Picture this: People who live in Spring Hill, Brooksville, Ridge Manor and other towns in Hernando County are conveniently located near bus stops or rail centers. ...more

February 27, 2009

DRAWING A CROWD? When the first three ACC Championship Games were held in Jacksonville, attendance decreased each year. ...more

December 3, 2008

Of all the musical instruments he could have chosen to play, Rob St. John had to pick the one that comes with a laundry list of limitations. ...more

November 12, 2008

Vinny Baez is hooked on a feeling. The Zephyrhills High senior cross country runner says he loves the feeling that comes from the endorphins that are released when he covers long distances, giving him the so-called "runner's high." ...more

November 1, 2008

They come like a gray river flowing through the sea. Spanish mackerel by the hundreds of thousands are beginning their annual migration, a journey that takes them some 400 miles from the Florida Panhandle to the Keys, and for many several hundred miles more back up the east coast before they make the return trip in spring. ...more

October 12, 2008

Florida has one less citrus packing house. Four years after moving his citrus-packing business from Wesley Chapel, Jim Guedry has shut down the commercial side of Citrus Country Groves. Guedry owned the fruit-packing business for 17 years. ...more

July 17, 2008

Ban Flag Burning I find it shameful that while we observe the solemnity of Memorial Day, Congress refuses to pass the flag-burning amendment. ...more

May 26, 2008

County commissioners often must travel to various business functions as part of their job. ...more

May 6, 2008

County commissioners often must travel to various business functions as part of their job. ...more

May 5, 2008

I am a very active amateur astronomer and have lived in Highlands County since 1984. When I first arrived here I was awed at the dark night sky. The sights of the stars and the Milky Way were visible from most areas of Highlands just a short drive from the main city areas. Now, to see the pristine night sky, one has to go out past Lorida, or down to the Venus area. ...more

February 23, 2008