Hernando Sun Staff

Bluegrass music is a type of music formed in the Appalachian mountains that date back to the 1800s from immigrants that came to America bringing instruments with them like the violin, mandolin, and banjo. Pioneers from England, Scotland, and Ireland influenced bluegrass with their ballads and dance tunes. The African slave trade influenced bluegrass with their banjo and traditional African-American blues and jazz. Bluegrass music is mostly all acoustic using banjos, fiddles, guitars, and bass.

Maintaining good health is top of our minds in these days of COVID-19 and that should include regular dental care and maintaining a healthy mouth.

There is a proven connection between your mouth and body so oral hygiene is vital and essential for general health and wellbeing throughout your life.

Hernando County- Local residents and visitors are invited to join friends, colleagues, and

neighbors in losing 10 pounds in 10 weeks and embracing 10 healthy habits in the 2021 Great

SPRING HILL/ST. LEO – Laela Ouellette, a 2018 graduate of Springstead High School in Spring Hill, Hernando County, has been named the first ACES (Awarding Career Educators in STEM) Scholar at Saint Leo University. Ouellette, now 20, is a junior at Saint Leo, majoring in biology with a minor in secondary education.

Central's John Carbone has a passion for cross country. He started running competitively in the 6th grade running track. Now he runs cross country for the Central Bears. Coaches Jeremy Woolcock and Patricia Greenwood helped Carbone improve his running performance. They stated he has the heart to run and all they had to do was give him a few tips and tricks and he was off. 

President of the United States

Donald J. Trump (REP) 64.68% 69,640

Joseph R. Biden (DEM) 34.25% 36,875

Jo Jorgensen (LPF) 0.61% 656

Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente (REF) 0.06% 60

Gloria La Riva (PSL) 0.04% 42

Howie Hawkins (GRE) 0.13% 142

Don Blankenship (CPF) 0.04% 38

Write-in 0.21% 223

Total Votes in Hernando: 107,676

Representative in Congress, District 11

* Daniel Webster (REP) 64.92% 68,162

Dana Marie Cottrell (DEM) 35.08% 36,838

From the local US Air Force Hernando County Composite Squadron, Major Vernie Robbins,  graduated from the US Air Force Civil Air Chaplain Corps Regional Staff College in August 2020, which was conducted online, due to the COVID 19 virus. 118 individuals that graduated out of 200, came from across the United States, Puerto Rico, Germany, and Japan.

District 1 County Commissioner 

This not a Universal Primary Contest, so the REP candidates will only appear on REP Primary ballots.  The winner of this election will run against the DEM candidate Isaiah Haddon in the General Election on Nov. 3.

ISAIAH HADDON (DEM Candidate)

Sheriff Al Nienhuis (Incumbent)

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According to forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season is expected for this year.  The outlook predicts a 60 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 30 percent chance of a near-normal season, and only a 10 percent chance of it being a below-normal season.