Ayers Road to close at crossing for railroad work

By Times Staff Writer
Published February 28, 2008

BROOKSVILLE

Ayers Road at the railroad track, just east of U.S. 41, will be closed Monday through March 11 as CSX Railroad continues major maintenance on its line through Hernando County. CSX will work on tracks through March 26, which will affect nearly all the grade crossings in the county at one time or another and will result in extended closures. Detour routes will be posted. Detour maps are available at the Sheriff's Office and substations, fire stations, the Brooksville Police Department, the Hernando County Government Center, City Hall and the Public Works Department. Call Gregg Sutton at 754-4062.

FLORAL CITY

Strawberry festival begins this weekend

The 21st annual Floral City Strawberry Festival will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Floral Park on U.S. 41. Free parking and shuttle service will be offered from the Citrus County Fairgrounds. Admission is $2 (free for children younger than 12). Call the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce at (352) 726-2801.

MASARYKTOWN

Sgt. Lea Mills Blvd. to be dedicated

U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite and the County Commission will host a dedication ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday for Sgt. Lea Mills Boulevard, south of the Hernando County Airport (across from Russo's Hardware). Mills, a Hernando High graduate and son of Rob and Dee Mills of Masaryktown, died April 26, 2006, while serving in Iraq with the Marine Corps. The new road connects U.S. 41 with Corporate Boulevard in the Corporate AirPark. It is part of a planned network of roads being constructed in the area. Call 754-4061.

Today's meetings

Hernando County School Board, Superintendent's town meeting, 6 p.m., Ridge Manor Community Center, 34530 Cortez Blvd.

Hernando County Fine Arts Council, 7 p.m., Hernando County Government Center, 20 N Main St., Brooksville.

Today's pick

Library to show Transformers, 5:30 p.m., Spring Hill Branch/Harold G. Zopp Memorial Library, 9220 Spring Hill Drive. Rated PG-13. Free. 540-6391.

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