TAMPA - Homicide detectives are seeking information in the slaying of a 25-year-old man whose body was found Sunday in the parking lot of a Frostproof citrus grove, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 12, 2008

AVON PARK — Ann Romney, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, is scheduled to be in downtown Sebring at 10 a.m. The public is invited, said Marvin Kahn, who arranged the meeting at Iris & Butterflies, 207 Circle Park Drive. "She specifically asked to meet women who are in business," said Kahn, the Highlands County co-chairman of Mitt Romney for President. Kahn, a Highlands County citrus grove owner, said he got a call last week from the state GOP that Ann Romney might stop in Sebring, so he quickly arranged the visit to the gift shop. ...more

January 23, 2008

The call for names goes out while schools are being built. Teachers, students, community members and retired district administrators flood the Hillsborough County school board with suggestions of celebrities, local standouts, place descriptions and, occasionally, concepts. ...more

November 17, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG – Detectives have charged a man with second-degree murder in the Aug. 4 shooting of Jimmy Lee Adams. ...more

November 14, 2007

Advocates, administrators, presidents, animals and athletes. The community submitted diverse name suggestions for a new middle school in Citrus Park. The Hillsborough County school board is scheduled to vote on the name at its meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The district's policy is that schools should be named for outstanding citizens, geographic locations and people who have made significant contributions to education. ...more

October 31, 2007