Regulators have shut down banks in Florida, New Jersey, Ohio and Oklahoma, boosting to 68 the number of federally insured banks to fail this year amid the pressures of the weak economy and mounting loan defaults. ...more

July 31, 2009

Jean Claude Meus will be back in court today in Hardee County for a 1:30 p.m. status hearing. ...more

April 24, 2009

Local police were searching Wednesday for a man who robbed the Valrico State Bank. ...more

April 15, 2009

Wauchula State Bank, in conjunction with its 80th anniversary, will host the Tri-Chamber Mixer Thursday, April 16 at its Lake Jackson branch in Sebring. ...more

April 12, 2009

Maybe Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White misses his old line of work. ...more

March 14, 2009

A special thank you to the following businesses who helped make the Florida Hospital Volunteers 2009 Tent Sale in Lake Placid a great success: U-Lock-It Storage, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreen Drug Store, Tower Restaurant, Happiness Farms, D and D Nails, Heron's Garden, Kelley's Florist, Chef Buddy's Deli, Domino's Pizza, Wauchula State Bank, Winn-Dixie, Publix and Sweetbay. Your support of our Lake Placid community is greatly appreciated. ...more

February 13, 2009

Just in time for Valentine's Day, some of the area's most eligible bachelors will be gathered in one spot. ...more

January 28, 2009

November was a bad month for banks. The Tampa Bay area saw a slew of robberies in the second half of the month. ...more

December 30, 2008

Jeffrey Gordon Merritt, who officials said was captured fleeing a bank robbery in Lithia last month, was indicted today on four federal bank robbery charges. ...more

November 18, 2008

A bunch of mice turn out to be no match for the U.S. Mint. ...more

October 24, 2008