Thousands of Brandon area high school seniors donned robes, caps and celebratory smiles at graduation ceremonies held during the past two weeks at the Florida State Fairgrounds and University of South Florida Sun Dome. ...more

June 10, 2009

Thousands of Brandon area high school seniors donned robes, caps and celebratory smiles at graduation ceremonies held during the past two weeks at the Florida State Fairgrounds and University of South Florida Sun Dome. The pomp and circumstance kicked off May 28 with Newsome High's graduation and concluded Thursday with Riverview High's ceremony. ...more

June 10, 2009

The congregants at St. Anne Catholic Church, "the living stones" of the church, will receive the first blessing Sunday when their new sanctuary is dedicated. ...more

February 11, 2009

Our nation's economy is in meltdown. We're printing unbacked, and increasingly worthless, currency as fast the presses will roll. ...more

January 9, 2009

The World Series and all of its trimmings may have been new, but the situation the Rays find themselves in today is not. ...more

October 23, 2008

The only thing missing was the bourbon. Valhalla gave the Ryder Cup teams a warm Bluegrass welcome Thursday with the kind of pomp and circumstance normally reserved for the Kentucky Derby. ...more

September 19, 2008

The pomp and circumstance won't be anywhere near that of their regular-season opener, but the Raiders and Cougars hit the football field Friday for some real game action. ...more

August 27, 2008

SEBRING — In the bleachers, Ruth Mendez waited to hear her daughter's name, Ibelissa Roque. "It's kind of hard to see them become adults," Mendez said. Then "Pomp and Circumstance" started playing, and everyone stood up. Mary Midence and Amy Hart gave the salutatory and valedictory addresses. But an hour earlier, before they stepped across the stage and accepted their diplomas on Saturday morning, the Sebring High School graduates gathered in the fieldhouse at Firemen's Field to receive final instructions. And a few threats. "Turn off your cell phones. Turn off your cell phones!" shouted one administrator. "If your cell phone goes off during the ceremony, you will be removed." "Get in line. Get in line," yelled another woman. ...more

May 31, 2008

There were numerous success stories mixed in with the pomp and circumstance when Pasco-Hernando Community College awarded another group of students with degrees Thursday. ...more

December 14, 2007

A revered rooster that few knew and was lunchmeat for a hungry canine 10 years ago was memorialized with a New Orleans-style mock funeral procession down Ybor City on Sunday afternoon. ...more

November 11, 2007