The Hillsborough Education Foundation wants to fill a void left by the state and plans to offset some costs teachers pay when pursuing National Board certification. ...more

March 31, 2009

It is that time of year when the phones will be ringing and the volunteers will be number crunching all day Saturday at Cortez Community Bank. ...more

March 27, 2009

I would like to share my experience with the people of Highlands County who were unable to attend this year's "Celebration of Life Fashion Show." ...more

March 23, 2009

It's ethically wrong. Many of these "invented" Indians are New Port Richey businessmen and prominent members of the community who say they are honoring Native Americans. ...more

March 21, 2009

Ruby Beaulieu of Port Richey, executive director of the American Indian Movement of Florida, says the good the Chasco Fiesta community celebration does each year can erase the harm it does to the image and self-esteem of Native Americans. ...more

March 21, 2009

The smoky smell of pulled pork wafted through the air Friday at Firemen's Field as volunteers prepared about 300 meals to be sold for $6 each in support of a former Sebring police dispatcher, stricken with polio who needed a $6,000 Hoyer lift. ...more

March 14, 2009

Some heavy hitters will head here Saturday for a wrestling extravaganza to benefit local charities. ...more

March 4, 2009

Recently the Heartland Riders Association went before the Board of the Tourist Development Council to request the balance of the $15,500 that had been budgeted for the Run to the Heartland Event held in October. The event attracted 52,000 visitors to our county and according to the TDC this event only garnered just over 550 room nights. ...more

March 1, 2009

A little more than a month after its annual awards banquet, the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce will turn its attention to one of its longest-running events. ...more

February 18, 2009

There's an interesting phenomenon affecting local charities that begs thoughtful comment. The observation takes the form of two seemingly irreconcilable equations, but the solution involves anything but standard math. ...more

February 11, 2009