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Teens gather to pledge purity
[Times photo: Kevin White]
At a weekend retreat, Hernando Teen Advisors pledge to avoid sex, drugs, alcohol and tobacco and take their message to their peers. |
Group cleans county with PRIDE
About 1,300 registered volunteers, and perhaps twice that overall, spend a day improving their communities.
Fires gut houses amid heavy rains
No injuries were reported, but two homes were destroyed in three blazes Saturday.
Widow to take on conducting job
Pete Ayer's widow steps into his former job with the Nature Coast Festival Singers.
Don't abuse the privilege of speaking
Editor: Re: Public input, yes. Public rudeness, no, Aug. 31 Times editorial:
Outage leaves 6,000 without electricity
SPRING HILL -- About 6,000 customers of Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative were without power Sunday afternoon after lightning struck a substation on Spring Hill Drive near Waterfall Avenue, said Withlacoochee spokesman Ernie Holzhauer.
Business digest
EVENTS: Weeki Wachee Springs has announced it will host the "Cruzin' Customz" Car and Truck Show on Sept. 22 and 23. Participants will vie for 50 awards for Vehicle of Distinction, Best of Show and Outstanding of Show, as well as awards for best paint, best engine, best graphics and best use of neon. Registration for exhibitors is $35, which includes two two-day passes to the attraction. Registration for the Special Saturday Night Cruzin' Show is $10. Those wishing to exhibit should call the organizers, Kathy and Bill Cox, at (904) 672-6388.
