If all goes as the Sons of Confederate Veterans plan, a jumbo red flag with the historic, familiar blue X and white stars will permanently unfurl, within the next year, at the prominent crossing of interstates 4 and 75. ...more

June 16, 2008

The Confederate battle flag debate has risen again. As the Sons of Confederate Veterans prepare to hoist their most prized emblem over a much-traveled spot of Hillsborough County, the spotlight is shining anew on this powerful, controversial symbol. ...more

June 16, 2008

While the Sons of Confederate Veterans hoisted the battle banner on the morning of Flag Day, the newly formed Sons and Daughters of Harriet Tubman sat down to work that evening. ...more

June 15, 2008

TAMPA - As dozens of people sang "I Wish I Was in Dixie," a giant Confederate flag was raised this morning at one of Tampa's major crossroads. ...more

June 14, 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

Speaking at the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1913, President Woodrow Wilson told the aged veterans of the Blue and Gray that the Civil War had become "a quarrel forgotten." ...more

June 8, 2008

At least you have to admit this will make it easier to find Tampa if you are motoring along I-75 - once you reach the giant Confederate flag at Yahoo Junction head west until you arrive at Gooberville, where the strange life gets weirder every day. ...more

June 7, 2008

Pride For Southerners Regarding "Opinions Fly As Site Set For Rebel Flag" (Metro, June 3): ...more

June 7, 2008

The local black community is mobilizing, but it appears more and more likely that Hillsborough County soon will be known as home to one of the country's largest Confederate battle flags. ...more

June 5, 2008

TAMPA - The local black community is mobilizing, but it appears more and more likely that Hillsborough County soon will be known as home to one of the country's largest Confederate battle flags. ...more

June 4, 2008