[Times photo: Kevin White] Crop of graduates share silence Four deaf and hearing-impaired students will get their diplomas at Springstead High's graduation tonight.

June 7, 2000

Central High seniors look back in awe
BROOKSVILLE -- The minutes leading up to Central High School's graduation ceremony were somewhat surreal for co-valedictorian Jill Wright.

Official: Sewer work may soak up $1-million extra
The construction firm widening U.S. 41 says it needs the money to do work not included on original plans.

County prohibits fireworks
The ban will remain in effect until the state's emergency drought order for the region is lifted.

Helping poor is good business
Portable computers for school kids are a turkey. Dredging the Hudson Channel is not. At least for this year.

Cement plant has too many concerns
Re: Fifth cement kiln in Hernando County:

County adds muscle to cleanup
BROOKSVILLE -- Hernando County commissioners gave their Code Enforcement Department extra firepower Tuesday to force L.B. Richards to clean up his junkyard north of Weeki Wachee.

Hernando favors national auditor
Critics say the county should have stayed with its current auditor, who was local and cheaper.

Local authorities study Virginia case
Detectives see similarities between the Virginia kidnapping and the Jennifer Odom case.

Hernando star goes undrafted
BROOKSVILLE -- Chris Cole is lucky as high school seniors go. He'll graduate from Hernando this week and has a baseball scholarship waiting for him at Florida State, where his father, Chet, played in the 1960s.

Spring Hill player fails to qualify for U.S. Open
Spring Hill's Glenn Gabriel missed advancing to the U.S. Open by nine strokes at Monday's sectional qualifier in West Palm Beach, but that doesn't mean he missed out on a brush with greatness.