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Bin Laden's Aide Called 'Primitive'

Osama bin Laden's former driver was a "primitive" chauffer and mechanic who "was not fit to plan or execute" terrorist attacks, the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks told jurors in writing Friday at the driver's military trial. ...more

August 2, 2008

Animal Services To Close On Saturday

County residents who want to adopt an animal or secure a pet license through Hernando County Animal Services are now going to have to find time during the work week to do it. ...more

July 16, 2008

Animal Services To Close On Saturday

Budget constraints force decision. ...more

July 15, 2008

Sheriff's Dispatchers Relocated After Smoke Complaints

SEBRING - Several Highlands County Sheriff's Office dispatchers were moved out of their second-story room in the Sheriff's Office building Tuesday evening after "an odor of smoke" began circulating around the room, Sebring Fire Chief Brad Batz said. Batz said a smoke alarm went off in the Sheriff's Office radio room as a burning electric odor spread from a utility room through the air conditioning and into the dispatcher's room. Despite the severe storm and reports of six other alarms caused by the storm in Sebring, he said he could not determine what set off the alarm. No fire or burned equipment was found. ...more

July 10, 2008

Swinging Into Summer

SEBRING — Geno Fronk has lived in Golf Hammock for 21 years, twice as long as some of the participants at the Golf Hammock junior golf camp have been alive. ...more

June 25, 2008

Meeting Called For Parents

In the wake of the public outcry caused by ticket-wielding family members who say they were denied entrance into this year's overcrowded Hernando High School graduation ceremony, a school board member has called a public meeting to "clear the air." ...more

June 14, 2008