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Surviving Shih Tzus, found abandoned in November, are ready for adoption
By Logan Neill, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 30, 2010 Hernando County Animal Services received hundreds of applications from people who wanted to adopt the abandoned Shih Tzus. BROOKSVILLE —...
View ArticleNotable Hernando citizens who died in 2010
By Logan Neill, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 30, 2010 Hernando County lost some notable citizens in 2010. Here's a look at some of the more newsworthy names that appeared in local...
View ArticleBay Tech Industries relocating to Pasco, adding 27 jobs
Times staff Thursday, December 30, 2010 ODESSA Manufacturer will add 27 jobs to Pasco An Oldsmar manufacturer that works in the aviation industry is relocating to Pasco County. Bay Tech Industries Inc....
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Hernando Sheriff Richard Nugent offers his official goodbye
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 30, 2010 Sheriff Richard Nugent speaks to his command staff in the Emergency Operations Center at the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday...
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After two heart transplants, a young woman will release the Epiphany dove
By Demorris A. Lee, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 30, 2010 Stavroula Zoi “Stacey” Karavokiros, 20, is the dove bearer for the 105th Epiphany celebration that will take place Thursday in Tarpon...
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Pasco County's health care gains shine in an unsteady year
By Lisa Buie, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 30, 2010 Deb Price-Nielsen, left, shows Keith Cuspilich the features of state-of-the-art beds in critical care at Morton Plant North Bay Hospital’s...
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Three-time escapee sentenced to prison
BY LISA BUIE, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 30, 2010 Officer Kay Chambers, left, yells as Amanda Kaye Driggers runs away after escaping from Three Forks Regional Detention Center in Kentucky....
View ArticleGov. Charlie Crist seeks disaster declaration after cold snap
Thursday, December 30, 2010 Disaster declaration Sought after freezeIn one of his last acts as governor, Charlie Crist has written to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack seeking an emergency...
View ArticleNew Year's the most dangerous holiday for underage drinkers, report says
Times staff Thursday, December 30, 2010 New Year's is the most dangerous holiday for underage drinkers, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...
View ArticleFight over woman ends in death
By Stephanie Wang, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 30, 2010 PLANT CITY — It was just past midnight when the fight broke out between two men who had seen the same woman.Her boyfriend was stabbed...
View ArticleLawyer for Head Start manager says no ethics breach occurred
By Bill Varian, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 30, 2010 TAMPA — An attorney for a Hillsborough County supervisor accused of having his agency purchase books written by his wife told a review...
View ArticleTampa Bay's 10 most intriguing of 2010
By Ernest Hooper, Times Columnist Thursday, December 30, 2010 Every year as I set out to compile a list of Tampa Bay's 10 most intriguing people, I'm struck not only by who makes the list but also by...
View ArticleNews Year's Eve patrols, free rides aim to curtail alcohol deaths on Tampa...
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 30, 2010 As people celebrate New Year's tonight, extra police will patrol busy roads. Tow trucks will offer rides home to those too drunk to...
View ArticleInvestigators: Man set Carrollwood house ablaze and killed himself
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 30, 2010 CARROLLWOOD — Firefighters and deputies found a gruesome scene behind a blazing home Thursday night.James Harris, 53, was found dead...
View ArticleFamily says man accused of stabbing 6-year-old son is mentally ill
By Dan Sullivan and Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writers Saturday, January 1, 2011 TEMPLE TERRACE — After setting off fireworks with relatives, a Tampa man took his 6-year-old son aside at an apartment...
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Brooksville Police Department grant will fund crackdown on sale of alcohol to...
By Brittany Alana Davis, Times Staff Writer Saturday, January 1, 2011 Police Chief George Turner said the department will hire minors to attempt to buy alcohol. BROOKSVILLE — Stores, restaurants and...
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North Pinellas club news
Saturday, January 1, 2011 The Society of the Sons of the American Revolution recently installed officers, from left, David Kitchen, Tom Dixon, George Pratt, Danny Hooper, Nelson Jantzen and Charles...
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Meet Al Nienhuis, Hernando's new top cop
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, January 1, 2011 Pasco County Undersheriff Al Nienhuis starts this week as the new sheriff of Hernando County, serving the last two years of Richard Nugent,...
View ArticlePickup driver dies in east Hillsborough crash
By Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Saturday, January 1, 2011 PALM RIVER — A Wisconsin woman who was in town for the equestrian show at the Florida State Fairgrounds died early Saturday when she...
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Hernando County is beginning a slow climb out of the recession
By Shary Lyssy Marshall, Times Correspondent Saturday, January 1, 2011 Bill Stone works with Carol Griffith, lead customer representative at Career Central, to tailor his resume for job listings...
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