WINTER HAVEN – Polk County sheriff's deputies hope new information will help them find the hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a woman in a wheelchair last week. They tentatively have identified the car as a light blue or silver early to mid-1990s Toyota Corolla or Camry. ...more

June 11, 2008

One of the most-read stories last week at TBO.com also drew a flurry of comments. The Sons of Confederate Veterans erected a 30-by-50-foot Confederate flag at the junction of Interstate 75 and U.S. 92 in Eureka Springs on June 3. Black county residents, for whom the flag represents slavery and racism, vowed it would come down. After discovering they have no legal means to prohibit the flag, county commissioners pleaded with the Sons group to voluntarily not fly it and avoid fracturing the community along racial lines. The flag was down as of Monday. Readers at TBO.com shared their opinions on the controversy. Here are some excerpts. To read more about the controversy, view more comments or add your own, go to TBO.com and search for "Confederate." ...more

June 11, 2008

CRIME TRACKER This is a partial list of crimes and service calls reported June 1-7 to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the sheriff's office at (813) 247-8200. ...more

June 11, 2008

The Rev. Mpho A. Tutu, an Episcopal priest and daughter of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, led the Academy of the Holy Names' annual faculty and staff retreat June 3. ...more

June 11, 2008

Hillsborough County officials have authorized another emergency road closure in Riverview because of damage caused by a leaking water line owned by Mosaic Fertilizer. Hackney Drive was closed Friday and may remain closed through Thursday between Providence Road and Demay Street. ...more

June 9, 2008

Suck It Up, Nick Regarding "Bollea's Lawyers Fight His Isolation" (front page, June 3): ...more

June 6, 2008

Up until now, the city has not encountered much lobbying on bids and contracts. ...more

May 31, 2008

St. Pete Beach has become a living laboratory to study the statewide consequences of a proposed constitutional amendment called Hometown Democracy. ...more

May 28, 2008

It's six days before the next new moon on June 3 at 7:23 p.m., which means we start the building of the new daytime feeding migration. Each morning more fish become affected by the gradual lunar affects and alter the daily migration pattern they're presently in. ...more

May 27, 2008

Actor Wesley Snipes must surrender to prison authorities June 3 if he isn't granted bail to appeal three federal tax convictions, defense lawyers said in a court filing Tuesday. ...more

May 22, 2008