Marine Corps Pvt. Madeline M. Vonderheide graduated from the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, S.C., Dec. 5 after 12 weeks of boot camp. Vonderheide is a 2008 graduate of Wesley Chapel High School. ...more

January 25, 2009

Recession or not, a Texas-based car dealership chain is moving ahead with plans to buy the closed Bill Heard Chevrolet in Plant City. ...more

November 12, 2008

ATLANTA - The company with the nation's largest chain of Chevrolet dealerships violated federal labor law when it fired thousands of employees last month, according to a lawsuit filed by a former worker. ...more

October 7, 2008

The Bill Heard chain of Chevrolet dealerships could be sold one by one, or in a bunch. ...more

October 4, 2008

With losses reaching $5 million a month, Bill Heard Chevrolet filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early Monday in a federal court in Alabama. ...more

September 30, 2008

With losses reaching $5 million a month, Bill Heard Chevrolet filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early today in a federal court in Alabama. ...more

September 29, 2008

When a car dealer goes under, it can be a nightmare for customers. Everything from new car titles to car loans can end up scrambled, or worse, frozen, amid a bankruptcy process - turning a major purchase of a car or truck into a major headache. ...more

September 26, 2008

When a car dealer goes under, it can be a nightmare for customers. Everything from new car titles to car loans can end up scrambled, or worse, frozen amid a bankruptcy process — turning a major purchase of a car or truck into a major headache. That's the concern for customers of Bill Heard Chevrolet, the nation's largest Chevrolet dealer, which closed operations in Plant City on Wednesday amid financial problems. ...more

September 25, 2008

One of the nation's largest car dealership chains has closed down operations, possibly forever. ...more

September 25, 2008

Bill Heard Enterprises Inc., which operates the Bill Heard Chevrolet dealership in Plant City, closed its sales operations this week, said Paul Baker, executive manager of the dealership. ...more

September 24, 2008