Sarah Nachin

Mike and Stephanie Shaw of Spring Hill were the lucky recipients of a refurbished 2008 Toyota van thanks to the generosity of an American Idol runner-up and the combined efforts of several local businesses.

Jan Schmidt of Tampa got the idea to start her organization, Paws for Friendship (PFF), in 1993 when her mother was in a care facility. The residents in the facility more often had no visitors, no family, and they treated her as if she was their friend - someone to say “Hi” to them, talk to them and hear their stories. 

by SARAH NACHIN
Hernando Sun Reporter

“Luck,” or coincidence, plus the quick action of two Hernando County sheriff’s deputies prevented an accident from becoming a tragedy when they rescued a baby from the Weeki Wachee River last Friday afternoon Jan. 3, 2020. 

Steve Snell, a seasoned Marine Deputy was training another officer - Patrol Deputy Zachary Burkhart for the job. Both men were operating sheriff’s office personal watercraft (PWC) to patrol the river. 

You would think that being a teacher, mother and grandmother would be enough to keep anyone busy, but Terri Emerson also finds time to be a screenwriter. Her first film entitled “Bernie, the Dolphin” premiered a year ago. Now the sequel has just been released. It premiered in St. Petersburg on Dec. 13, 2019 and is also available on DVD and digital download on demand. 

Third graders at Chocachatti Elementary School, along with members of the 4-H Club were treated to a very special learning experience on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 to celebrate Ag Literacy Day. Dubbed an Ag Venture program, individuals representing various phases of agriculture paid a visit to the school to demonstrate and explain all about Florida’s agricultural industry. 

On Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 Entirety K-12 School in Brooksville participated in the Brooksville Kiwanis Club’s 45th annual Christmas parade. The students had spent months working on their float in anticipation of scoring their sixth consecutive win as best float.

Sheriff Al Nienhuis held a press conference on Thursday, Dec. 12 to announce the successful conclusion of a manhunt that resulted in the arrest of three jewel thieves. Two of the burglars have a record of heists going back to the late 1990’s.  

You could see their faces light up with smiles as the three girls walked into the room and spied the table covered with an assortment of hair care items. The hair dryers, shampoo, conditioner, barrettes and other “goodies” were a gift from the Hernando/Citrus Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Committee to the young ladies at the Pace Center for Girls in Spring Hill.

On Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 the Parent Academy of Hernando County held a ribbon cutting at its new community center located at 991 Varsity Drive in Brooksville. The new center will serve the east side of the county and offer the same services that their other center at Fox Chapel Middle School offers. 

When many of us we were in school, science and math may have been considered difficult and possibly even boring. However, for students in Hernando County these subjects are considered fun and interesting because of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) program that is promoted here.