Today's News

By Michael D. Bates

Bank mergers these days are occurring more frequently due to a volatile economy and shifting of consumer trends.

And many times, those mergers can be messy.

That is most definitely not the case with the recently completed merger between Drummond Community Bank and Nature Coast Bank. As of Jan. 1, Drummond acquired the two Citrus County Nature Coast branches, located at 1160 U.S. 19 N. in Crystal River and 2455 N. Citrus Hills Blvd., Hernando.

When Cedar Key coach David Tomlin reflected on his team’s tournament loss to rival Bronson Monday night, he saw a lot of good both teams could take away from the closely-fought district quarterfinal matchup.

No. 4 seed Bronson, which answered a Sharks rally in the middle quarters, prevailed 54-47 to move on to face top-seeded and No. 2-ranked Trenton in Thursday’s District 1A-7 semifinal round at 7:30 p.m. in Trenton.

Casey Lawson’s path to college ball has been almost as elusive as his stable of pitches are for opposing batters.

The Chiefland senior was on the shelf for his first two years of high school due to a hairline fracture in his throwing arm.

But he reemerged just in time for the Indians’ magical run to the state championship game last spring, contributing as a key bat in the lineup while he nursed his arm back to health.

Computer coding touches all of our lives, from the most complex technological tasks to the games that distract us on our phones.

Naturally, that means it’s becoming a critical part of the current and future landscape of education.

Fifth graders at Bronson Elementary School are a part of that cutting edge, and proving it’s never too early to acquire an appreciation of computer science.