Focus on the dream [Times photo: Steve Hasel] Speakers at Monday's holiday celebration said more work needs to be done to end racism and fulfill the dream of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Elementary school emphasizes basics
Boring detention and a strict dress code are fundamental to the new Brooksville Elementary.

Parking is plentiful -- with footwork
Downtown Inverness offers plenty of spaces if visitors don't mind a little walking, a study shows.

Citrus digest
Public workshop on drought

County EMS gets its wings
A helicopter ambulance based at the Inverness airport will shave critical minutes off rescue times, workers say.

Nature notes

Wellman, coach have ‘difference in philosophy’
As if things weren't bad enough for 2-13 Crystal River, the Pirates will have to finish the season without Crystal Wellman -- their only senior and perhaps their most experienced player.

Performers of the week
Amber Presnick, Citrus soccer