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Chemical spurs chaos

[Times photo: Douglas R. Clifford]
A landfill worker and 20 people who came into contact with him were hospitalized. |
Jan Glidewell
Lamenting the closing of a favorite folk venue
It was a place made for musical magic.
Group combats legions of rats
The tide seems to turn as neighbors come together to remove what rats need most: food, water and shelter.
Still farmland, as protest prevails
Spring Hill residents object to a proposed subdivision of 99 homes on quarter-acre lots.
Electrical problem linked to fire that destroyed home
BROOKSVILLE -- A fire that may have started with an electrical problem destroyed a house in Brooksville's Dogwood Estates on Sunday night, but the only occupant at the time made it out uninjured.
EDC fiasco will deter service
Editor: I wish to commend Commissioner Betty Whitehouse for her comment about "throwing the baby out with the bath water" in reference to the Economic Development Commission. Commissioner Diane Rowden, in her usual cheerleader mode, and with her unfounded innuendos about the EDC, has caused some of our residents to overreact, without real and honest justification.
Proceed with caution on scooter safety laws
The Hernando County Commission should consider all available options to increase the safety of children who are caught up in the craze of fold-up scooters. Those options should include, but not necessarily be limited to:
Ferguson savors surpassing Brown
SPRING HILL -- Steve Ferguson remembers looking at a list of Springstead's all-time leading scorers before his senior season began.
Vasquez: Loss was my match
BROOKSVILLE -- Perception is a personal thing, especially when a big guy with the devil in his eyes is taking your head down a hat size.
Receiver Goodson catches on with Skins
Tyrone Goodson has found a new home with the Washington Redskins.
Girl survives fall into familys pool
SPRING HILL -- A 14-month-old girl who was found floating face down in her family's pool Saturday evening apparently gained access to the water by crawling through a "doggie door" at the family's house.
Spring Hill fire chief hospitalized
Spring Hill Fire Rescue District Chief Mike Morgan was hospitalized Sunday morning, reportedly for heart problems.