[Times photo: Keri Wiginton]
	Bill Newell, 82, who has been playing the trumpet since he was 11, has collected more than 40 instruments to give to New Orleans musicians who lost theirs in the storm. Read story

'Reverse' drug raid yields 19 arrests
Sheriff Richard Nugent says his office will do more drug busts after so many people were taken into custody on drug charges.

Not tooting your own horn? Donate it
Two local music lovers are working to get instruments into the hands of New Orleans musicians who are unemployed without them.

Wrestler 'Bam Bam Bigelow' crashes bike on SR 50
The former pro star was injured and is in Oak Hill Hospital. His passenger, a local woman, is in critical condition in a Tampa hospital.

'Whorehouse' hits all the right notes
The musical Best Little Whorehouse in Texas sounds like a lot of fun. And, as done by the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, it is superb fun, what with boot scootin', high-kickin' dance numbers and down-home Texas aphorisms delivered by a tall, handsome sheriff (W.C. Green) who looks for the world like a genuine Texas lawman, little belly paunch and all.

Eagles capture some momentum
Three area schools got a good chance to warm up against one another prior to this Saturday night's Hernando County Athletic Conference meet at Saint Leo College.

Gray proves she can take the heat
Anna Gray wasn't about to let a little thing like 90-degree weather keep her from running Saturday.


Briefs
Northcliffe and Lamson crossing to partly close
SPRING HILL - The west side of the intersection of Northcliffe Boulevard and Lamson Avenue will be closed today for improvements.

Preps
Eagles revel in upset win
For Springstead's volleyball team, the Sept.27 match may be one the Eagles can't forget.

Editorial: Better road needed to aid injured divers
Like the bird of prey the site shares a name with, the Eagle's Nest, if you can find it, is in a hard-to-reach place.

Letters to the Editor: Don't let new rules endanger inclusive classes
Re: Co-teaching plans are on hold, Sept. 25 Times:

Letters to the Editor: Don't let new rules endanger inclusive classes
Re: Co-teaching plans are on hold, Sept. 25 Times:
 
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