A 34-year-old man's plan to take a bag of money today from a Disabled American Veterans hall in Bradenton was thwarted when the organization's members chased, tackled, then detained the suspect until deputies arrived, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 19, 2009

Tom Hall's life has taken many turns in the past 40 years. Among other things, the Valrico resident married his wife, Peggy. He raised two sons, one a teacher, the other a sheriff's deputy in Columbia, Mo. And the native Midwesterner and his wife moved to Valrico in 1999, where Hall has been active in the Tampa Bay and national chapters of Vietnam Veterans of America. ...more

May 24, 2008

The Amvets Post No. 44 at 318 Pauls Drive is open every day to support veterans and their families, especially those just coming in from overseas, said Becky Herndon, president of the Amvets Post No. 44 Ladies Auxiliary and president of District 3, overseeing eight other auxiliaries. ...more

October 6, 2007