July 12, 2000
Groups plan talk on HMO worries
Health maintenance organizations are pulling out of the county, leaving many elderly residents worried about coverage.
PHCC pushing to seal land deal
The school's board members will hear recommendations, then decide where to build a new campus.
Third candidate forum set for cable access channel
Despite objections, a forum for candidates in two races, one state and one national, is added to the lineup.
County tax rate cut on hold
County commissioners hold off on lowering the tax rate, opting instead to tentatively set it at last year's level with the possibility of reducing it later.
Note to future administrators: Keep your resumes handy
Editor: Dear Paul McIntosh, and all future candidates for Hernando County administrator, do not, under any circumstances, forget to keep your resumes up to date. You never can tell when they will be useful.
2000 schedules look like 1999 schedules
Because high school football schedules are built on two-year, home-and-home contracts, there weren't too many surprises when the 2000 schedules were unveiled last week.
71-year-old wins six gold medals
Al Treichel of Spring Hill dominates the competition ... four months after cancer surgery.
Spring Hill club takes wrestling title
SPRING HILL -- Wrestling, and winning, never goes out of season at Springstead, and that gave the Spring Hill Wrestling Club something it never has had in 20 years of competition at the Sunshine State Games -- a team gold medal.