Learning values [Times photo: Kevin White] Hernando County Teacher of the Year Suzanne Hays inspires students to explore the world around them.

Suspicious barrel proves benign
A blue drum just 200 feet from the National Guard Armory holds no threat, inspectors find.

Raising walls, raising spirits
The Care-A-Vanners, a group of nomadic volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, gather in Hernando for a little roof-raising fun.

County employees to vote on union
The state Public Employees Relations Commission has directed its election division to set a date for employees of Hernando County to cast ballots on whether to form a union.

Board moves to fill new school
Nature Coast Technical High School is short of students. The School Board has a couple of ideas to fill the space.

Man sentenced for role in fatal car chase
Eric Allen Clark, 19, is sentenced to four years in connection with a 2001 car chase in which a woman was killed.

Simple curiosity, fascinating discovery
Kay Furman's search for scientific truth has led to her acceptance to MIT next fall.

Editorial: Couple should have disclosed conflicts
Most people know better than to accept something just because it is free. Those who do learn the hard way that there usually are hidden costs attached to such offers.

 

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