Local attorney Scott McPherson threw his hat into the ring today as a candidate for mayor of New Port Richey in the April 8 city elections. If elected mayor, McPherson said he would strive to get the stalled Main Street Landing project moving again. ...more

January 22, 2008

SEBRING — At least three candidates are challenging incumbents for Sebring City Council. Dan Andrews, president of the Greater Sebring Chamber of Commerce, and Ken Melvin, consultant for recycling and demolition, and Robert Horne, a contractor, have turned in their paperwork for the March 11 election. Incumbents Jeff Carlson, Margie Rhoades and Bud Whitlock are also running for their positions. ...more

January 18, 2008

"I was 8 years old when this whole thing happened, home with our father in bed asleep, less than a mile from where they hung Uncle Sam," Robie Mortin remembers. "It was New Year's Day, 1923." ...more

January 6, 2008

SEBRING — An extensive coin collection, photos of the 1940s Sebring High School band and a draft registration from World War I are just some of the artifacts on display at the Sebring-Ridge Museum. ...more

October 23, 2007

The speed humps are staying. Brushing aside survey replies from North River residents who want the traffic-calming mats gone, a divided city council voted Tuesday night to keep the River Road humps in place, for now. ...more

October 18, 2007