Hernando County Schools Superintendent Wayne Alexander is staying after all. ...more

February 11, 2009

Members of the Cherokee Nation, including principal chief Chad Smith, attended Thursday night's BCS Championship Game. They distributed crimson T-shirts with the Oklahoma logo, along with the name and number of Sooners sophomore QB Sam Bradford, the Heisman Trophy winner, written in Cherokee. ...more

January 9, 2009

Jeff Carlson is a certified public accountant. He's originally from Highlands County. He's married, and has two children. ...more

October 12, 2008

Zane Thomas, running as an independent, has 25 years as a Navy officer, traveling around the world and serving in both diplomatic and combat roles. ...more

October 12, 2008

A lawsuit filed by Antigua's ousted police commissioner shows it's not always a tropical idyll when a veteran officer from Britain or Canada chooses to spend the twilight of his career working in the Caribbean. ...more

October 4, 2008

some positive, many negative. There were about 6,000 people in all who I was able to converse with, either in person, on the phone or e-mail and found that there were many issues that concerned the citizens of Hernando County. ...more

September 14, 2008

With much riding on the votes earned by the school board candidate who won't progress to the general election, Robert Neuhausen has endorsed fellow candidate James Yant. ...more

September 12, 2008

Following the advice of his famous father's coaching staff, who are now his assistants, the university's head coach had stubbornly stuck with a "three yards and a cloud of dust" offense even when scores became lopsided against his team. After going 1-79 over the past eight seasons, the coach reached mandatory retirement age and the trustees who comprise the selection committee are down to two candidates, after passing on the two that most felt were at the top of the list. ...more

August 30, 2008

Sister Claire LeBoeuf has immersed herself in the lives of children since the day she took vows with the Sisters of the Holy Cross in 1962. ...more

June 28, 2008

All the ingredients for a parade were there: sunny skies, marching bands in formation, politicians waving from convertibles, antique cars and beads. Always beads. ...more

January 22, 2008