Brooksville News

This, my friends, is your lucky day, because I'm about to reveal my treasured secrets for canning outstanding tomato sauce.

ARTS COUNCIL HAS VACANCIES: The County Commission is accepting applications from individuals interested in volunteering on the Hernando County Arts Council.

It may take a village to raise a child. But it takes an entire community to raise a child with autism.

Bob Austin, left, an archaeologist for the South Eastern Archaeologist Research Inc., studies a collection of arrowheads brought to him by Doug Davis during an artifact identification day at the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge in Brooksville.

The Hernando Jazz Society will present its second annual concert at 2 p.m. Sunday at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd.

A little light cleaning Alfred Gonzalez, a City of Brooksville employee, cleans one of the street lights near City Hall on Friday.

Even after his ex-girlfriend's mother pleaded with him, Thomas James Reith's incessant need to call, text, follow and confront his former lover didn't stop, authorities said.

The Hernando County Health Department's client service schedule is changing. Beginning June 4, the Health Department facility at 300 S Main St., Brooksville, will be open to offer general clinic and dental services on Tuesdays and Fridays only; it will be closed Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

A Spring Hill man was apprehended Wednesday afternoon after it was learned he was wanted on a stalking charge out of Massachusetts William Camille Martin, 58, was arrested shortly before 4 p.m. at 2400 Corporate Blvd.

A Brooksville mother and daughter were arrested Tuesday morning after they pointed a loaded semiautomatic pistol at four people in the parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter on Cortez Boulevard, authorities say.

The cost to dump into the county's two wastewater receiving stations is dropping, and local septic companies won't be the only ones to benefit.

That was the idea behind the restoration of an early 1900s building that stands proudly on the corner of Main and Liberty streets in downtown Brooksville.

Universal Ground Services and Construction Co. reeled in customers with a singing animated groundhog and catchy lyrics and melodies.

Johnston said he likes the current makeup of city council and staff and wants to keep the team in place.

Quan-Tai L. Mason, 21, of 322 Duke St., was charged with armed robbery with a firearm.

A man was arrested Sunday night following allegations he ran over his girlfriend with his car and dragged her more than 40 feet.

BROOKSVILLE A man was charged with domestic battery after deputies noticed bite marks on his girlfriend's arm, shoulder and face, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.

All-you-can-eat pancake breakfast at Aripeka Elks: All-you-can-eat pancakes are $2. Bottomless coffee is $1. There is also a varied menu available.

Pictured, from left: Melissa Ritter, Marissa Mancillas, Shayanne Mumma, and Allison Coelho.

LINE DANCE SOCIAL: A Brookridge Good Times Line Dance Social will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. today at the Brookridge Clubhouse, 8150 Hampton St., Brookridge.