St. Petersburg Times Online: Hernando County news

Fatal accident on interstate shatters family

[Times photo: Daniel Wallace]
A couple from Maine dies and several family members are injured when their van flips.

Rules on road bid raise questions
One engineering firm argues another no longer can win points as a local business. Commissioners disagree.

Killing suspect offers no defense
John Ernest Krause says nothing about the deaths of his parents while prosecutors show a confession.

Elementary school learns sex offender is living next door
Alerted by a student's grandmother, the Spring Hill school warns neighbors. The man, however, says he's no threat.

School start times will not change
A proposal to push back middle and high school start times is shelved for a year.

Hernando digest
Woman goes home after fatal crash

Boorish boaters foul up the river
Editor: Re: Kayak trip becomes case study in rudeness, April 6 column by Barbara Fredricksen:

Brooksville considers creating fire district
BROOKSVILLE -- At its meeting Monday, the Brooksville City Council asked City Manager Dick Anderson to draft a request for a proposal for a new Brooksville fire district. He will be expected to issue the request at an April 22 meeting, according to city clerk Karen Phillips.

County buying sheriff elbow room
BROOKSVILLE -- Hernando County Sheriff Richard Nugent says his headquarters on Clinton Street is too small for his growing staff.

2 state workers can run for office
The employers allow the corrections supervisor and lottery employee to campaign.

Results are mixed for semi-pro team
The Hernando Eagles suffered on the field and financially, but the owner remains optimistic.

County commission actions
The Hernando County Commission met Tuesday and took the following actions:

Central's Clark continues dream at Jacksonville
BROOKSVILLE -- When Jenny Clark was 12, she attended a camp where she met Olympians Dot Richardson and Lisa Fernandez.

PHCC ends losing ways vs. Titans
NEW PORT RICHEY -- The Pasco-Hernando Community College baseball team continues to struggle, but coach Steve Winterling can take solace with a second milestone in as many weeks.