U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite won a fourth term Tuesday, fending off Democratic challenger John Russell for the third time. ...more

November 5, 2008

Three-term Republican incumbent Ginny Brown-Waite will once again try to fend off outspoken Democrat John Russell, who has twice tried to snatch the 5th Congressional District seat away from her. ...more

October 19, 2008

Marsha Passmore, director of outreach for Hopewell Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens, invites the community to the second annual Hopewell Lantern Ghost Walk on Oct. 31. The event will begin at 6 p.m. with music at McCall Park, Collins and Drane streets downtown. ...more

October 8, 2008

Acute Care Nurse Beats Two Other Democrats ...more

August 27, 2008

Many voters probably didn't know Jim King dropped out of the Republican primary against incumbent Ginny Brown-Waite for the District 5 Congressional seat. ...more

August 27, 2008

John Russell will get another chance to unseat U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite this November. ...more

August 27, 2008

The lingering tropical storm that has dumped more than 2 feet of rain along the Atlantic Coast did not provide Hernando County with enough rainfall to raise the water levels above normal. ...more

August 23, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay hobbled across northern Florida today as the state's death toll related to the storm rose to seven. The storm, which has never reached hurricane status, nevertheless dumped huge amounts of rain in some parts of Florida, particularly the low-lying central Atlantic coast regions. ...more

August 22, 2008

As he battled pancreatic cancer, Harvey Waite encouraged his wife to continue her race for a fourth two-year term to the U.S. House of Representatives. ...more

August 20, 2008

Sandy Hawkins says she has grit. To back up her claim, Hawkins points to the past 19 years she has spent as a single mother and the long hours working two jobs while attending college and law school full time. ...more

August 15, 2008