HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — A heavy timber observation tower at a Tampa Bay-area park is being closed due to "serious safety concerns," officials said. The Linda Pedersen Park Observation Tower in ...

Brooksville, Fla. — Chinsegut Hill in Hernando County holds the key to more than a century of women’s history. “The more you understand Chinsegut, the more you understand Hernando County ...

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office announced two sets of remains found in Brooksville and Spring Hill more than 30 years ago have been identified, thanks to lab ...

The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division is partnering with Petco Love and dozens of animal welfare organizations across Florida for the 2025 Petco Love Florida MEGA Adoption ...

Eugene Kelly, a Hernando County resident and president of the Florida Native Plant Society, said that “it would be great to see the land being added to the state forest,” but it’s hard to know the ...

Health department warns of rabies HERNANDO COUNTY -- The Florida Department of Health in Hernando County is monitoring rabies among wild animals in the area. This is in response to a single confirmed ...

The agreement to purchase the land came after public outcry over a proposed swap of part of the Withlacoochee State Forest ...

The Emmy Award winner is based in Pasco County. As a resident of the county ... Graduate in television news at the University of Florida and returns his alma mater every year to mentor students.

The Hernando Sun is a locally owned weekly newspaper. The founders of the newspaper are Rocco and Julie Maglio. They saw the need for a newspaper when the Hernando Today newspaper closed their doors ...

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