LAND O' LAKES - Crews recently began extending Sunlake Boulevard south from State Road 54 into the Long Lake Ranch development. ...more

November 12, 2009

The faculty union at the University of South Florida filed a grievance against the university this week over the size of spring semester classes. ...more

November 6, 2009

Eastside Baptist Church is organizing an old-time sing-a-long. The free 6 p.m. Aug 21 event in the church's Family Life Center, 1318 E. Calhoun St., Plant City, is geared for older people, said Hazel Smith, leader of the seniors at Eastside. ...more

July 28, 2009

Our homeowners association is governed by Florida Statute 720. Our bylaws say that a director who has unexcused absences for three consecutive meetings has vacated his/her director's position. ...more

August 28, 2008

Pet Food Companies Should Help Save Abandoned Pets As we are all aware, families within our communities are suffering terrible hardships due to the loss of jobs. Homes are being foreclosed, gas and oil prices are skyrocketing and inflation is causing the price of food to increase tenfold. ...more

July 6, 2008

I am excited about the interest in our youth and children, as well as missions on every level. We, at First Baptist, in Avon Park, had leadership in the past that was very passionate about these aspects of our ministry, but also in the most recent past have had some who were less enthusiastic. Thanks be to God, our present pastor, Doctor Vernon Harkey, is very interested. When I see how the number of our children has increased and the inspiration of those who are leading them, my heart is filled with thanksgiving because I know the children of today are the adults of tomorrow and will be our leaders in the future. The Bible has much to say about how we are to bring our children up; Exodus 20 is only a start. We are told to teach the commandments and statutes to our children when we get up, when we lie down, bind them as the frontlets upon their heads. ...more

June 9, 2008

A lot of our problems stem from the North American Trade Union plan. This idea started with NAFTA in Bush Sr.'s administration; many of us knew very little about what NAFTA actually was. I'm sure as we look back and think about how prices have increased as well as the inferiority of the products we're receiving, not many of us would see it as a good thing. We were told that prices would decrease, which proved not to be the case. It is a part of this one world government plan. ...more

May 19, 2008

TAMPA - One of the two dead dogs found in Shirley McKenzie's yard was in such a state investigators couldn't tell whether it was male or female, Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan said. ...more

February 5, 2008

After many years of planning and construction, the long-awaited Peter O. Knight Airport opened with great fanfare in 1935. Peter O. Knight was originally developed by the Federal Works Project Administration and up until 1946 it was operated as the principal commercial airport serving Hillsborough County and the Tampa Bay area. ...more

January 28, 2008

No Official Religion Regarding "Local Officials Ask God For Help" (Metro, Jan. 16): ...more

January 23, 2008