Slain Middleton student had eye on National Guard

Gregory Allen Jr. planned to join the National Guard after graduating from Middleton High School, where he had once been named "Turnaround Student of the Year" for the uptick in his academics and behavior. ...more

November 13, 2009

Slain Middleton student planned to join National Guard

Gregory Allen Jr. planned to join the National Guard after graduating from Middleton High School, where he had once been named "Turnaround Student of the Year" for the uptick in his academics and behavior. ...more

November 12, 2009

Egmont Key celebrates its history this weekend

Once a year, tiny Egmont Key at the mouth of Tampa Bay comes alive with visitors, Civil War re-enactors, local history buffs and interpretive sites telling about wildlife, history, military and the key's 151-year-old lighthouse. ...more

November 11, 2009

Health Events

HANDS AND WRISTS: Helen Ellis Occupational Health Center, 2508 U.S. 19 N., Holiday, will have a free screening for hand and wrist problems, including carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis and compression syndrome, from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday. Appointments are required; call (727) 943-3600. ...more

October 31, 2009

Birders winging to Fort DeSoto Park to witness spring migration

It's not as famous as the San Juan Capistrano mission in California that welcomes swallows home every spring, but a mulberry tree in Fort DeSoto Park in Tierra Verde has its own frequent fliers. ...more

April 11, 2009