Hillside Mobile Home in Zephyrhills will be connected to city water and sewer service, but residents will pay for the change. ...more

July 15, 2008

There are two ways to look at the Tampa Bay Rays' "Fill Up the Trop" promotion with Hess Express, scheduled for July 18 against the Toronto Blue Jays. ...more

July 12, 2008

VFW Post 9853 is having a Biloxi Getaway at the Beau Rivage from Aug. 19-22. Cost is $210 per person, double occupancy. ...more

July 11, 2008

Employer health care costs are poised to rise 9.9 percent in 2008 - more than double the annual inflation rate - and an additional 9.6 percent in 2009, said a report released Tuesday by PriceWaterhouseCoopers. ...more

June 18, 2008

Bennie Conley gave out his first gallon of gasoline less than an hour into his afternoon shift. ...more

June 5, 2008

The cost of energy has overshadowed everything else, even this Memorial Day as Americans consider staying closer to home and keeping some of those SUV behemoths in driveways. I think that might not be such a bad idea, staying at home for a few days. ...more

May 25, 2008

It's no myth. It's just M.J. For the past few weeks, the "Gas Phantom" has handed out wads of cash to grateful motorists at dozens of gasoline pumps across the Tampa Bay area. After doling out more than $14,000 to patrons, a man in a dark business suit appeared today at a Shell station on North Dale Mabry Highway and revealed his identity. ...more

May 22, 2008

During the Kumquat Festival, Projects of Pasco, a nonprofit group that collects school supplies for disadvantaged children in east Pasco County, collected $240 for this year's school supply drive. ...more

February 3, 2008

It appears the Highlands County Commission is going to step up and do something good to support our troops who have been serving in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's a wonderful gesture and sure to help any local soldiers who have been serving their country and placing themselves in danger. If approved – and it appears it will be – any soldiers who have served in a combat role will receive a $75 per month stipend, for every month they serve in combat, from the county, which could mean an extra $900 per year depending on amount of time. Commissioners are considering this instead of giving a property tax break, which would only benefit troops who own homes. Veterans officials suggested making it a stipend for all combat soldiers, instead of just property owners, since so many of the troops in harms way are young and just getting started with their lives. Some other Florida counties are offering the property tax rebate, but Highlands County would be one of three counties offering stipends. ...more

December 21, 2007