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The Hernando Sun
Published September 11Saint Leo Women’s Volleyball Set to Host Lions/Tritons Invitational This Weekend
Saint Leo University’s women’s volleyball team is set to host an exciting early-season invitational-style event alongside fellow Florida Division II program Eckerd College for the Lions/Tritons Invitational. The two-day event […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 11Heart of a Servant
By Scott Kortright I was in middle school on September 11th, 2001. At the time, I didn’t realize how significant that event was or the impact it would have on […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 11Then and Now – The Ripple Effect of 9/11
By Sharon Printz I contacted friends and family to remember and share their reactions to the vicious attack of 9/11. Americans were angry and hurt to be the object of […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 11What We Remember, What They Remember
As I was returning my mother to her ACLF and was (again) just off of Veterans Avenue, I went by the Fire Station, Engine Company #10, and mentioned to my […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 11In the Blink of an Eye
By Blake Bell On September 11, 2001, I was a senior at Hernando High School, speaking to the Class of 2002 as we planned activities for our graduation year. I […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 11New York City Sept. 11, 2001 Eye Witness
The Hernando Sun
Published September 11Heading Back Into the Smoke
The television in William Parks’ Pentagon office was tuned to the unfolding tragedy in New York, its signal held together by a coat hanger. Parks and his colleagues watched in […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 11The Man Who Was Assassinated so 9/11 Could Happen
Two days before 9/11, a man was assassinated by Tunisian Arab documentary filmmakers who were secretly aligned with al-Qaeda. The filmmakers had waited over a month to meet with Ahmad […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 11Lightning strike sets fire to apartments
An apartment complex at 432 Coast Drive in Brooksville caught fire after a lightning strike early Wednesday evening. Hernando County Fire Rescue responded to a call about a lightning strike […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 11Truck crashes into TheBus, three injured
On Wednesday an accident involving a Hernando County Bus, better known as the TheBus, temporarily shut down the northbound lanes of Cortez Boulevard by the intersection with Sheriff Mylander Way. […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 10Two Deputies Shot Serving Search Warrant in Spring Hill
Two Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies were shot Thursday morning, Sept. 10, while serving a vice and narcotics search warrant at a home on Coral Street in Spring Hill. As deputies […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 10Military Leadership Portrays Calm During the Storm
By Scott Baldwin I remember exactly where I was at the exact time of the horrific attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City, as most adults do so […]