Garbage pickup in the city of Avon Park over the New Year's period will be as follows: Usual pickup for Thursday, Dec. 31 will be on Wednesday, Dec. 30. Usual pickup for Friday, Jan. 1 will be on Thursday, Dec. 31. All other pickups remain the same. ...more

December 29, 2009

Garbage pickup in the city of Avon Park over the Christmas period will be as follows: Usual pickup for Thursday, Dec. 24 will be on Wednesday, Dec. 23. Usual pickup for Friday, Dec. 25 will be on Thursday, Dec. 24. All other pickups remain the same. ...more

December 23, 2009

While long lines of customers greeted clerks in post offices across the Tampa Bay region this past weekend, lines today were much more manageable. Lines this morning were not as long as expected, said Gary Sawtelle, spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service in Tampa. ...more

December 21, 2009

AVON PARK There is no garbage pick up in the city of Avon Park on Thursday, Nov. 26. Thursday's pick up will be on Wednesday, Nov. 25. All other pick ups remain the same. ...more

November 24, 2009

Farm worker protest Last week The Tampa Tribune ran a story about farm workers from Immokalee protesting in front of Publix Supermarket demanding higher prices for the tomatoes they pick (Metro, Oct. 26). ...more

November 2, 2009

It's a fact: the U.S. Postal Service is a troubled business, and it's downsizing. ...more

October 29, 2009

The Hernando Today office at 15299 Cortez Blvd. will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day. ...more

September 5, 2009

Official versus real holidays have you confused? Just to add to that confusion, here's the deal on mail delivery and post office operations this weekend. ...more

July 3, 2009

AVON PARK Garbage collection for Friday, July 3 will be moved to Thursday, July 2. Other garbage collections will remain the same. ...more

July 2, 2009

The 17th annual "Stamp-Out-Hunger" Postal Food Drive will be held Saturday, May 9. ...more

April 23, 2009