Clerk of Court Karen Nicolai announced Thursday the Hernando County citizens' annual report received an award for outstanding achievement in popular reporting from an independent panel of reviewers with the National Government Finance Officers Association. ...more

November 6, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA needs to make a major detour on its grand plans to return astronauts to the moon, a special independent panel is telling the White House. ...more

October 22, 2009

Thomas A. James, chairman and chief executive of St. Petersburg-based Raymond James Financial Inc., was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year in the financial services category. James was honored last week in Palm Springs, Calif., for the national award selected by an independent panel of judges from 400 regional award winners. Raymond James Financial has more than 4,900 advisers serving 1.8 million accounts. ...more

November 21, 2008

The findings of the independent panel that scrutinized every aspect of Hillsborough's jails are reassuring. ...more

September 12, 2008

She spent eight years nourishing the needs of others as executive director of United Food Bank & Services of Plant City, but Linda Lawson said the charitable work also has enriched her spirit. ...more

November 26, 2007