By her own admission, King's Kelsey Gibson has spent her whole life on a golf course. ...more

November 3, 2009

Tarpon Springs Public Services Director Juan Cruz has retired after working for the city 43 years. ...more

October 21, 2009

With an astonishing number of tight matches under their belts, the members of the Plant City High boys golf team should have been well prepared for the postseason. ...more

October 21, 2009

The Lake June West townhome community, located at 1057 Lake June Road, is under construction and nearly all of the units in the first building have been sold, according to Mike Chapman, president of Chapman's Construction Co. ...more

August 2, 2009

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July 19, 2009

A massive tortoise who left the circus and took his show on the road for six days has been found and is expected to be back with his circus family soon. ...more

July 18, 2009

about 350 of us - showed up at the quarterly membership meeting on March 25 at Community Hall. ...more

April 1, 2009

According to Gary Ritter, director of South Florida Water Management District, SLID is responsible for the water management system for Spring Lake, including the golf course. So if that is the case, there is no reason for SLID to buy the golf course. The current owner has stated SLID has every legal right to clear the water ways. They have an easement, he stated, at the meeting last Wednesday. If SLID buys the golf course for $3.4 million, how much more is it going to cost to clean out the ponds, canals and lakes? All the SLID board members have talked about is buying the golf course. How is this going to fix the problem without dredging the water ways? ...more

March 24, 2009

While attending the Spring Lake Improvement District's board meeting, I was disappointed to hear the statements of a group of people who apparently banded together to dominate the microphone during the open discussion period. Many times, there were rounds of applause after one of the group members made statements based on their agenda opposing the SLID purchase of the golf course. In most all cases, their points or references to them had been already addressed and answered by the qualified experts: Gary Ritter, director of South Florida Water Management, Craig Wrathell, the district's financial advisor, and Gene Schriner, district engineer. The board members made many statements and points indicating their extensive involvement and research regarding the purchase of the course. ...more

March 24, 2009

It's often difficult to knowwhen elected representatives should make tough decisions and when the people should have the final say. Both ways have merit, and in Spring Lake, it's clear what must be done. ...more

March 22, 2009