When Dade City Commissioner Camille Hernandez made a motion last week to repeal the town's ban on private irrigation wells, she said it was about conservation and property rights. ...more

October 21, 2009

When City Commissioner Camille Hernandez made a motion last week to repeal the city's ban on private irrigation wells, she said it was about conservation and property rights. It was wasteful to force homeowners to use city's potable drinking water to sprinkle their lawns if they could afford to drill a well, she argued. She was convincing, winning a 3-2 majority vote to repeal a decades-old ordinance. ...more

October 20, 2009

The chief judge of the Tenth Judicial District Court said Friday he will review the policy on audio recordings in the courtrooms. ...more

February 14, 2009

In Hernando County schools, students learn about their bodies and the basics of reproduction in science class. ...more

September 14, 2008

SAFETY HARBOR — Safety Harbor is not ready for a traffic circle. Some residents in the neighborhood where Philippe Parkway, Church Street and First Avenue North almost meet asked the city to connect the various intersections with a traffic circle. ...more

October 3, 2007