[Times photo: Kevin White] Generosity enables thrift store to grow The St. Vincent de Paul store will more than double with a 6,000-square-foot addition. Organizers say the expansion would be impossible without donations.

May 20, 2000

120-acre fire tamed as others flicker to life
Officials close part of U.S. 19, school buses change course and firefighters battle bees as more than three fires spring up.

Draft of budget includes tax cut
By scaling back on new hires, the county could still fund big-ticket projects. Commissioners get the draft in July.

Brooksville youth get legacy of NFL great
Today, the Jerome Brown Community Center officially opens, a monument to a hometown hero and an oasis for the young people he cared about.

Birthday revises views of retirement
I had a "significant" birthday on Monday.

Fredericks won't vie for district seat
Longtime humanitarian Rosalie Fredericks, known for her devotion to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has bowed out of the Spring Hill Fire and Rescue District Commission race.

Woman to run as no-party candidate
BROOKSVILLE -- Roberta Kelly, owner of Mediation and Educational Service Associates, announced Friday that she will run for Hernando County Commission District 1 as a no-party candidate.

Rumors rests on talent of flawless fibbers
Neil Simon's play is sure to inspire guffaws. The only caveat: coarse, but fitting, language.