Two months ago, Jacksonville, was threatened with cancellation of its 2009 Veterans Day parade after the City Council cut the parade's funding. Only a firestorm of protests from the city's residents restored the parade. ...more

November 10, 2009

The Hernando Today office at 15299 Cortez Blvd. will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day. ...more

September 5, 2009

A shootout at a mosque in the southern Gaza city of Rafah between Hamas security men and a more extreme Islamist group called the Warriors of God ended early Saturday with 22 dead, including the group's leader and a senior Hamas security officer. ...more

August 16, 2009

Mark Conner, thank you for reading my letter. If you were offended, I sincerely apologize. ...more

August 11, 2009

People who have lost loved ones do not have to suffer in silence. That was the message at the recent Time for Remembrance observance at Hernando-Pasco Hospice's Marliere Hospice Care Center at 6807 Rowan Road. ...more

April 8, 2009

Pinellas Sheriff Jim Coats held a news media photo opportunity Wednesday but he was not showing off any newly captured cache of illegal firearms or load of seized drugs. ...more

February 21, 2009

Pinellas Sheriff Jim Coats is holding a news media photo opportunity this morning but he's not showing off any newly captured cache of illegal firearms or load of seized drugs. Instead, the county's top law enforcement officer is highlighting four closed housing units at the Pinellas Jail complex. ...more

February 18, 2009

City commissioners were surprised to learn two mega-events will converge in what will be a crowded downtown, the same day and time in late March - the annual Greek Independence Day Parade and Tarpon Springs Chamber's Fine Art Show. ...more

February 14, 2009

Each year as the town of Lake Placid hosts the Relay for Life event. We attract more and more participants. This year, however, the dates have been moved to May 1 and 2 and it is important to share this information with the local people. This will be my fifth year participating and I'm sure the new timing will encourage more people to take part. In the past our event has been earlier in the year, so we may miss some of our snowbirds who will have headed north. Perhaps others who had been discouraged by cold weather in the past will try to attend this year. Relay for Life is a program that raises money for cancer research, which provides a family-oriented event designed to educate everyone about the progress being made and the work still needing to be done. In addition to the actual relay, where team members keep someone on the track at all times, there are games, food, entertainment and a beautiful luminaria observance in honor or memory of those affected by cancer. ...more

February 7, 2009

In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, county and city government offices will be closed Monday. Banks will also be closed and there is no mail delivery. ...more

January 18, 2009