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A missed appointment at the counselor’s office at Hernando High School in Brooksville with a Navy recruiter became the opportunity of a lifetime for a native of Brooksville who now

Posted in: ERNANDO SUNEducation is much like sunshine for the soul and right now in Hernando County, the public has the opportunity to help provide educational enrichment for those who need it the most. The Florida Organization of Human Services Conference is seeking workshop proposals for its "Resilient Horizons: Breaking Down Barriers," Flohs 2021 Virtual Conference, October 6-7, 2021. The Florida Organization of Human Services Conference (FLOHS) is a state of Florida non-profit organizatio...

Get ready everyone, The 8th Annual Operation Backpack Spring Hill is going to be a “Drive Thru” AGAIN! Last year was such a HUGE success thanks to all of you!! NEW HOME for Operation Backpack – Spring Hill- is now at Westside Elementary School on Applegate Dr. in Spring Hill. We are so excited to still be able to continue “Helping Kids In Need Succeed”!!! We are currently making our preparations and getting all of our sponsors together! If you would like more information, or if you wo...

Will strong DeSantis views on teaching race deter equity effort in schools? A movement started amid last summer’s protests is running up against the governor’s push to tamp down classroom discussions about race.     Protests like this one last June in St. Petersburg over the murder of George Floyd led to a widespread racial reckoning that has included a rethinking of how some subjects are taught. Top educators in Pinellas and Pasco counties are making changes to their curricula ...

Few school districts commit to ending mask mandates Jeffrey S. Solochek, Tampa Bay Times © MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE/Times Ms. Euda Toural-Romero, a Spanish teacher, leads her students in a lesson using a digital board, at Excelsior Prep Charter School on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 in Tampa. Mask requirements remained a flashpoint for Florida school districts for yet another day, as superintendents across the state reacted to education commissioner Richard Corcoran’s letter suggesti...

Hernando Sun Co-Founder Nearly a year ago Hernando Sun applied for a PPP loan with the intention that it would be forgiven because we incurred significant losses during the pandemic. As an essential business, we managed to remain open paying our contributors their usual earnings. The Hernando Sun is a newspaper and therefore during an emergency, we are an essential business providing local information for our readers in print and online. During the pandemic, we informed our readers about the co...

Florida schools can’t warn of threats they don’t know about, judge says A roundup of Florida education news from around the state.     Students are brought out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High after the 2018 shooting. A judge found the school district wasnt responsible for warning students and staff about the potential threat of the shooter. (Getty Images 2018) Published Feb. 9 School safety remains a priority for Floridians, still heightened since the 2018 shooting massacre at...

Read so far Mon, 12/28/2020 - 08:40 Posted in: by Pat Raia, Hernando Sun A response to a domestic disturbance turned into a drug bust when Hernando County Sheriffs Deputies discovered drugs, paraphernalia, and a firearm at the scene. In a written statement, the Hernando County Sheriffs Office said that on Dec. 26, Sheriffs deputies responded to a report of a domestic disturbance that began inside a vehicle and spilled onto the roadway near Commercial Way and Northcliffe Boulevard. Wh...