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Water park to add tall new slides
[Times photo: Douglas R. Clifford]
Improvements at Weeki Wachee Springs' Buccaneer Bay water park are expected to be ready for the summer. |
County fears EDC will hurt its reputation
Officials worry the flap -- and unpaid bills -- will reflect badly on Hernando.
Advanced classes draw closer look
Springstead High wants to expand its Advanced Placement courses, but the School Board is concerned about students' low scores on AP exams.
Late Brooksville city audit may get later
Officials blame turnover within the finance staff and inexperience with software.
Uniform dress code adopted for 4th school
Some may not consider Spring Hill Elementary School's requirement a uniform: It offers many color options.
Keep driver education in schools
Editor: Re: Schools to stop driver's training, March 14 Hernando Times:
For Leanne Rowan, beauty finally soars on new wings
Leanne Rowan never noticed the stares, the kind that tear at a mother's heart. Cruel reminders of genetic mysteries that leave some babies defective and forever vulnerable. On this afternoon at Kash n' Karry, Leanne playfully went about her routine, cashing the check she got from her job at Taco Bell in New Port Richey. She didn't notice the four boys with their Mohawk haircuts, tattoos and multiple body ornaments, but they made everyone else terribly uncomfortable.
Tangerine Invitational welcomes new blood
BROOKSVILLE -- Paul Attard doesn't have a strong feeling on who will win the 30th annual Tangerine Invitational Tournament at Brooksville Golf & Country Club this weekend, and that's a good thing.
Ferguson is scoring king
We've finally gotten the final statistics for boys basketball in Hernando County, with some interesting categories coming down to the wire.
Governor names 2 to basin boards
BROOKSVILLE -- Gov. Jeb Bush has named two Hernando County residents to basin boards of the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
PHCC takes steps to avoid losing students to SPJC
A bill would put two PHCC leaders on their competitor's board and limit SPJC recruiting.
Dreary weather can't slow Chasco Fiesta
NEW PORT RICHEY -- The skies may have been cloudy and the breezes brisk on Wednesday, but that didn't put a damper on the enthusiasm of vendors and volunteers setting up for today's opening of the 79th annual Chasco Fiesta.
Spring Hill man charged with using car in assault
A Spring Hill man faces three counts of aggravated assault with a motor vehicle.
Pasco sets rules for adult clubs
A new ordinance bars employee and customer contact and racy advertising, and it imposes a policy of three strikes and you're out.
Hernando notes
BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY: The Parent Teacher Association will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the art room.
Youngster's comeback is one for the books
It is certainly every educator's wish to see all of his or her pupils reach their highest potential. The reality is, of course, it doesn't always happen. Teachers know that failure in school can be the result of a variety of factors, everything from troubles at home to peer pressure to a learning disability.
Just doing it
One school believes that getting noses out of textbooks and hands on real projects builds critical thinking. It certainly builds enthusiasm.
Hernando digest
Adult baseball league ready for registration
