After he lost last year's District 3 primary to Democrat Diane Rowden, Wayne Dukes said he would not run again. ...more

February 19, 2009

Hernando County Commissioner Rose Rocco pre-qualified with the county supervisor of elections office Friday to run again in 2010. ...more

February 9, 2009

The fire district's millage cap will remain at 2.50 after all. Robert Schenck made waves when he decided last month to reduce it from 2.75. ...more

January 24, 2009

The fire board unanimously settled on a millage cap of 2.75. The public was unanimous in their objection to a local state representative's decision last month to lower the cap to 2.50. ...more

January 15, 2009

State Rep. Robert Schenck said Tuesday he would present a bill to the Legislature, probably in March, setting a maximum allowable tax cap rate for Spring Hill Fire Rescue District of 2.50 mills. ...more

December 31, 2008

Schenck to present bill in March. ...more

December 30, 2008

Spring Hill residents went to the polls in November and voted overwhelmingly to make their fire district independent. ...more

December 13, 2008

Although this past election didn't turn out as I desired for the country, I must say I was more pleased with the results in our local elections. The Brown-Waite and Schenck wins made me happy as did the almost-clean-sweep of the commissioners running for re-election. Good riddance to Chris Kingsley and Diane Rowden, no matter how they and their family members pout and call the voters names. ...more

November 21, 2008

A man went to the emergency room Wednesday after a glass pipe commonly used for smoking drugs broke inside his rectum on the way to jail, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office. ...more

November 14, 2008

'Drug Pipe' Shatters Inside Uncomfortable Hiding Place SPRING HILL - Deputies took a man to the emergency room Wednesday after a glass pipe commonly used for smoking drugs reportedly broke inside the suspect's rectum. ...more

November 14, 2008