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April 18, 2001

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[Times photo: Maurice Rivenbark]
Connor Davis, 5, tries to empty his bait bucket Tuesday, but wind gusts keep blowing the water back onto the Bayport fishing pier as the boy's grandfather, Ron Flood, lends a hand. Winds of more than 20 mph were all part of a cold front expected to drop temperatures into the 40s this morning.
Board votes to continue driver education courses
BROOKSVILLE -- Driver education courses will keep on rolling.

School budget full of gloom
With growing enrollment, a growing budget, higher health care costs and little new money, budget talks are full of pessimism.

County teachers union selects experienced leader as president
Cynthia Moore, the most experienced teacher in the Hernando County school district, has been elected president of the county teachers union, a post she held twice before.

Students held on charges of firing BB gun
But the mother of one of the boys says the "weapon" is really only a 4-inch-long, $2.50 plastic toy, and that the authorities overreacted.

Geology rules out aquifer storage
Swiftmud's director says it likely won't work because the county lacks an underground "confining unit" to hold the injected water in place.

Water rule violators get wake-up call
County commissioners say no more warnings. Time to start tapping even first-time offenders with $25 fines.

County Commission
County attorney seeks additional litigator

Bears' Ales to learn from losses
SPRING HILL -- After finally getting to sample Cristina Lucin's game, Central's Jen Ales thinks the best way to counteract it is by avoidance.

Bears seek sweep of Leopards
BROOKSVILLE -- Six weeks ago, the outlook wasn't brilliant.

Lions' Shafer 'went nuts' against Eckerd
SAINT LEO -- From Land O'Lakes Little League to Land O'Lakes High to Saint Leo, Erik Shafer never had a day like Saturday.

Hometown Hernando
High Fives

Hernando briefs
Social club to hold annual golf tournament

Commission to meet homeowners groups
SPRING HILL -- County commissioners will meet with various homeowners associations at 8 tonight in the Suncoast Elementary School cafeteria, 11135 Quality Drive, to discuss issues of community interest.  


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