Time for flu shots [Times photo: Olie Stonerook] Jane Weber, left, turns her head and closes her eyes as Kathy Weaver gives her a flu shot Thursday at the Publix supermarket on Cortez and Mariner boulevards in Spring Hill. About 500 were given between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Jan Glidewell
Dashing to decipher the reindeer dilemma
Neither one of them, apparently, is named Rudolph, but two of Brian Long's reindeer have definitely gone down in history.

Nonprofit's newsletter stirs trouble
A squabble this week over mailing a social service agency's newsletter has been anything but Christmaslike.

Coach charged in teen party
The 49-year-old football coach, accused of partying with the teens, has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Credential questions sideline firefighter
A disagreement about proper certification results in his suspension and sparks a political conflict.

Hernando briefs

Drug arrests first of a kind in Pasco County
Three people are charged with making methamphetamines after officials search a Zephyrhills home.

19-year-old accused of having sex with girl
A 19-year-old faces charges of lewd and lascivious conduct and contributing to the delinquency of a minor after authorities say he got a 15-year-old high on marijuana and then had sex with her.

Baker is making his marks
INVERNESS -- For Jimmy Baker, life is all about goals.

Around & about

Christmas parade is coming to town
The theme of this year's Hernando County Christmas Parade in Brooksville is Christmas 2000: Celebrating Florida Style.