Those with ophidiophobia didn't shy away from the 42nd Annual Rattlesnake Festival on Saturday. The festival continues from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today in San Antonio City Park, 12202 Main St. The spotlight will focus on the snake and reptile shows, provided at numerous times by professional herpetologists. Tickets for the shows are $5 for adults and $2 for children younger than 12. ...more

October 19, 2008

For the second time this year, the Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce will be looking for a new executive director. ...more

August 20, 2008

DADE CITY For the second time this year, the Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce will be looking for a new executive director. Tony Lister, who was selected to serve as the chamber's director in April, has resigned. In a resignation e-mail, Lister said he would work full time at the chamber through Aug. 27 and then on a part-time basis as needed. Lister, 37, previously was a teacher at Wesley Chapel High School. In April 2005, Lister was elected unopposed to the San Antonio city commission to fill a seat left open by the retirement of four-term Commissioner Dennis Phillips. In March, the chamber severed its ties with longtime director Phyllis Smith. Smith resigned March 12 but had agreed to stay on while a new director was selected and settled into the position. ...more

August 19, 2008