FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) — The grandson of the Rev. Billy Graham will continue to lead a South Florida megachurch, even though some members have called for his ouster. ...more

September 20, 2009

Dee Morva of Hudson was appalled by story in a letter to the area of a woman panhandling in the Hudson area asking a woman for more money so she would have enough to buy the narcotic Vicodin. ...more

March 7, 2009

THONOTOSASSA The Gospel Echoes, Spiritual Servants and others will be featured at a gospel sing at 7 p.m. Saturday at Church of God of Prophecy, 11607 Grovewood Ave. ...more

March 5, 2009

A high-profile South Florida megachurch known for fire-and-brimstone preaching wants a grandson of Billy Graham as its new pastor. ...more

January 19, 2009

Well it's finally over. I didn't think the day would ever come when the signs would come tumbling down. Actually I missed a lot of the Election Day excitement by voting early, but we did drive by our precinct just to see how much of a line we would have had to wait in. When we got there, there was none. Precinct Sheriff Jim Smith, who was featured on the front page of our paper a week or so ago, said they had a large turnout but it was more of a steady flow, which kept the lines down. ...more

November 8, 2008

Lea's Prayers and Postage Inc. is holding its final fundraiser of 2008. ...more

October 9, 2008

SARASOTA - The Red Sox spelled out what would make them bring the team's spring training here in an e-mail that was forwarded to city officials in April, but not made public until this week. ...more

September 13, 2008

About 250 people crowded into the cafeteria at Burns Middle School on Monday for the second in a series of seven town hall meetings Superintendent MaryEllen Elia called "open mike time." ...more

September 9, 2008

Some neighbors complain that people are loitering outside Lee's Grocery, giving the impression that drug dealing is taking place. ...more

May 21, 2008

In his final basketball home game Wednesday night, Eddie Blackshear got a surprise: His coach at Dunedin High School sent him running out with the starters. Eddie, a senior whose mother is in prison on cocaine charges, is designated as mentally disabled but trainable and is something of a celebrity at Dunedin high. He learned to read in high school and has progressed enough to enter a career education program. ...more

January 31, 2008