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An unlicensed driver from Guatemala was arrested and is facing deportation following a traffic stop Thursday evening in Coleman. Nohelia Adilaida Cifuentes Cano, 26, of Belleview, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of operating a motor vehicle without a valid license. According to an arrest report from the Sumter County...
BROOKSVILLE – On Tuesday, the Hernando County Board of County Commissioners held a regular meeting where they heard a presentation from Hernando County Fairgrounds Operations Manager Richard Klimas. The commissioners were looking to turn over a new leaf with Klimas and company but were cautious considering past dealings that...
BROOKSVILLE – Over the last few weeks, citizens of Brookridge have come en masse to local board of county commissioners meetings to voice their concerns and displeasure with the developments, or lack thereof, occurring near the 55-plus community. The various residents spent their allotted three-minute intervals discussing issues with...
An 89-year-old woman facing the prospect of assisted living is on the list of investors in financial limbo following the sudden collapse of a prominent Villages financial firm and its murky Costa Rican real estate venture. Shirley Cofman, who currently lives in Ohio, said she and her husband invested a...
A man from Mexico who was caught earlier this year driving without a license has landed back behind bars. Gelasio Andres Perez, 28, of Wildwood, was booked Saturday at the Sumter County Detention Center following his arrest by Sumter County sheriff’s deputies on a warrant charging him with failure to appear.
Seeking to upgrade its efforts in collecting debt, the Board of County Commissioners has granted the Hernando County Clerk of Circuit Courts and Comptroller to act as an agent of the county. An ordinance came before the board during its Oct. 27 meeting allowing for the approval of this new...
