An area resident was recently recognized for three decades of contributions to the South Shore community. ...more

November 11, 2009

The city clerk was recently elected to the board of directors of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. ...more

June 24, 2009

Lowry Park Zoo staff and board members scoffed in December when the Association of Zoos and Aquariums suspended its endorsement of Tampa's zoo. Today, top zoo staffers are in Oklahoma City asking the very same group to reinstate its endorsement. They will try to convince the group Lowry Park Zoo has toughened its animal transfer procedures and will embrace the group's program that manages members' populations of selected wildlife. ...more

March 27, 2009

Cheerful, stylish, funny and dedicated are words that best describe Elizabeth Ann Norman, 83, of Sebring. ...more

March 2, 2009

There's a reason they're called "the good old days." That's what Brandon lawyer John Sullivan, the 2009-10 chairman of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, told fellow chamber members at the 50th anniversary celebration and annual dinner Jan. 23 at the Embassy Suites in Tampa. ...more

February 4, 2009

The normally sedate upscale neighborhood of Barrington Oaks East off Lumsden Road in Brandon begins to resemble Interstate 275 at rush hour as Christmas draws near. ...more

December 24, 2008

Touring Lake Placid Middle School's greenhouse with his daughter Thursday evening, Thomas South remembered his days in FFA. ...more

October 27, 2008

Lauren VanHelden landed one of the top scores in Florida on her junior year PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, making her one of 16,000 semifinalists for the coveted scholarship. ...more

September 21, 2008

Harvey Waite, husband of U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, died Tuesday in Brooksville after a fight with pancreatic cancer. He was 68. ...more

August 20, 2008

Husband of Ginny Brown-Waite was former New York State Trooper, active church volunteer. ...more

August 19, 2008