A New Year & A New Challenge
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
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.
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
* 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)
Bio
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.
One reader asked how many ventilators are available in the county.
Unfortunately we weren’t able to find an exact number. As of April 15, Hernando County has had 16 hospitalizations of COVID-19 positive residents. There have been a total of 73 positive cases and 2 deaths.