The Plant City Christmas Parade, canceled hours before its Dec. 5 start, will be rescheduled for Friday, volunteer organizers decided last week. ...more

December 17, 2008 |

Ford dealers from throughout central Florida gathered in Bartow on Friday for a press conference to discuss the national, statewide and local impact of the U.S. automotive industry. ...more

December 7, 2008 |

About two dozen volunteers carved out about three hours of their Saturday morning to do something that, to Barbara Newlin, seems so simple and yet has such far-reaching impact. ...more

November 17, 2008 |

Josh Santos will miss being able to vote in this election by one day, but he will be at the polls. ...more

November 1, 2008 |

When most people think of Christmas morning they think of opening presents with friends and family. Troops overseas don't have that luxury, which is why Bob Williams of Support Our Troops is working so hard to send 40,000 1-gallon bags full of goodies to the troops. ...more

October 18, 2008 |

Criticizing Sarah Palin is truly shooting fish in a barrel. But given the huge attention she is getting, you can't just ignore what she has to say. And there was one thing she said in the debate with Joe Biden that really sticks in my craw. It was when she turned to Biden and declared: "You recently said paying taxes is patriotic. In middle-class America, where I have been all my life, that is not considered patriotic." ...more

October 9, 2008 |

The members of the current Hernando County School Board may not be sure how to handle a longtime program that teaches kindergarteners how to swim, but school board candidate Gene Magrini is. ...more

October 8, 2008 |

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - A retired principal will become the chairman of a nonprofit organization that helps out local schools. ...more

October 8, 2008 |

The YMCA program that helps local kindergarteners learn to swim may be on the line at local schools. ...more

October 6, 2008 |

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Most school boundary discussions involve parents pleading for the district to keep their children at their current schools. ...more

October 1, 2008 |