The Spring Lake Board of Supervisors is requesting legislation to modify its current codification for the purpose of updating and streamlining the district's governing document. The present codification document, enacted in 2005, is for the most part unchanged from the original codification of 30 years ago. The proposed legislation (codification document) addresses shortcomings in the present codification and will allow the district to better fulfill the current and future needs of the community. It updates the provisions of the district's charter to recognize popularly elected seats to the district board. ...more

November 29, 2009

The Hernando County mosquito control division has announced a sentinel chicken, located west of U.S. 19 and north of The Heather subdivision, has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus – the first case in the county. ...more

November 2, 2009

County commissioners Tuesday gave their ringing endorsement of a new government streamlining plan that will attempt to pare down the current unwieldy system of 24 separate department heads to eight divisional managers. ...more

January 28, 2009

County commissioners gave their ringing endorsement of a new government streamlining plan. ...more

January 27, 2009

There are a lot of "big" things associated with hurricanes: Flooding, downed trees, power outages, flattened homes and the like. ...more

September 13, 2008

In response to numerous calls for help in dealing with mosquitoes, the Highlands County Extension Office will begin giving out free briquettes of a bacteria that kills mosquitoes in the water in their larval stage, before they can grow into adults and fly. ...more

September 5, 2008

Today is primary election day ...more

August 26, 2008

The current discussion concerning offshore drilling is an example of how hard it is for our leaders to do the right things for the right reasons. ...more

August 1, 2008

The rains sweep through like a pail of water splashing a sleeping giant, and Wolf Branch Creek preserve springs to life. ...more

July 3, 2008

The county's pest control airplane was grounded Friday because of a change in Federal Aviation Administration regulations, a move that county officials said came at a bad time, as recent rains made it likely the local mosquito population would boom. ...more

May 24, 2008