pasco County town 45 minutes east of New Port...
View ArticleCollection of old electronics, chamber events set
Times staff Friday, October 8, 2010 CountywideOld electronics will be collected from businessesThe October EnviroBusiness hazardous waste collection day is Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the...
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Business digest
By Jean Hayes, Times Staff Writer Friday, October 8, 2010 helping our service people overseas: Prudential Tropical Realty of Port Richey presented donations to the Community Service Council of West...
View ArticleGWFC St. Petersburg Woman's Club hosting 'A Night in Italy' on Tuesday
Times staff Friday, October 8, 2010 St. PetersburgWoman's club hosting 'A Night in Italy' TuesdayThe GWFC St. Petersburg Woman's Club is hosting "A Night in Italy" at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the...
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Shine the Light Ministries helps hundreds in Hernando, Pasco counties
By Gail Hollenbeck, Time Correspondent Friday, October 8, 2010 Jeff Pasmore, 41, left, co-founder of Shine the Light Ministries, pauses to pray with Rolando Torreira, 19, in front of the Circle K...
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Largo commission candidates talk of budget, mass transit
By Dominick Tao, Times Staff Writer Friday, October 8, 2010 Robert Hunsicker LARGO — If voters are looking for differences between incumbent City Commissioner Harriet Crozier and her two challengers...
View ArticleAfrican American Club will hold Oldies but Goodies Dance Party on Oct. 16
Friday, October 8, 2010 SPRING HILLGather and dance to 'Oldies But Goodies'The African American Club of Hernando County will host an Oldies But Goodies Dance Party from 7 to 11 p.m. Oct. 16 at SNPJ...
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Pasco man accused of beating 13-year-old girl
Times staff Friday, October 8, 2010 DADE CITYMan charged with abuse in girl's beatingA 33-year-old man is accused of beating a 13-year-old girl so severely she had bruises and cuts three days after...
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Lakeview Elementary parents have questions about move to Gulfport facility
By Waveney Ann Moore, Times Staff Writer Friday, October 8, 2010 Gulfport Elementary teacher Heather Rehkemper helps fourth-grader Robert Glazier work out a division problem with the Montessori Racks...
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Gulfport to mark 100 years with arts, winks
By Patti Ewald, Times Correspondent Friday, October 8, 2010 The first Gulfport Casino, built in 1906, served as a way station for passengers waiting to take ferries to the beaches. GULFPORT — One...
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Two arrested in beating of teen girl at Dunedin bus stop
Times staff Friday, October 8, 2010 Surveillance photo of a man who robbed Fifth Third Bank on Gulf to Bay Boulevard in Clearwater. Police ask anyone with information to call the Robbery Tip Line at...
View ArticleBoosted by name, ties and party largesse, GOP challenger vying to replace Heller
By David DeCamp and Michael Van Sickler Friday, October 8, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Incumbents are usually a lock to win the state Legislature in Florida, which makes state Rep. Bill Heller something of...
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