The Shields Painting Difference: Perfection with Every Brush Stroke
Many painting companies in Florida rely on flashy marketing and big promises to try and attract new clients. But when it comes time to work, they fall short of their promises. This is often due to a lack of experience, qualified painters, and a drive to overachieve. At Shields Painting, we do things a little differently than other painting companies in Citrus County. We believe that a professional paint job should be as close to perfect as possible. Our goal is to leave you 100% satisfied, whether we're touching up an old residential paint job or performing a complex commercial project. It might sound simple, but we achieve that goal through honesty, hard work, beautiful results, and reasonable pricing.
As a family-owned and operated painting company in North Brooksville, FL, we strive to provide personalized, professional, and friendly service. Shields Painting has been in business since 1968 for a good reason. Whenever possible, we go the extra mile to make sure our customers are happy. Unlike some of our competition, we want to know all about your house or business painting project: your vision, your preferences, your challenges, and your goals. When we understand your needs, we can present you with a fantastic final product - one that you're proud to show off to friends and neighbors.
At Shields Painting, we combine our extensive experience with time-tested, meticulous painting processes, resulting in the highest quality painting results around. As a painting contractor in Citrus County, we can take on a variety of residential, commercial, and industrial projects in Florida.
A few of our most popular painting services include:
- Interior Painting
- Exterior Painting
- Residential Painting
- Commercial Painting
- Cabinet Painting
- Ceiling Painting
- Fence Painting
- Sign Painting
- MUCH More!
Our commercial, industrial, and residential painting contractors take the proper steps to protect your property and belongings while we work. Our team will clean up after ourselves, so your property is left clean and free of debris when we're done. After all, we think there's only one way to do a job, and that's the right way.
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Your Go-To House Painting Company in North Brooksville, FL
Your home is a haven of relaxation and solitude. It is uniquely you - a place where you can express who you are through style and design. Whether you need interior touch-ups for your crown molding or a new exterior coat of paint, hiring a reliable painting contractor is the best way to get quality results.
At Shields Painting, we know how important it is to have a home that highlights your tastes and personality. That's why we offer an extensive array of residential painting services in Citrus County. As tempting as it might be to try a DIY paint job, without the proper skills and experience, there is a good chance that the results will turn out less than satisfactory.
High-quality painting requires skill, experience, and patience. If you're a homeowner who needs residential painting services but doesn't have the time, patience, or skills to handle the job, look no further than Shields Painting. We offer accuracy, precision, and longevity with each paint job we perform. Our customers choose Shields Painting for their home because they receive:
- Free Quotes with Detailed Project Breakdowns
- Affordable Pricing
- Expert Painting Contractors
- High-Quality Paint Products
- Combo of Traditional and Modern Techniques
- Well-Maintained Tools
- Unmatched Craftsmanship
- Friendly, Personalized Service
- Good Old-Fashioned Hard Work!
The majority of our house painting services come in two forms: interior and exterior.
Interior Residential Painting
As an interior painting contractor with decades of experience, our expert technicians have developed an interior painting process that maximizes quality and emphasizes customer satisfaction. We understand that interior painting goes beyond aesthetics. It protects your ceilings and walls and helps you sustain a healthier place to live for your family. When only the finest craftsmanship will do inside your home, Shields Painting is here for you.
Our seasoned team of painting experts and craftsmen is dedicated to respecting your space and providing you with the look and feel you're craving inside your home. Whether you bought a new house and want to make it your own or need minor touch-ups but have no time, Shields Painting is ready to tackle the job, no matter how small or large.
Unlike some painting companies, our interior house painters take the time to get the details right, every time. For instance, color is only one aspect of your interior paint job. The paint sheen or finish is just as important. Certain finishes are better for living rooms and bedrooms than in kitchens and bathrooms. We'll help you find the right finish and paint colors for your home, so you don't have to worry about touch-ups or repainting.
Some of our most popular interior house painting services include:
- Ceiling Painting
- Popcorn Ceiling Removal
- Living Room Painting
- Bathroom Painting
- Basement Painting
- Color Consultations
- More

Cabinet Painting
Citrus County cabinet painting deserves its own section on this page because it requires more time, skill, and quality paint than most sections of your home. If your home's cabinets are built into its woodwork, replacing them can be obnoxiously expensive. Compared to the cost of installing new cabinets, painting your kitchen cabinets is much more affordable.
At Shields Painting, we specialize in transforming old cabinets into new, gorgeous features that are just as usable as they are beautiful. Each step of our cabinet painting process is meticulous and thorough. And we'll take care of the entire job, from cleaning, prep, and sanding to priming, painting, and reassembly. This unique service lets you enjoy a brand-new look in your kitchen without having to go into debt by replacing your cabinets.
Whether your cabinets are new, but you want to change their color or you'd like to transition wood cabinets to a painted finish, Shields Painting has the expertise and experience to give you a new look you'll love.

Exterior Residential Painting
Your home - it's a place that not only keeps your belongings safe. It protects your family and loved ones, too. It's one of your largest investments, and like anything else of value, it should be protected. However, Florida weather can take a toll on your home's structure and paint, lowering your home's value and even putting your family at risk.
While it's true that a beautiful exterior affects your house's value, it shouldn't take thousands of remodeling dollars to make a positive change to your home. There's a fine line between reasonable pricing and top-quality painting, and that sweet spot is what Shields Painting aims for. If you want to transform how your friends and neighbors see your home, never underestimate the power of a professional paint job.
Our exterior residential painting services are designed to boost curb appeal, give your home a fresh look, and help it stand up to Florida's unique weather. But we provide more than that. When you hire Shields Painting for your outdoor painting project, you will enjoy peace of mind in knowing that your home is in truly capable hands. Our goal is to exceed your expectations and help bring out the best in your property, whether you need to re-stain your deck or remove old, peeling paint from your siding.
If you're on the hunt for the very best exterior painting contractor in North Brooksville, FL, look no further than Shields Painting.
Some of our most popular exterior house painting services include:
- Vinyl Siding Painting
- Deck Painting and Staining
- Stucco Exterior Painting
- Wood Exterior Painting
- Porch Painting and Staining
- Soffit Painting
- Fascia Painting
- Window Painting
- Front Door Painting
- Thorough Painting Prep
- More

The Premier Commercial Painting Company in North Brooksville, FL
When it comes to first impressions, your businesses' appearance plays an important role. Your commercial property's paint job factors into its overall aesthetics. A great-looking, well-maintained paint job can mean the difference between a customer walking in your storefront and passing by. Conversely, an old, worn-out commercial paint job can send the wrong message to prospective customers. If you can't take the time to keep up your property's appearance, why would a customer spend their hard-earned money on your products?
The same goes for your businesses' interior paint. Would you want to do business with a company that has peeling paint or unsightly crown molding? At Shield's Painting, our goal is to create a beautiful environment that your customers and employees will love inside and out. When you work with our business painters, you can rest easy knowing we treat your business like it were our own. We always clean up after ourselves and know that operations cannot come to a halt just because we're painting. As such, we'll work with your busy schedule to ensure the job gets done right the first time without disrupting your day-to-day commitments.
With decades of commercial painting experience, we know the demands of a commercial painting project necessitate a disciplined and focused approach from the start. Our team of business painters is committed to delivering quality, on-time results on every project, every time - no excuses

We offer professional business painting services to a variety of building types, including:

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Industrial Painting
A high level of care and finesse are required to effectively paint an industrial property. At Shields Painting, we know that industrial paint jobs involve much more than aesthetics. That's why our industrial services are customized to your specifications, using industrial-grade materials that stand up to heavy-duty operations.
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Retail Store Painting
Our commercial painters apply effective, yet appealing interior and exterior paint that stand up to the daily rigors of busy retail environments.


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Small Business Painting
Do you own a restaurant franchise? Have a small "mom and pop" location that needs a fresh coat of paint? Shields Painting has the resources and reliability to efficiently get the job done the first time. That way, you can focus on serving your customers, not having your business repainted.
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Healthcare Location Painting
From walk-in clinics to long-term care facilities, Shields Painting is sensitive to your patients' needs. We know you must protect your patient's privacy while maintaining productivity. Our approach to healthcare location painting centers around your schedule to avoid disruptions in care.


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Apartment Complex Painting
Erase signs of wear and make your apartment complex or multi-family building a more desirable place to live with a stunning, professional paint job.
Florida's Most Trusted Painting Contractor
Shields Painting has been in the business since 1968. In a world where so much has changed, we are proud to uphold the ideals that make us successful: hard, honest work, getting the job done right, and excellent customer service. Providing you with trustworthy, quality work will always take priority over rushing through a project to serve the next customer. That is just not the way we choose to do business.
As professionals dedicated to perfection, we strive to provide a unique painting experience for every customer - one that focuses on their needs and desires instead of our own. Whether you need residential painting for your home or commercial painting for your business, we encourage you to reach out today to speak with our customer service team. Whether you have big ideas about a new paint project or need our expertise and guidance, we look forward to hearing from you soon.

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Amazon to build distribution center in Pasco
VINCENT F. SAFUTO Suncoast Newshttps://www.suncoastnews.com/news/amazon-to-build-distribution-center-in-pasco/article_ad38c208-7dfc-11ec-acda-cbd13aef66c2.html
NEW PORT RICHEY – Amazon will be building a large facility at the intersection of State Road 52 and Bellamy Brothers Boulevard that will provide about 500 jobs.Pasco Economic Development Center CEO Bill Cronin told county commissioners that it was “a great day for Pasco” as he ended his presentation with the news.The facility will be 500,000 square feet, and Cronin said it won’t be the typical sorting facility but a robotics center where local students can work on the machines that will do the work....
NEW PORT RICHEY – Amazon will be building a large facility at the intersection of State Road 52 and Bellamy Brothers Boulevard that will provide about 500 jobs.
Pasco Economic Development Center CEO Bill Cronin told county commissioners that it was “a great day for Pasco” as he ended his presentation with the news.
The facility will be 500,000 square feet, and Cronin said it won’t be the typical sorting facility but a robotics center where local students can work on the machines that will do the work.
“These are not the low-paying jobs,” Cronin said. “This is the good stuff.”
“What a big win for Pasco County and the entire region,” said Commissioner Mike Moore.
Their job is to bring more jobs to the county so fewer people drive to Hillsborough or Pinellas to work, and this is how to do it, he added.
“Can we have more ready sites?” he asked. “What can we do as a board to assure our residents that the jobs are going to be there?”
Commission chairman Kathryn Starkey pointed out that regional traffic is increasing because so many Pasco residents take to the highways to go to work in other counties.
Commissioners were thrilled at the news, but Starkey said that there would have to be housing for the people working at the new businesses opening in Pasco County.
“All those jobs will require housing, and some of it will have to be affordable,” Starkey said. “Or they’ll go to Hernando.”
Cronin cautioned that the announced jobs won’t start until the facility is completed, and that’s expected to be at the end of the year, with a groundbreaking in February.
Moore said that the county needs to be sure it keeps land for businesses, and that’s been an issue in a county where housing needs are growing faster.
“Make sure developers are continuing to commit to those entitlements for employment,” he said. “Jobs come first. If you trade them for housing, it throws an MPUD out the window. Make sure everyone fulfills those employment entitlements.”
Starkey said more effort needs to be made to fill in areas on U.S. 41 and U.S. 19, which have blighted buildings and empty spaces that can be used for offices and housing.
Cold weather shelters open across Tampa Bay
Brody Wooddellhttps://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/cold-weather-shelters-open-across-tampa-bay
TAMPA BAY, Fla — The extreme cold has sparked several counties to open cold weather shelters.The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning from 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Monday morning, January 24 for Hernando, Citrus, Levy, Sumter, and inland Pasco Counties.A freeze warning means widespread freezing temperatures are expected to occur. Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 are possible.COLD WEATHER SHELTERSHERNANDO Men’s Shelter Women’s Shelter ‘Mary’s...
TAMPA BAY, Fla — The extreme cold has sparked several counties to open cold weather shelters.
The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning from 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Monday morning, January 24 for Hernando, Citrus, Levy, Sumter, and inland Pasco Counties.
A freeze warning means widespread freezing temperatures are expected to occur. Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 are possible.
COLD WEATHER SHELTERS
HERNANDO
Men’s Shelter Women’s Shelter ‘Mary’s House’
1090 Mondon Hill Road 1163 Howell Avenue
Brooksville, FL 34605 Brooksville, FL 34601
Phone: (352) 799-2912 ext.103 Phone: (352) 799-2912 ext.109
PASCO
Pasco County is coordinating with the Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco County to open a Cold Weather Shelter on the east side of the county Sunday, January 23, 2022, for anyone needing a warm place to spend the night.
The shelter will open Sunday at 5 p.m. and close Monday, January 24 at 8 a.m.
To make sheltering arrangements, you must call the following number by 8 p.m.Sunday evening:
Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco County / (727) 842-8605, Ext. 6
SARASOTA
Sarasota County Emergency Management officials have opened a cold-weather shelter for those in need.
The Salvation Army – Center of Hope, 1400 10th St., Sarasota will conduct their normal cold weather operation plan Sunday, Jan. 23, with intake beginning at 7 p.m. Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. and breakfast will be served at 5:30 a.m.
In south county, a cold-weather shelter will open at 100 Church, 14525 Tamiami Trail, North Port at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. It will close the following morning.
HILLSBOROUGH
With limited capacity, Hillsborough County’s cold weather shelters program will be activated on Sunday, Jan. 23, for the homeless and those who live in homes without adequate heat.
The availability of motel vouchers will be limited because of a busy event weekend.
Important changes for this season: Congregate shelters will be at limited capacity and will comply with social distancing recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each resident who chooses to take advantage of cold weather shelters will be screened upon entry. Residents and volunteers will be required to wear a face-covering while inside the shelter, and one will be provided if they do not have one. Meals will be served in single-serve containers.
Hillsborough County is partnering with The Portico and Amazing Love Ministries to provide limited-capacity cold weather shelters for adults.
The Portico1001 N. Florida Ave., Tampa FL, 33605Opens at 6 p.m. for adults Amazing Love Ministries3304 E. Columbus Dr., Tampa, FL, 33602Opens at 6 p.m. for adults
Metropolitan Ministries and Tampa Crossroads are supplying a limited number of single-night motel vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis. Pre-registration is required by calling the numbers below. Phone lines turned on at 9 a.m., and the deadline to call is 5 p.m.
Individuals and couples without children can call (813) 702-0850.
Conference Championship Central: 2022 schedule, results for men's and women's golf
Golf Channel Digital April 27https://www.golfchannel.com/news/conference-championship-central-2022-schedule-results-mens-and-womens-golf
Getty ImagesConference championship season is upon us.Over the next few weeks, men's and women's teams across the country will compete for not only conference bragging rights but also automatic spots in NCAA regionals.Thirty Division I men's conferences offer up AQs while 27 do so on the women's side.Below is the schedule for AQ-eligible Division I men's and women's conference championships, along with results as each tournament finishes:(Note: team and individual conference champions earn automatic bid...
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Conference championship season is upon us.
Over the next few weeks, men's and women's teams across the country will compete for not only conference bragging rights but also automatic spots in NCAA regionals.
Thirty Division I men's conferences offer up AQs while 27 do so on the women's side.
Below is the schedule for AQ-eligible Division I men's and women's conference championships, along with results as each tournament finishes:
(Note: team and individual conference champions earn automatic bids into an NCAA regional.)
SWACApril 18-20, The Refuge GC, Flowood, Mississippi
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SECApril 20-24, Sea Island GC (Seaside), St. Simons Island, Georgia
BIG SOUTHApril 20-24, The Patriot GC, Ninety-Six, South Carolina
IVY LEAGUEApril 22-24, Century CC, Purchase, New York
MAACApril 22-24, Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia), Lake Buena Vista, Florida
SOCONApril 22-24, Reynolds Lake (Oconee), Greensboro, Georgia
AMERICANApril 22-24, Southern Hills Plantation, Brooksville, Florida
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ACCApril 22-25, Watersound Club, Panama City, Florida
ATLANTIC SUNApril 24-26, University of Georgia GC, Athens, Georgia
COLONIALApril 24-26, Dataw Island (Cotton Dike), Saint Helena, South Carolina
HORIZONApril 24-26, Mission Inn Resort (Las Colinas), Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida
MISSOURI VALLEYApril 24-26, Paducah CC, Paducah, Kentucky
OHIO VALLEYApril 24-26, Dalhousie GC, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
SUN BELTApril 24-27, Mystic Creek GC, El Dorado, Arkansas
Oklahoma Golf
BIG 12April 25-27, Whispering Pines GC, Trinity, Texas
BIG EASTApril 25-27, Callaway Resort (Mountain View), Pine Mountain, Georgia
BIG SKYApril 25-27, Talking Stick Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona
PAC-12April 25-27, Aldarra GC, Sammamish, Washington
SOUTHLANDApril 25-27, Stonebridge Ranch CC, McKinney, Texas
CONFERENCE USAApril 25-28, Texarkana CC, Texarkana, Arkansas
WEST COASTApril 28-30, Reflection Bay GC, Henderson, Nevada
ATLANTIC 10April 29-May 1, Reunion Resort (Watson), Kissimmee, Florida
MOUNTAIN WESTApril 29-May 1, Gold Mountain GC, Bremerton, Washington
NORTHEASTApril 29-May 1, LPGA International (Hills), Daytona Beach, Florida
PATRIOTApril 29-May 1, Steel Club, Hellertown, Pennsylvania
WACApril 29-May 1, Boulder Creek GC, Boulder City, Nevada
BIG TENApril 29-May 1, The Pete Dye Course, French Lick, Indiana
MACApril 29-May 1, White Eagle GC, Naperville, Illinois
BIG WESTMay 1-3, La Quinta CC, La Quinta, California
SUMMITMay 1-3, Sand Creek Station, Newton, Kansas
BIG WESTApril 10-12, San Luis Obispo CC, San Luis Obispo, California
*beat Hawaii in playoff
BIG SOUTHApril 13-16, The Patriot GC, Ninety-Six, South Carolina
LSU Athletics
SECApril 13-17, Greystone GC, Birmingham, Alabama
COLONIALApril 15-17, St. James Plantation, Greensboro, North Carolina
PATRIOTApril 15-17, U.S. Naval Academy GC, Annapolis, Maryland
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ACCApril 14-17, The Reserve GC, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
AMERICANApril 17-19, Pinehurst Resort (No. 6), Pinehurst, North Carolina
SUN BELTApril 17-19, LPGA International, Daytona Beach, Florida
ATLANTIC SUNApril 17-19, Kinderlou Forest GC, Valdosta, Georgia
MISSOURI VALLEYApril 17-19, Greenbriar HIlls CC, St. Louis
OHIO VALLEYApril 17-19, RTJ Golf Trail (Fighting Joe), Muscle Shoals, Alabama
SOCONApril 17-19, Dye GC at Barefoot Resort, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Oregon Athletics
PAC-12April 18-20, Eugene CC, Eugene, Oregon
CONFERENCE USAApril 18-20, PGA National Resort (Champion), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
BIG SKYApril 18-20, Talking Stick Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona
WACApril 18-20, Riverhill CC, Kerrville, Texas
SOUTHLANDApril 18-20, Panorama GC, Conroe, Texas
SJSU Athletics
MOUNTAIN WESTApril 18-20, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, California
NORTHEASTApril 21-23, LPGA International (Jones), Daytona Beach, Florida
BIG EASTApril 21-23, Callaway Resort (Mountain View), Pine Mountain, Georgia
BIG 12April 22-24, Houston Oaks, Hockley, Texas
MACApril 22-24, Stone Oak CC, Holland, Ohio
IVY LEAGUEApril 22-24, The Ridge at Back Brook, Ringoes, New Jersey
MAACApril 22-24, Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia), Lake Buena Vista, Florida
BIG TENApril 22-24, TPC River's Bend, Maineville, Ohio
SUMMITApril 24-26, Sand Creek Station GC, Newton, Kansas
HORIZONApril 24-26, Mission Inn Resort (Las Colinas), Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida
The men’s conference championships got underway this week at various sites across the country, and GolfChannel.com will keep you updated as the champions are crowned.
A new chapter for World Woods: The acclaimed Florida 36-hole complex will soon become Cabot Citrus Farms
Derek Duncanhttps://www.golfdigest.com/story/world-woods-cabot-citrus-farms
When World Woods opened in 1994, it marked the apex of the public golf boom of the 1980s and 90s. The 36-hole complex in west-central Florida represented a golf ideal, with two diverse, evocative and affordable golf courses completely devoid of surrounding development built by the game’s top designer on land perfectly suited to the game.The two Tom Fazio-designed courses near Brooksville, 50 minutes north of Tampa, were gorgeous, critically acclaimed and highly accessible. Pine Barrens, densely wooded with swaths of deep bunkers...
When World Woods opened in 1994, it marked the apex of the public golf boom of the 1980s and 90s. The 36-hole complex in west-central Florida represented a golf ideal, with two diverse, evocative and affordable golf courses completely devoid of surrounding development built by the game’s top designer on land perfectly suited to the game.
The two Tom Fazio-designed courses near Brooksville, 50 minutes north of Tampa, were gorgeous, critically acclaimed and highly accessible. Pine Barrens, densely wooded with swaths of deep bunkers gashed into the site’s native sandy base, spent several years on the Golf Digest America’s 100 Greatest Courses ranking. The more pastoral Rolling Oaks, with broader holes that trundle from high to low and back through groves of moss-draped live oaks, became a mainstay on our Best in State list. Pine Barrens even hosted a televised Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf episode with Phil Mickelson and David Toms. The only thing World Woods seemed to be missing was a suitable maintenance budget that could match the course conditions to the quality of the design. In the past 20 years in particular the turf at both courses has perennially suffered.
The future, however, looks bright again with the official announcement today that the Canada-based Cabot group has acquired the property.
The new name of the development will be Cabot Citrus Farms, and it becomes the latest addition to the company’s expanding golf and real estate portfolio that also includes Cabot Cape Breton in Nova Scotia (home of Cabot Cliffs and Cabot Links, courses ranked one and six, respectively, on Golf Digest’s Best in Canada survey) and two under-construction projects, Cabot Saint Lucia and Cabot Revelstoke in British Columbia. Cabot Citrus Farms plans to begin a major, property-wide transformation this summer with the addition of a new clubhouse, cottages and villas, nature paths and a housing component. Also projected is a re-imagined practice area and a family-friendly short course in the mold of others such as The Nest at Cabot Cape Breton, The Sandbox at Sand Valley and The Cradle at Pinehurst.
More significantly, both Pine Barrens and Rolling Oaks will undergo renovations, though how comprehensive they’ll be is yet to be determined.
Ben Cowan-Dewar, Cabot founder and CEO, says he first saw World Woods about two decades ago, and over the past 10 years has been thinking seriously about the courses and ways to revive the golf.
“That land is just like an enchanted forest,” he says. “What we want to do first and foremost is to get the golf back to where it was when the place first opened.” Cabot purchased more than 1,200 acres for development, but the initial phase of the plan will be to focus attention on the roughly 500 acres that currently comprises the golf courses.
Cowan-Dewar is still mulling over who to hire to oversee the work at each course—he intends to have that decision made by the end of March. He won’t reveal who he’s considering, only that there are “a slate of people we love working with and a slate of people we’d love to work with,” and numerous architects have visited the site over the past several months and submitted their ideas.
What is clear is that there will be separate designers for each course, and that the facility will remain open for play until June before it closes for approximately 18 months while the reconstruction and additions take place. The target re-opening is December 2023.
World Woods has always possessed a unique “feel” due to its rural, sleepy location atop the ancient dune ridges that give this section of the state its surprising elevation changes and deep sandy soils. Even though Pine Barrens and Rolling Oaks sit side by side, their topographies and ecosystems are quite different. Pine Barrens is tightly routed and shrouded in pines with smaller-scale rolls and undulations. The Rolling Oaks parcel, much more open, tilts from a high point next to Pine Barrens 50 feet down to lower pastureland.
One scenario is to merely renovate and upgrade both courses as they are. Each are strong designs—Pine Barrens in particular possessing rhythmic energy and an intense motif of sand and isolation that was particularly captivating when it was built in the early 90s. Certain holes are slightly claustrophobic, particularly the weak 17th and 18th, and the par-3 third across a reflection pond is sorely out of place, but the land movements, the rugged caverns and standout moments like the par-4 eighth with a fishhook green perched over a swath of sand and the drivable par-4 15th with alternate fairways make the case for it to be flexed out and cleaned up rather than torn apart.
On the other hand, is there an even better course to be made from the Pine Barrens material? Such invigorating golf terrain and natural tree cover is a rare thing, and World Woods is perhaps too good a site not to turn over to the current generation of designers who have proven their ability to create masterpieces in sand. Rolling Oaks, at the least, seems primed for a major remodel, though the routing of the course might be too difficult to change much.
“As you can imagine, when you ask three different people what they would do they tell you three different things, and they’re all variations that range from modest to major proposals,” Cowan-Dewar says of the design input he’s heard. “That’s what we’re working through, to come up with a vision that really lets the land sing. Where we’ve had success in the past is when we let the land be the star, and here we have a special piece of property. Whatever we do will be about highlighting that.”
The rest of the undeveloped land, some 700 acres, is just as intriguing. Portions of it will be devoted to real estate, but there’s enough room for at least one future course as well. The palette will be similarly rich, with pine forests, live oak, sandy soils and 60-foot elevation changes. As good as World Woods has always been, there has always been the sense that there’s more potential to be tapped. There will be much to keep an eye on in the coming months at Cabot Citrus Farms.
Woman, husband accused of $1.5 million theft from Humane Society
VINCENT F. SAFUTO Hernando Todayhttps://www.suncoastnews.com/crime_crashes_fires/woman-husband-accused-of-1-5-million-theft-from-humane-society/article_4a1f9068-8aa2-11ec-8a1d-63a272641b9c.html
They allegedly stole from puppies and kittens.A Hernando County couple is in custody after a joint investigation by the Hernando, Pasco and Pinellas sheriff’s offices, the U.S. Marshals Service and the U.S. Secret Service found more than $1.5 million missing from the nonprofit Humane Society of the Nature Coast over the course of more than two years.Susana Arneson, 38, and her husband, Douglas O’Berry, also 38, allegedly were part of a scheme called “Operation Heartless,” Sheriff Al Neinhuis said....
They allegedly stole from puppies and kittens.
A Hernando County couple is in custody after a joint investigation by the Hernando, Pasco and Pinellas sheriff’s offices, the U.S. Marshals Service and the U.S. Secret Service found more than $1.5 million missing from the nonprofit Humane Society of the Nature Coast over the course of more than two years.
Susana Arneson, 38, and her husband, Douglas O’Berry, also 38, allegedly were part of a scheme called “Operation Heartless,” Sheriff Al Neinhuis said.
They are in custody and are being held on $750,000 each on three first-degree felonies. Each count has a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, said Bill Gadsen, state attorney for the Fifth Circuit.
Nienhuis said at a press conference Thursday morning that the board of directors of the Humane Society had noticed improprieties in a bank account that “should have had a lot more money.”
Unlike many nonprofits that are victims of thefts by employees, the Humane Society reported the theft, and that set off an investigation that is still ongoing.
“The Humane Society may not be the only victim in this kind of case,” Nienhuis said.
The sheriff said they received the case on Jan. 21 and initially found that Arneson had funneled more than $300,000 into her personal bank account, and was able to buy items, property and even a business.
Since that time, they identified more than $1.2 million as having been taken.
Arneson had begun working at the Humane Society in November 2018, Nienhuis said. In April 2020, there was a burglary at the facility, and Arneson was recorded saying through tears that whoever had stolen from the place was “heartless.” He emphasized that there does not appear to be a connection between Arneson, O’Berry and the burglar, who was arrested and sentenced to eight years in prison.
At that time, Nienhuis said, she had already taken $300,000.
Among the items Arneson and O’Berry bought were a $22,000 Seafox, a $43,000 2020 Jeep Wrangler, a house for $220,000 cash, international travel, a Dodge Ram and the Precision Tackle store on U.S. 19, south of Toucan Drive.
The couple bought the house five days after the burglary.
Arneson quit the Humane Society on Aug. 26, 2021, and opened a business called Vibes by SQ next to the tackle shop.
She had allegedly diverted $800,000 in checks to the Humane Society and even allegedly took a six-figure donation, the sheriff said.
He added that they’ve seized bank accounts and recovered assets but it’s not likely that all the money can be returned. It’s not uncommon in these cases to only recover pennies on the dollar.
Nienhuis said there still is a lot of work ahead, but he knows that the IRS filed liens against Arneson for the 2012 and 2013 tax years for about $400,000.
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