Lowell Cain is one of the cowboys in the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office's agricultural unit. ...more

June 26, 2008

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office agricultural deputies show off new home where even stray buffalo can roam. ...more

June 25, 2008

Runners will take a gentle jaunt through an equestrian stable then push their pulse on rolling hills Saturday at Arc Nature Coast's second annual Spring Lake 5K Run. ...more

May 22, 2008

Runners, joggers and walkers: Getting bored with that same old course on flat city streets while sucking in exhaust fumes? Then maybe you'd like to huff and puff on some crisp, clean air as you match your mettle to some of Hernando County's most tenacious terrain. And here's the bonus part: You might even get a little horse manure trampled into the treads of your running or walking shoes. ...more

May 21, 2008

The developer of a proposed commercial and residential project along Temple Terrace Highway might be headed back to the drawing board. ...more

January 10, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE The developer of a proposed commercial and residential project along Temple Terrace Highway might be headed back to the drawing board. Hillsborough County commissioners Tuesday rejected, 4-2, StreetSide Developers' request to rezone 49.5 acres of wooded land bordering Davis Road between Temple Terrace Highway and Harney Road for StreetSide at Temple Terrace. ...more

January 8, 2008

SEBRING — Over the summer months, 11 children and two adults became lost among the spacious area that is the Sun 'n Lake of Sebring's Preserve. A faster emergency response system with vehicles that could easily prowl the land became something district officials deemed necessary, so they purchased three four-wheeler ATVs in October. "(The vehicles) can be used for a number of things," said Sam Henderson, Sun 'n Lake's director of public safety. "The main thing is that they will help out our response time during emergency situations." Over the last few weeks, the district organized its own Rural Rescue Response Team, featuring firefighters to man the vehicle. Henderson estimated that Sun 'n Lake has more than 3,000 acres of wooded land that sit behind its residential area and are popular with bikers and hikers. ...more

December 10, 2007

A contingent of half a dozen people from greater Temple Terrace left the Frederick B. Karl County Center in Tampa on Monday with the satisfaction of knowing they had spoken their minds, albeit realizing their voices may not carry much weight. ...more

November 29, 2007

North of the Tampa Bay area is a 170-mile stretch of wooded land that contributes to the health of the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

September 26, 2007