The community has come through again as donations for the Union Congregational Church's Thanksgiving holiday ministry have poured in, according to Cheryal Phillips, administrative secretary for the church. ...more

November 22, 2008

The Newsome High School Chamber Choir, led by Jeff Bogue, was one of several area high school choirs chosen to perform a selection by Tim Janis for a WEDU television program called "Tim Janis: Celebrate America." The vocalists were recorded Nov. 11 singing Janis' arrangement of "America the Beautiful." The show will air on WEDU in March. ...more

November 19, 2008

BRADENTON — The restaurant where Pamela LeRose was grabbed, taken outside and slain opened on Sunday to memorialize her. ...more

June 2, 2008

LAKE PLACID — For Lake Placid football coach Tim Grant, the rivalry between Lake Placid and Avon Park is like one between members of the same family. ...more

May 22, 2008

WHO: Bryce Meyer CLAIM TO FAME: Seed salesman with charitable intentions ...more

January 7, 2008

It's been nearly seven months since Stepha Henry disappeared during a visit to Florida with her younger sister. ...more

December 24, 2007

Kathi Collison owns a business on the south side of the city's biggest intersection and goes to church less than a quarter mile east of that same corner. ...more

December 23, 2007

With Christmas approaching fast, the next couple of weeks will bring the seasonal decorations and sights that shine every year. Among the green and red lights, the eggnog and the menorah, another seasonal spectacle will emerge. ...more

December 22, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Over the past several years, street fights between young women in the Highway Park district became so common that the neighborhood's residents knew something had to be done. "Fistfights were a major problem," said coordinator Felecia Samuels about the southern Lake Placid district. "Things were becoming more violent. There wasn't a day that went by where you didn't hear about women fighting in the street." To deal with the female-on-female violence, the Highway Park Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement District Council decided to come up with a "Young Sisters in Unity" group, which it passed along to residents. ...more

December 16, 2007

Davin Joseph is pleased when a plan comes together. The Buccaneers guard has just returned from a community event that he inspired and that he along with his best friends — the Buccaneers offensive line — made happen. ...more

December 12, 2007