Hernando County employees overwhelmingly approved their first contract on Monday by a vote of 136 to seven. Three of the yes votes were from the professional employees union and the rest for the nonprofessional unit. The Teamsters Union was voted in this year to represent approximately 550 county workers. The vote came after a ratification meeting in the chambers of the County Commission in Brooksville. The contract now goes to the commissioners at their Nov. 10 meeting for final approval.
BROOKSVILLE Singer moves on to regional semifinals
Aspiring Hernando County vocalist Jenny Rimmer won the Florida finals for the Colgate Country Showdown on Sunday in Pensacola, bringing her one step closer to competing for the $100,000 top prize. Rimmer, who works at the Wal-Mart Distribution Center on Kettering Road, earned a unanimous nod from judges by performing two original songs, Little Girls At War and Never Going Back, and will go on to the regional semifinals on Dec. 5 in Rock Hill, S.C. The contest winner will be chosen Jan. 31 in Nashville.
Correction
The musical Sweet Charity will play April 23 through June 13 at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre in Hudson. An incorrect closing date was listed in Saturday's Hernando Times.
Today's meetings
Hernando County Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinating Board, 10 a.m., Room 160, Hernando County Government Center, 20 N Main St., Brooksville.
Hernando County Housing Authority, 3 p.m., commission chambers, Hernando County Government Center, 20 N Main St., Brooksville.
Spring Hill Fire Rescue Commission, 7 p.m., 3445 Bob Hartung Court, Spring Hill.
Today's picks
Brooksville Music Club presents 'Musical Notation' with trumpeter Mike Tranchida: 1:30-3:30 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 475 North Ave. W, Brooksville. (352) 799-4029.
Pumpkin patch program: 10 a.m. for ages 18-35 months, 11 a.m. for ages 3-5, East Hernando Branch Library, 6457 Windmere Road, Ridge Manor West. (352) 540-6391.
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