Now that he has put a 15-game scoreless drought to rest, C Vinny Lecavalier believes the goals will start coming more easily. ...more

October 26, 2009

The countywide burn ban, which had been in place for the past five weeks, has been rescinded. ...more

April 22, 2009

A 31-year-old Clearwater man has been arrested in Minneapolis in connection with a slaying in a Clearwater motel last year. ...more

April 17, 2009

The city of Avon Park has terminated its water and wastewater foreman Freddie Renfro and has given its longtime public works coordinator Ted Long the option to retire, resign or be fired, according to city officials. ...more

April 7, 2009

Singer Willie Nelson has rescheduled an appearance at Ruth Eckerd Hall for Oct. 20. ...more

March 25, 2009

Public Works Department Coordinator Ted Long has filed a lawsuit against City Manager Sarah Adelt, seeking a court order for the release of public records which he claims Adelt did not provide. ...more

March 24, 2009

Public Works Department Coordinator Ted Long has filed a lawsuit against City Manager Sarah Adelt, seeking a court order for the release of public records which he claims Adelt did not provide. ...more

March 24, 2009

It seems that lately I've missed mentioning some of the more significant events of our year. Like: I totally forgot to warn everyone to prepare themselves for last week's Friday the 13th. Then there was spring that got here yesterday. Another item I almost forgot to mention was the big race; the 12 Hours of Sebring. I'm not sure if there is anyone at the track who is reading this column today, but they may well take it home so I'll offer, "Welcome race fans have a safe trip home." Then in last week's column I left out any reference to St. Patrick's Day, a day that has extra meaning for me because it's the anniversary of my introduction to the military. Traditionally we once made it a point to show up on the steps of Takis' Restaurant on March 17 to have some of Mama's distinctively flavorful corned beef and cabbage. Of course that was before the couple retired. Then we just kind of forgot about tradition. But as luck would have it we saw Caddyshack's ad in the paper for corned beef and cabbage to be served on the saint's day. ...more

March 21, 2009

This is a partial list of crimes and service calls reported March 12-18 to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the sheriff's office at (813) 247-8200. 33556 Avonwood St/Del Valle Rd, disturbance, March 15, 11:48 p.m. Eastbourn Dr, Block 15600, shooting, March 12, 9:09 p.m. Equestrian Tl, Block 17100, stolen vehicle, March 17, 7:32 a.m. ...more

March 20, 2009

Gingerlee Prettymitchell's "Words of Wisdom" published March 17 in the letters to the editor are really "Words of Folly." We can't even call them words of knowledge for she is talking about the Bill of Rights and the Constitution and claims Jefferson's words support them. ...more

March 20, 2009