WRESTLING RECAPS ...more

December 26, 2008

Eighty-four percent of the students at Ruskin Elementary School qualify for free or reduced lunches. Yet this Christmas season they, themselves, have learned the lesson of giving. ...more

December 24, 2008

State Clubs Wisconsin Club will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the Spring Hill Branch Library, 9220 Spring Hill Drive. Due to a change in hours at the library, the club will meet at this new time and day of the week. Also, the club's social dinner will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the new Texas Roadhouse restaurant located at 12935 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville. Club membership is open to anyone who has lived in Wisconsin. Annual dues are $8 per person. For more information, call Carol Zellmer, club president, at 352-666-2974. ...more

December 23, 2008

2008-09 HERNANDO COUNTY WRESTLING RECAPS (thru 12-18) ...more

December 18, 2008

Gordie Larkin was in mid-sentence when the moment got to him. A detective with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, Larkin was speaking at a Dade City Rotary Club meeting, where members of the sheriff's SWAT team were receiving a public service award named after him. ...more

December 15, 2008

BETWEEN the LINES ...more

December 11, 2008

A full weekend of holiday activities will include the annual Christmas street parade Saturday night. ...more

December 11, 2008

Richard and Sharon Fox enjoy taking their two dogs for walks and Tuesday morning was no exception. ...more

December 10, 2008

Gordie Larkin was in mid-sentence when the moment got to him. A detective with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, Larkin was speaking at a Dade City Rotary Club meeting, where members of the sheriff's SWAT team were receiving a public service award named after him. ...more

December 10, 2008

Gordie Larkin was in mid-sentence when the moment got to him. A detective with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, Larkin was speaking at a Dade City Rotary Club meeting, where members of the sheriff's SWAT team were receiving a public service award named after him. In 2002, Larkin, a member of the SWAT team, was shot between the eyes while issuing a search warrant. He was back on the force a year later. Addressing a crowd of about 100 at the Dade City Business Center, Larkin spoke of the pride he had in his fellow SWAT team members. Sheriff's Capt. Skip Stone, who leads the SWAT team, described the job as "usually volatile." "When we have SWAT situations, it usually involves firearms and drug activity," he said. "It creates a tough situation." ...more

December 8, 2008