Woman arrested on fraud charges
An employee is accused of stealing $200,000 over five years from Artistic Homes.

Candidate calls for debate, but others ask why
Republican candidate for sheriff Herbert Pletcher said he wants ideas to matter more than money in the Sept. 5 primary, so he has challenged his opponents to a debate.

World Series win was 'just awesome'
Coach Tim Sims, who played on the '83 Dixie Series championship team, sums it up, "This was great baseball."

Mariner Boulevard repairs continue
SPRING HILL -- Repairs to four sinkholes near Mariner Boulevard continued Friday, Department of Public Works operations coordinator Ralph Wirsching said. Mariner, which was closed from Marysville to Madeira streets most of Thursday, was opened partially about 8:30 p.m. Thursday to allow for one northbound lane and one southbound lane, he said. County crews still were drilling into the roadbed and filling cavities under the road and in the nearby retention area. Mariner will probably remain partially closed until this afternoon, Wirsching said, depending on the size of the cavities under the road. Crews also filled in the 20-foot-wide, 30-foot-deep sinkhole that formed next to the deck and pool of the home at Captain Drive and Abbeville Street. Building inspectors allowed the homeowners, Albert and Beverly Larsen, to return home Friday evening. They had been staying with a neighbor.

Deputy involved in minor accident
BROOKSVILLE -- An off-duty sheriff's deputy was involved in a minor car accident near Cortez Boulevard and Jefferson Street about 3 p.m. Friday.