I am a 73-year-old daughter of the south and I voted for Obama. I grew up in a small southern town on a farm. We had one black family in our community. The children were not allowed to attend our school, one of the teachers taught them in her home after school. ...more

November 12, 2008

Soon, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church will celebrate its version of Halloween - All Hallows Eve - and other Triduum events, in addition to the many Halloween and Fall Fest events held in other churches and in the community. ...more

October 25, 2008

For those who love fresh vegetables and herbs, harvest time - beginning with sun-ripened tomatoes - is just around the corner at the Urban Oasis Hydroponic Farm. And now the farm is offering memberships, where folks can come by weekly and pick up their share of the harvest. ...more

September 24, 2008

Following an unexpected DNA trail, detectives arrested a Riverview woman Thursday and accused her of leaving a newborn baby in a trash bin in Lakeland two years ago. ...more

May 23, 2008

LAKELAND - Detectives arrested a Riverview woman today who is accused of leaving a newborn baby in a trash bin in Lakeland two years ago, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

May 22, 2008

February isn't harvest time for too many things, but there is a bumper crop of local talent ripe for the picking scheduled for the public's perusal this month at the Pasco Schools Center for the Arts, 11646 Town Center Road, on the River Ridge Middle-High School campus. ...more

February 2, 2008