Hernando Beach News

Beachgoers and boaters may have to ditch the swimsuits and picnics this Memorial Day as rain - and lots of it - threatens to wash out today's outdoor festivities.

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

Jeff Hardy and his friends say they feel lucky to be alive after capsizing about 20 miles off of Hernando Beach.

Four people whose boat capsized off the coast of Hernando Beach were rescued Friday night by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officer, FWC said in a news release.

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

With the Tarpon canal at their backs, those participating in the ribbon-cutting event at the Hernando Beach boat ramp Sunday applaud county environmental services director Susan Goebel-Canning for the much anticipated completion of the dredge project.

Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission rescue teams continue to search for five possible distressed boaters last heard hailing MAYDAY two miles north of Hudson Beach, Saturday.

The state may not have officially signed off on the lengthy project that scoured a new channel from Hernando Beach into the Gulf of Mexico, but that isn't stopping people from celebrating the faster, safer way to open water.

The city's human resources department announced Thursday afternoon the job was offered to Col.

The Hernando Beach Property Owners Association has scheduled a celebration for the completion of the Hernando Beach Channel dredge at 2 p.m. May 20 at the Hernando Beach boat ramp on Calienta Street in Hernando Beach.

David Wermuth is the incoming president of the new Brooksville Lions Club. It was a long road for Wermuth to this point.

Frank Santo, 59, left, with Steve Barton, 65, points on a map to a spot where high rocks impede boats from accessing the main Hernando Beach channel.