Art programs, after-school tutoring and early learning programs are among the causes that will get a boost from the Community Foundation of Hernando County's latest round of grant awards. ...more

November 16, 2008

Newcomers are challenging longtime incumbents in two of the three elections for constitutional offices in Pinellas County – the race for sheriff and for supervisor of elections. ...more

October 20, 2008

Two Lake Placid Middle School teachers have earned for their classrooms mini-grants sponsored by the Highlands County Education Foundation. Rashauna S. Portee, a sixth-grade social studies teacher and Carol Hubbell, an eighth-grade language arts teacher, earned he grants. ...more

October 9, 2008

If you're a new teacher, Hernando schools Superintendent Wayne Alexander wants you to have his number on speed dial. ...more

August 14, 2008

The owner of a Brooksville company specializing in putting logos on everything from umbrellas to golf tees is making another bid for Hernando County Supervisor of Elections. ...more

June 14, 2008

Nature's Classroom marked its 39th anniversary with an Earth Day-related celebration. ...more

May 21, 2008

It was a day for just being a kid. Last week, more than 100 students from Hernando County's STAR alternative education center piled onto school buses and arrived for a particularly special field trip: A day at Buccaneer Bay water park at Weeki Wachee Springs. ...more

May 21, 2008

Local kids get day at Buccaneer Bay for good behavior. ...more

May 20, 2008

From the moment Vince La Borante arrives at work each morning, he begins putting out fires. ...more

February 2, 2008

SEBRING — Teacher Laura Sherley's students will be in jeopardy when they return from winter break on Tuesday. The Lake Country Elementary third-grade teacher spent part of the holiday break programing a classroom version of the popular television quiz show, "Jeopardy!" With a $845 mini-grant from the Highlands County Education Foundation, Sherley purchased Classroom Jeopardy! which includes computer software, a scoreboard and hand-held remotes to replicate the setup of the game show. "I will be Alex Trebek," Sherley proclaimed. ...more

January 5, 2008