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BROOKSVILLE — Norman Stier stood outside the County Commission chambers May 24 wondering what had just happened.

At a recent rehearsal, a group of eager and energetic youths and adults went through the first act of “Newsies” under the direction of Andi Sperduti Garner, with assistance from

BROOKSVILLE — Several years ago, during a Manatee County Commission meeting to approve the conversion of a golf course to a residential zoning, protests erupted from people in nearby subdivisions

BROOKSVILLE — A fast-growing county needs a government that can keep up, and County Administrator Jeff Rogers said he has the solution.

BROOKSVILLE — The Federal Aviation Administration has released a deed of 17.94 acres of property along Spring Hill Drive at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport to Hernando County. The property was appraised for approximately $1,794,000, which the county will reimburse using impact fee funds. During a March 23 County Commission meeting, County Administrator Jeff Rogers described the potential for the parcel the county has acquired. Currently, county government is temporarily leasing offi...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the release of 17.94 acres of land at the airport last month that the county has slated for government expansion.  The county sent the request for land release in Dec. 2019 so the county could construct a 104,000 square foot government center.  The plan for development of the property is still under consideration.  Airport Operations Manager Kevin Daugherty presented the resolution at the March 23, 2021 Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) m...

BROOKSVILLE — On March 9, 2020, Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency. A week later, nightclubs and bars closed down for 30 days, beach gatherings were limited to groups of 10 people or less, and restaurants were limited to 50% capacity. In Hernando County, the past year has seen 11,370 cases of COVID-19 as of March 3 and 956 hospitalizations, according to the Department of Health Florida COVID dashboard. As vaccines roll out from Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson, residents...

In Hernando, a gated community gets some of the first coronavirus vaccine doses Some question why residents at the Wellington at Seven Hills will get about a third of the county’s initial doses.   Published Jan. 6 Updated Jan. 12 SPRING HILL — Spring Hill resident Sharon Swanson has repeatedly called the Florida Department of Health in Hernando County to schedule an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine. So far, she hasn’t gotten through. At 76, Swanson knows she is in a high-ris...

Read so far Tue, 12/29/2020 - 11:35 Posted in: State Attorney General Ashley Moody declined to give a legal opinion to the Hernando County Attorney’s Office on whether Hernando County should enforce noise ordinances on persons using firearms on non-commercial property. The opinion stems from a citizen complaint in June of 2020.   An email was sent to Commissioner John Allocco regarding a neighbor’s concern of the owner of 12056 Eakin Street  and their guests using the property ...

Read so far Sun, 12/20/2020 - 13:40 Posted in:   Shirley Anderson reported on Hernando County’s 2020 election cycle at the December 15, 2020 Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting.  Anderson reported a successful day, with a few notable differences over previous years. In what Anderson called a “challenging year,”  the Presidential Preference vote in March was hindered by the realization of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The SOE office saw many election workers leave their p...