Curbside recycling may finally be on its way to St. Petersburg
By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Do you recycle in St. Petersburg? If you do, you know how inconvenient it can be to lug your materials to a drop-off site.Well,...
View ArticleMorris rape case: 1 in 320 quadrillion chance it's someone else's DNA, too,...
By Alexandra Zayas, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 1, 2010 TAMPA — Jurors heard from a state expert Wednesday who said 19-year-old rape suspect Kendrick Morris' DNA was found on swabs taken...
View ArticleJurors hear testimony before sentencing in Hernando slayings
By Joel Anderson, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 1, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — From across the courtroom, mother and son briefly locked tear-filled eyes.Robert Jardin struggled to maintain the gaze,...
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Mother testifies of Robert Jardin's troubled childhood before sentencing in...
By Joel Anderson, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Janice Link cries on the witness stand after apologizing to her son, Robert Jardin, foreground, as she testifies to her inadequacies...
View ArticleTeen accused in shooting outside Dade City bar
Times staff Wednesday, September 1, 2010 DADE CITY — A teenager is accused forcing a 38-year-old man to his knees and shooting at him twice. One bullet missed the victim's body. The second grazed the...
View ArticleLaundry lint causes $60,000 house fire in North Tampa
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 1, 2010 TAMPA — Lint from a clothes dryer caught fire early Wednesday, igniting a blaze that caused $60,000 in damage.Jamie Godwin, 52, woke...
View ArticleClothes dryer lint causes $60,000 house fire in North Tampa
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 1, 2010 TAMPA — Lint from a clothes dryer caught fire early Wednesday, igniting a blaze that caused $60,000 in damage.Jamie Godwin, 52, woke...
View ArticlePasco: Plan approved to finish Collier Parkway extension
Times staff Wednesday, September 1, 2010 LAND O'LAKES — Construction should start up again soon on the extension of Collier Parkway, a project left unfinished late last year after the contractor...
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Volunteer turns Deltona drawings into quilts for Ronald McDonald House
By Paulette Lash Ritchie, Times Correspondent Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Joyce Elliffe, a volunteer at Deltona Elementary, turned children’s drawings into quilts for Ronald McDonald House. SPRING...
View ArticleWhat's happening at Hernando County schools? Let me know
By Paulette Lash Ritchie, Times Correspondent Wednesday, September 1, 2010 I had a wonderful summer, traveling around and visiting relatives. I enjoyed seeing all of them, even though there was...
View ArticleBrooksville Elementary's Boohoo/Yeehaw Breakfast had doughnuts, directions
By Paulette Lash Ritchie, Times Correspondent Wednesday, September 1, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — Nearly three dozen kindergarten parents dropped by the Brooksville Elementary School Boohoo/Yeehaw Breakfast...
View ArticleHernando class notes
By Paulette Lash Ritchie, Times Correspondent Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Class notesDeltona Elementary: The PTA is having its first general meeting at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 30 to hold elections for...
View ArticleSpring Hill Elementary wins $2,000 in Big Lots video contest
By Paulette Lash Ritchie, Times Correspondent Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Spring HillVideo contest brings School $2,000 awardBig Lots has given Spring Hill Elementary School $2,000 for winning one of...
View ArticleLand O'Lakes woman accused in three-county prescription drug ring
By Rita Farlow, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 1, 2010 TARPON SPRINGS — A search for an escaped prisoner led police to uncover an elaborate three-county operation designed to get prescription...
View ArticleHernando Night Life
By Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 1, 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 ArticleIt's big wolf spider's lucky night
By Michele Miller, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 1, 2010 "Spider!!!!"The frantic call from the other room comes late, just as I'm drifting into what I had hoped would be a few solid hours of...
View ArticleCat recovering after passerby finds it shot, caged and tossed into McKay Bay
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 1, 2010 TAMPA — They want to find out who did it.Early Wednesday, a passer-by heard gurgling and pulled from McKay Bay an appalling...
View ArticleSouth Tampa events include class in gluten-free cooking
Times staff Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Carver City/ Lincoln GardensGet a free lesson in gluten-free cookingLearn how to make gluten-free favorites like chicken nuggets, chicken and rice casserole,...
View ArticleHernando entertainment calendar
By Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 1, 2010 THIS WEEKBoot-scootin': Brookridge Social Dance will host a Western-themed dance from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday at Brookridge...
View ArticleBlood center urging all to donate at Sept. 2 drive
Times staff Wednesday, September 1, 2010 SPRING HILLBlood center urging donors to give at driveLifeSouth Community Blood Center has a critical need for blood in Hernando County. Those who can donate...
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