Brooksville to preserve, protect brick streets

Brooksville to preserve, protect brick streets

The City of Brooksville wants to preserve its historic brick streets. The city council gave initial approval to an ordinance that outlines a district where the roads are or are likely to be. It also establishes criteria for rehabbing brick roads and outlines several funding sources to pay for them. Community Development Director David Hainley says they also found a supplier of similar bricks, if repairs are needed. A final vote on the brick stre…

Warrant nets trio of drug-related arrests in South Brooksville

Two men and a woman are facing multiple drug-related charges after members of the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Vice and Narcotics Unit executed a probable cause warrant on a property in Brooksville. The warrant was obtained after the HCSO received a tip that someone, later identified as Lorenzo Townsend Jr., 29, was allegedly selling crack cocaine from his residence at 834 Easy Street. The property is directly across the street from t…