TAMPA - A young man told sheriff's investigators that he helped throw a brick through a sliding-glass door, burglarized a house and stole a 12-week-old puppy – that later was abandoned, authorities said. ...more

June 13, 2008

Road work in progress this week includes: •On Sheldon Road, between Norfolk and Flora streets, pedestrian amenities are being installed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Thursday. ...more

June 7, 2008

Road work in progress this week includes: •On Sheldon Road, between Norfolk and Flora streets, pedestrian amenities are being installed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Thursday. ...more

June 7, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Billye Hemphill was recently elected president of the Tampa Garden Club, which means she is going to have even less time to maintain the garden at her home in Twelve Oaks. ...more

May 24, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The Town 'N Country Park Homeowners Civic Association has been putting out newsletters, in one form or another, for the past 40 years. ...more

February 6, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Jennifer Oswald's plan to serve her neighborhood as part of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Volunteer Citizen Patrol will have to wait. ...more

January 3, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Members of Living Faith Baptist Church have toiled for the past five years to raise money for a permanent home, hoping to move in Nov. 1. Then thieves and vandals struck recently, delaying the move-in day and upsetting the congregation, but not shaking their faith. ...more

October 20, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY -- The Volunteer Citizen Patrol Program has had much success in Apollo Beach and Westchase, and now the Hillsborough County Sheriff's office wants to bring the program to the Bay Crest and Twelve Oaks neighborhoods. Tuesday evening a handful of interested locals attended a meeting led by Cpl. Albert Selke and Deputy Faith Nadel, the volunteer program coordinator for the sheriff's office. The duo explained the ins and outs of the program and answered questions. Bay Crest and Twelve Oaks were chosen for the program's expansion because the neighborhoods already have a patrolling system. With the citizen patrol, residents will now have a direct link to the sheriff's office, Nadel said. Duties include: patrolling neighborhoods, assisting with school crossings, documenting graffiti and assisting with road obstructions. ...more

September 5, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - As the crowd watched the video, people gasped and exclaimed incredulously. ...more

September 5, 2007