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The Hernando Sun
Published September 10New 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 September 1025 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 September 10Lightning strike sparks Brooksville apartment complex fire
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 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 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 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 […]
Tampa Bay Beacons
Published September 07Oak Hill opens freestanding ER in south Hernando
Tampa Bay Beacons
Published September 07Commission rejects Hernando Beach duplex plan, approves concrete plant
Tampa Bay Beacons
Published September 07$5 million gift anchors new Spring Hill health center
The Hernando Sun
Published September 07Hernando Teachers Protest 23% Health Insurance Premium Hike at Packed School Board Meeting
A packed Aug. 25 Hernando County School Board meeting was dominated by one topic — a potential 23% jump in employees’ health insurance premiums. Florida Blue informed the district during […]