Master Gardener Al Hendry long ago told me something very wise that I have never forgotten. ...more

March 4, 2009

When temperatures dip, Brandon's homeless residents now have a warm, safe place to spend chilly nights. ...more

March 4, 2009

Like millions of young men in the 1960s, Joe Dionne registered for the draft. And when he realized his number would be called, he joined the Army, hoping to be assigned to a job he wanted. ...more

February 23, 2009

Enough already with chilly gray winter. Time to pick up a bouquet of bright pink tulips and start thinking about spring. ...more

February 22, 2009

If you are going to fish for anything besides sheepshead, it's a good idea to keep an eye on the water temperature. ...more

February 18, 2009

With the recent chilly weather, advocates for the poor want to make sure homeless people in the Brandon area aren't left out in the cold. ...more

February 18, 2009

The newly appointed pastor of the century-old First United Methodist Church of Tarpon Springs was pleased to learn he had been chosen to lead a congregation famed in area religious circles for its outreach ministry. ...more

February 14, 2009

One person who was among those stuck Saturday on a miles-wide slab of ice that floated away from the Ohio shoreline of Lake Erie has died, while 125 others were rescued, authorities said. ...more

February 7, 2009

Each year as the town of Lake Placid hosts the Relay for Life event. We attract more and more participants. This year, however, the dates have been moved to May 1 and 2 and it is important to share this information with the local people. This will be my fifth year participating and I'm sure the new timing will encourage more people to take part. In the past our event has been earlier in the year, so we may miss some of our snowbirds who will have headed north. Perhaps others who had been discouraged by cold weather in the past will try to attend this year. Relay for Life is a program that raises money for cancer research, which provides a family-oriented event designed to educate everyone about the progress being made and the work still needing to be done. In addition to the actual relay, where team members keep someone on the track at all times, there are games, food, entertainment and a beautiful luminaria observance in honor or memory of those affected by cancer. ...more

February 7, 2009

Firefighters have knocked down a 50 acre brush fire in Hernando County that closed Highway 301 this afternoon, but the highway remains closed in both directions between State Road 50 and Highway 98. ...more

February 6, 2009