Brooksville, Florida -- A Hernando County Sheriff's deputy has been charged with DUI and placed on unpaid administrative leave.

Tuesday morning, the State Attorney's Office issued Deputy David Feger a summons for DUI.

Feger was simultaneously served a letter from Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis, which read in part:

"Due to an ongoing administrative investigation in which you are a subject member and based on the State Attorney's decision to issue you a summons for Driving Under the Influence, you are being placed on administrative leave without pay effective June 6, 2011."

Feger surrendered his badge, weapon, commission card and sheriff's office vehicle.

Spring Hill, Florida -- A couple was arrested Monday, after they tried to steal sex jelly, a vibrating ring, an ovulation predictor and male erectile enhancement cream from a Spring Hill Walmart, deputies say.

According to investigators, Christopher Lee Blanton, 34, looked at the store's cameras while Janet Frances Miller, 25, put the four items in her purse.

The items total $61.44.

The couple was stopped on their way out of the store. 

Drought is slowly closing in on Hernando County, and while we can't reverse it right away, there are things we can do to slow it's advance.

If you look at the image above, you'll see that as of May 31, only 9.79% of the state is drought free. Unfortunately, the heat is only going to intensify as we head into summer, causing the drought to get worse. The lack of significant rain is slowly catching up to us.

To date, my weather station just north of  Brooksville has seen 13.94 inches of rain this year.

With several scorching months still ahead of us, we need to save as much water as possible, and not waste it needlessly.  Hernando County is now at two-day-per-week watering restrictions.   People with even numbered addresses can water on Thursday and/or Sunday, and people with odd numbered addresses can water on Wednesday and/or Saturday.