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The Hernando Sun
Published September 09Schumacher and Hornets Outlast Leopards In Five
WEEKI WACHEE – The Weeki Wachee Hornets (6-1) prevailed over the Hernando Leopards (5-1) in a back-and-forth battle to five sets at the Hornets Nest on Tuesday night. The Purple […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 09Eagles sweep Bears to break skid
BROOKSVILLE – After a tough start to the season, the Springstead volleyball team got just what it needed on Tuesday night. The Eagles, riding a six-match losing streak, swept past […]
The Hernando Sun
Published 1 hour agoLightning 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 1 hour agoTruck 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 10 hours agoTwo 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 11 hours agoMilitary 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 […]
The Hernando Sun
Published 13 hours agoNew York Looked Like A War Zone
By Charlotte Diaz I’ll never forget September 11, 2001. I was 18 years old and living on Long Island, New York. That morning, I woke up and turned on the […]
The Hernando Sun
Published 13 hours ago25 Years Later, Teacher Recalls How a Child’s Idea Turned Into a Lasting 9/11 Memorial
Friday marks a solemn milestone in American history: the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. For those who lived through that day, the memories remain remarkably vivid […]
Tampa Bay Beacons
Published 14 hours agoLightning strike sparks Brooksville apartment complex fire
The Hernando Sun
Published September 09K-9 Kylo helps HCSO in drug bust
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office made a drug arrest on Aug. 29 with the help of K-9 Kylo. Deputy J. McKenna conducted a traffic stop on Plumosa Street that day […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 09HCSO apprehends robbery suspect in Brooksville
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office had an eventful Tuesday morning after a robbery of a taxi/rideshare driver occurred in the City of Brooksville. Matthew Knowles, 57, fled on foot from […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 08Juvenile bit by alligator at Weeki Wachee Preserve
On Monday, a juvenile swimming in the Weeki Wachee Preserve sustained a non-life-threatening alligator bite. Hernando County Fire Rescue, along with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Fish and […]