Sen. J.D. Alexander wrote Gov. Charlie Crist today demanding "a conceptual plan outlining your commitment to preserving the thousands of jobs that are in jeopardy" because of the $1.75 billion buyout of U.S. Sugar that Crist announced in July. ...more

August 25, 2008

Lloy Ball has a knack for making strong suggestions without saying a word. ...more

August 23, 2008

Hernando County schools superintendent meets with parents who homeschool their children ...more

August 15, 2008

Local parents who homeschool their children are in no hurry to send their children back to Hernando County public schools. ...more

August 15, 2008

Psst...The Hernando County School District called. They want their homeschoolers back. ...more

August 13, 2008

Some parents wary of district's motives. ...more

August 13, 2008

Hernando schools superintendent Wayne Alexander got married last week, but he's not talking. ...more

August 12, 2008

Clearwater police have identified the homeowner they say shot someone in his garage this morning. Lester Rollins, 58, was sitting in his garage at 902 Pennsylvania Ave. at 4:45 a.m. when a man approached, said Elizabeth Daly-Watts, a spokeswoman for Clearwater's public safety departments. ...more

August 5, 2008

The intent of this letter is not to justify the expenses of board travel, but to share some of the benefits brought to our district from outside sources. Our community is very rich and diverse and faces many different needs that are only common to large school districts with a combination of urban, suburban, and rural areas. ...more

August 2, 2008

Police have arrested a man accused of fatally stabbing another man Wednesday morning. Tampa police said Alexander Llamont Miller, 34, broke into the bedroom window of his estranged wife's home at 1901 W. Chestnut St. about 2 a.m. and fought with her boyfriend. ...more

July 25, 2008