He wrote the letter himself. It wasn't easy, with his emotions and all. But Billy Turner finally finished his retirement letter after 49 years of football coaching. "My wife made a few corrections and the school secretary showed me how to spell 'camaraderie,'" Turner said with a grin. ...more

March 7, 2009

"OK" was all David William Earley said when he faced a judge in Pasco County dressed in jail stripes today, charged with violating his probation and failure to pay $165,000 in child support. ...more

January 20, 2009

At the end of January, it will be a year since I moved from the sparkling metropolis of Sarasota to the rural community of Ruskin. I must admit, the decision was difficult for this mostly big-city gal. I assure you, the changes took some getting used to. ...more

January 14, 2009

Leslie Lopez made her annual holiday pilgrimage Friday to Rogers' Christmas Village and left Brooksville laden with a shopping bag. ...more

November 30, 2008

In 1953, Hillsborough County sold a quarter acre of land on a dirt road to the Community Baptist Church for $100. ...more

August 21, 2008

Kelli Ackett has tried all the usual means to sell her house. She tried to sell it by herself. She held yard sales to try to attract buyers. She listed it with Zephyrhills real estate broker Bill Nye, who has put the property on the Internet and in local newspapers. ...more

January 18, 2008

Mike and Dee Blaha are moving up, so to speak, in the world of agriculture. ...more

November 23, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Woody's BarBQ, which has been vacant and is for sale, is not expected to be on the market long, according to the Realtor who is listing the Lake Placid restaurant. "We're getting a lot of interest," said Ireland Sanders, broker/owner of Prudential Sanders Realty. Sanders said he believes the property, which is located on U.S. 27 in front of the Tower shopping plaza, will be sold within the next six months. Sanders said a couple of prospective buyers have told him they would like to open a Mexican restaurant there. The 4,700-square-foot building sits on one acre of land. It seats 200 people, has a drive-thru lane and a bar with a separate entrance. There are 82 parking spaces. ...more

November 18, 2007

Students at two local middle schools are learning to grow strawberries without leaving campus. ...more

November 17, 2007

George Niemann, Florida-born and New York-bred, moved here with his wife to a home on less than an acre of land in 2003. ...more

November 17, 2007