Sampson's is not an isolated case. More than 24,000 Hernando households that had not been in the flood plain are now designated in an area prone to flooding, according to the county's estimate.

When I moved to Hernando I was shocked to find out our commissioners are paid $60,000-plus annually and to find the amount of persons in this county who are paid more than $100,000 a year.

Flood maps are different from evacuation zones and show a property's risk for flooding at any time of the year, including as a result of heavy rain. These zones have nothing to do with hurricanes ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Flood maps are different from evacuation zones and show a property's risk for flooding at any time of the year, including as a result of heavy rain. These zones have nothing to do ...

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — A Tampa Bay-area observation tower that was recently closed over serious safety concerns could be demolished — unless the public chips in to fix or replace it ...

As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 50 of Florida's 67 counties are under evacuation orders. Here's a list of the counties ordered to evacuate.

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — The National Weather services extended a flood warning for the Withlacoochee River at Trilby until 8 p.m. on Monday.

The National Weather Service issued a flood warning just past midnight on Thursday for areas along the Withlacoochee River near the Pasco-Hernando County line.

Know your flood zone The Florida Division of Emergency Management has a website to determine whether you live in an evacuation zone and what zone it is. Go to the website and enter your address.