Hernando government meetings for Nov. 1 and beyond
By Times staff Saturday, October 30, 2010 Here is a listing of public meetings scheduled for this week: Monday Brooksville City Council, 7 p.m., council chambers, Brooksville City Hall, 201 Howell...
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Pasco woman escapes house that police say was set on fire to kill her
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Saturday, October 30, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — He locked the doors and broke the locks with a hammer so she couldn't escape. Then, according to police, Laszlo Voznek...
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After 21 years of competition, Ironman Dean Cosgrove calls it quits
By Demorris A. Lee, Times Staff Writer Saturday, October 30, 2010 “I’m done. … It’s a lot of stress and time, and it’s expensive. It’s not that I can’t do it, but my passion has changed a little bit.”...
View ArticleDunedin referendum seeks to lengthen commission term
By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer Saturday, October 30, 2010 DUNEDIN — Three years or four years?For city leaders, that one decision could make a big difference. Residents on Tuesday will vote on a...
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Plan envisions new, quieter fields for East Lake Youth Sports Association
By Rodney Thrash, Times Staff Writer Saturday, October 30, 2010 The East Lake Youth Sports Association says its five baseball fields, three soccer fields and two football fields are taxed from years...
View ArticlePinellas deputies investigating body found in Seminole lake
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 4, 2010 SEMINOLE — A man's body was found floating in a small lake near an apartment complex Thursday afternoon, authorities said.The man was...
View ArticleSafety Harbor Wine Festival offers good vinos, free limos
By Terri Bryce Reeves, Times Correspondent Thursday, November 4, 2010 SAFETY HARBOR — Wine lovers can eat, drink and be very merry Saturday — while still managing to make it home safely. The ninth...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg police hunt for missing guns — inside own department
By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 4, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Law enforcement has the power to seize a lot of useful stuff from the bad guys: cash, cars and especially guns. Over the...
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Mountain Heart to play at Riverhawk Music Festival
By Logan Neill, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 4, 2010 Mountain Heart will perform Saturday at the Riverhawk Music Festival at the Sertoma Youth Ranch. The group’s eclectic sound and praised...
View ArticleHernando Night Life
By Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 4, 2010 Bar Envy: 11060 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill. DJ Rhinestone from Wild 94.1 FM, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday. Latin Night, 9 p.m.-2 a.m....
View ArticleUpcoming Hernando bazaars, craft shows and more
By Times staff Thursday, November 4, 2010 A number of benefit flea markets, bazaars, and arts and craft shows are coming up in the weeks ahead: • First United Methodist Church annual Bazaar and Bake...
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Using a .357 and then CPR, man rescues dog from Hillsborough River alligator
By Stephanie Wang, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 4, 2010 The 5-foot alligator that tangled with Lizbeth on Thursday in the Hillsborough River was captured later that evening. TAMPA — To save...
View ArticleHernando County Pioneer Day festival inspires hands-on hobbies
Logan Neill, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 4, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — When Chinsegut Nature Center director Kristin Wood organized the first Pioneer Day festival 15 years ago, it was with the hope...
View ArticleHCC professor files ethics complaint against Sen.-elect Norman
Times staff Thursday, November 4, 2010 TAMPA — A college history professor is filing an ethics complaint against state Sen.-elect Jim Norman over the home his wife acquired with money from one of his...
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Hillsborough Commission says goodbye to Rose Ferlita, Kevin White; Jim Norman...
By Bill Varian, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 4, 2010 Mike Merrill, interim county administrator, pets Della, a rescue dog given to Rose Ferlita as a farewell gift by colleagues. TAMPA — An...
View ArticleTampa Bay homeowners claim GMAC 'robo-signers' drove their foreclosures
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 4, 2010 TAMPA — Four Tampa Bay area homeowners are suing what used to be GMAC, claiming the company used "robo-signers" to foreclose on...
View ArticleHernando County remains unenlightened about recycling
Dan DeWitt, Times Columnist Thursday, November 4, 2010 We voters had a civics test on Tuesday.We failed.And no, I'm not talking about the election of our new governor, though his leadership of a...
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Dunedin's Art Harvest will benefit teens exiting foster care
By Terri Bryce Reeves, Times Correspondent Thursday, November 4, 2010 Pottery artist Glenn Woods, who will display works at this weekend’s Art Harvest, applies details to a pottery vessel Wednesday at...
View ArticleControversial sidewalk near Westchase gets county commissioners' approval
By Jared Leone, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 4, 2010 Bevin Maynard will soon be able to take her children on a bike ride without having to cross a major road to get on a sidewalk.Maynard, who...
View ArticleFather given 25 years for killing infant
Times staff Thursday, November 4, 2010 CLEARWATERFather given 25 years for killing infantA Clearwater man has received a 25-year prison sentence for killing his 5-week-old son. Jose Ruiz-Lopez, 26,...
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