Hernando County schools superintendent Bryan Blavatt talks new year, clean slate
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 21, 2010 Superintendent Bryan Blavatt says he is willing to tie his pay to student performance, provided he is given the freedom to do what he...
View ArticleHumane Society of the Nature Coast accepting nominations for humanitarian award
Times staff Saturday, August 21, 2010 COUNTYWIDEHumane Society seeks award nominationsThe Humane Society of the Nature Coast is accepting nominations for the 2010 Judy Schwartz Humanitarian Award,...
View ArticlePasco school menus, Aug. 23-27
Times staff Saturday, August 21, 2010 Elementary breakfastsAll elementary breakfasts include a choice of one main fare item, one fruit or 100 percent fruit juice and one milk choice plus an option for...
View ArticleTrial set to begin in stabbing deaths of Masaryktown couple
By Joel Anderson, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 21, 2010 Evelyn and Patrick DePalma were married for 62 years. Evelyn was 79 and Patrick was 84 when they were murdered in 2006. MASARYKTOWN — The...
View ArticleNo sinkholes exist here, Dunedin condo association board says, despite...
By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 21, 2010 The Royal Stewart Arms condo association board says a study — which some say is flawed — proves no sinkholes exist there. DUNEDIN — When...
View ArticleA muscadine treat, made in Hernando County, Florida
By Dan DeWitt, Times Columnist Saturday, August 21, 2010 Flossie Raines pours mashed peaches into a pot at the Hernando County Little Rock Cannery north of Brooksville in June. The mashed peaches...
View ArticleBirths in Hernando County
Times staff Saturday, August 21, 2010 Boyle, Malinda Sue Chaves and Micheal William, Spring Hill, Lucas Micheal Boyle, 8 pounds 2 ounces, 6:13 p.m. July 29, 2010, at Spring Hill Regional...
View ArticleBlood mobile locations this week
Times staff Saturday, August 21, 2010 The LifeSouth Community Blood Center mobile unit will be at the following locations this week.Today — Bus 1, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., St. Frances Cabrini Catholic...
View ArticleGovernment meetings this week
Times staff Saturday, August 21, 2010 Here is a listing of public meetings scheduled for this week:TuesdaySouthwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board, 9:30 a.m., Hardee County...
View ArticlePasco County schools switch to new math program
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 21, 2010 From left, Michael Thomas, 12, and Jordan Skerret, 13, smile as they listen to teacher Nelson Chasney during a lesson from the...
View ArticleBrooksville crash kills man, injures his bride
Times staff Saturday, August 21, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — A newlywed couple was in a car crash Saturday that left one dead and the other seriously injured.The accident happened just before noon, as Daryl...
View ArticleEvents in Hernando County
By Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 21, 2010 Today24K Gold Music: 3 p.m., Eleanor Dempsey Performing Arts Center, 13651 Hays Road, Hudson. Billing themselves as the "World's Largest...
View ArticleMentors needed for children at Gulf Coast Community Care
Times staff Saturday, August 21, 2010 CountywideMentors needed for children in foster servicesGulf Coast Community Care needs volunteers age 30 and older for its mentoring program. Many of the...
View ArticleLeadership Pasco class builds portable showers for homeless
By Bill Stevens, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 21, 2010 Jamie Mick, current class president for Leadership Pasco, stands by one of two new shower trailers that are ready to roll on both sides...
View ArticlePuppet Lamb Chop to perform at Pasco County Fair
Times staff Saturday, August 21, 2010 DADE CITYLamb chop will perform at fairThe world-famous puppet Lamb Chop, accompanied by Mallory Lewis, the daughter of the late Shari Lewis, will be part of the...
View ArticleHernando County Sheriff Nugent prepares to take over jail
By Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 21, 2010 From left, RPN Debra Dolby, LPN Jasmine Guthrie and mental health worker Tangela Copeland, all of the Sheriff’s Office, inventory...
View ArticlePolice say Land O'Lakes man, woman had sex with girl, 13
Times staff Saturday, August 21, 2010 Bowns LAND O'LAKES Man, woman had sex with girl, 13, police say An 18-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man are accused of meeting a 13-year-old girl online and...
View ArticleExtra $30 million from Penny for Pasco tax could fund 20 new transportation...
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 21, 2010 Pasco officials may put 20 new transportation projects on next year's to-do list, thanks to an extra $30 million available from Penny for...
View ArticleOwner of Eli's Bar-B-Que in Dunedin makes meat sing
By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 21, 2010 Elijah Crawford, 68, tends to sausage and chicken Friday at his barbecue stand in Dunedin while his apprentice, Eric Davis, 40, takes on...
View ArticleFor safety's sake, residents drop off old medicines
By Anne Lindberg, Times Staff Writer Saturday, August 21, 2010 Jeannice Grant, left, hands off her deceased father’s medications Saturday to Deputy Shawn Heffner, second from left, Detective Janice...
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