For some, it's the third "first" day of school. Monday marked a day of starting over for an unprecedented number of district teachers and students, with changes in student population numbers forcing 29 teachers to shift to different classrooms from those they started in. ...more

September 16, 2008

BOWLING The Nature Coast Technical boys won't have the opportunity to defend their state championship, as the school will not field a team this season. ...more

September 15, 2008

Saving up your sick days can add up for employees of the Hernando County School District. ...more

September 3, 2008

Hernando Classroom Teachers' Association officials still want 5.5 percent pay increases for teachers for the 2008-09 school year - like the one awarded in May to Superintendent Wayne Alexander - but are willing to work with the numbers. ...more

August 23, 2008

When Outback Steakhouse's parent company went private in a $3.2 billion sale a year ago, the move was intended to help reignite the restaurant chain. ...more

August 15, 2008

Masque Community Theatre is a perfect example of how a venue of its type should serve its neighbors, Cyn LoPinto says. ...more

July 9, 2008

It may be costly, but at least two school board members say local teachers have every right to ask for a 5.5 percent raise. ...more

June 25, 2008

Plans are moving forward for a regional hurricane shelter and health care clinic in Hudson. ...more

June 25, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY Plans are moving forward for a regional hurricane shelter and health care clinic in Hudson. The county commission at a meeting today in New Port Richey awarded a $7.5 million contract to Spring Engineering and Bandes Construction to design and build the facility off Denton Avenue. The project is being funded with state and federal grants. According to the terms of the agreement, the shelter must comply with the latest federal standards, to withstand winds up to 200 miles per hour and the pressures of an F5 tornado. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has, however, exempted the facility from the more stringent rules, Assistant County Attorney Jane Fagan said, and the cost of construction may decrease in light of the exemption. ...more

June 24, 2008

BASEBALL COY REPLACED BY FORMER MLB PITCHER ...more

June 17, 2008