Enrollment at Hillsborough Community College's new SouthShore campus is way above projections. In fact, it is about 10 times the estimate. ...more

October 13, 2008

A man's death from a stroke in May has sparked a tug-of-war over whether to keep an advanced life support ambulance in upscale Lutz or transfer it to Progress Village, a much poorer community with many more calls for ambulance service. ...more

October 12, 2008

Please allow me to respond to a letter in Thursday's paper (Oct. 9) regarding Sheriff Benton. The writer seems to think that our sheriff is rude and uncaring because she didn't take time to speak with him about free Spanish lessons he was offering the deputies back in January 2007. He stated that he was a part-time resident, so he might not have known that at that particular time, one of our brave state troopers, Sgt. Sottile, had been brutally murdered. Maybe if he had known that, he might realize that the sheriff was busy trying to catch a cop killer. It is possible that his generous offer was somehow forgotten in the process. ...more

October 11, 2008

EBay Inc. is eliminating 1,600 jobs, about 10 percent of its work force. The online auction site operator will cut 1,000 full-time employees and let several hundred temporary and part-time workers go. It will also leave some open positions unfilled. ...more

October 7, 2008

If the Internet is the information superhighway, one of its roads led straight to a Tampa guitarist. ...more

October 5, 2008

The number of people applying for food stamps in Florida has skyrocketed. At the food stamp application processing center the phones are ringing off the hook. The call volume has risen to 120,000 a day, 40,000 more than a year ago. The number of Floridians using the program is up more than 20 percent statewide and more than 60 percent in some areas. ...more

September 30, 2008

The Hernando County Office of Business Development announced Wednesday the expansion of Accuform Signs Inc., located at the Airport Industrial Park. ...more

September 25, 2008

After 30 years of racing in the Tampa Bay area, Keith Nosbisch has accomplished quite a bit. He has more than 750 feature wins and 10 championships from tracks and series across the South. ...more

September 25, 2008

It can be difficult to get a passport in Hernando County. If someone lives and works in Spring Hill, he or she must carve out enough time during the work week and travel across the county to the Brooksville courthouse to apply for one. ...more

September 22, 2008

As the most anticipated series in team history began, two of the Rays' most dynamic players remained idled, their schedules for the day centered on the training room rather than the outfield. ...more

September 16, 2008