Julia Mathes remembered the talks she used to have with her late husband, Marcus. The couple was young and couldn't understand why anybody would want to settle in Dade City. ...more

March 17, 2010

Florida National Cemetery sounds like just another cemetery, but it isn't. Located in the Withlacoochee State Forest near Bushnell, it covers over 500 acres. Since being established June 1, 1988, more than 100,000 veterans have been buried in this beautiful setting that God has created for our honored men and women who served our nation in both war and peace. ...more

February 22, 2010

Florida National Cemetery sounds like just another cemetery but it isn't. Located in the Withlacoochee State Forest near Bushnell, it covers over 500 acres. Since being established on June 1, 1988, over 100,000 veterans have been buried in this beautiful setting which God has created for our honored men and women who served our nation in both war and peace. As a veteran of the Korean War, it was an honor to walk amongst those who gave all for the freedom which we enjoy each and every day. ...more

February 21, 2010

HERNANDO COUNTY BOYS SOCCER RECAPS ...more

February 3, 2010

HERNANDO COUNTY GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING RECAPS ...more

February 2, 2010

GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING RECAPS ...more

January 18, 2010

The cremated remains of a decorated World War II veteran and his wife will be interred Wednesday at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, nearly three weeks after they were found at an illegal dump site. ...more

December 15, 2009

To Tom Norton, the father-in-law to Spec. Eric N. Lembke, a soldier killed in Afghanistan Oct. 23, the visitation service at Plant City's First Baptist Church on Friday was sadly reminiscent of his daughter's wedding with Lembke in 2003. ...more

November 7, 2009

Mashelle Lembke stood on a runway at MacDill Air Force Base with family, friends and service members Thursday afternoon, waiting to accompany her husband's body to the city in which he was raised. Plant City soldier Eric Lembke was killed Oct. 23 in Afghanistan. ...more

November 6, 2009

A funeral service for Army Spc. Eric Lembke, who died Oct. 23 while on duty in Afghanistan, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Nov. 7, at Plant City's First Baptist Church, a church official said. ...more

October 29, 2009