Two community-minded women are friendly contenders for an annual award named for the late Sharon Carter, known until her death in 2007 as the face and the heart of the Seffner Chamber of Commerce. ...more

January 14, 2009

The Tampa Housing Authority will be missing a board member Wednesday when it holds its monthly meeting. ...more

October 12, 2008

Vote 'No' On Independence Sorry, Bill, but your arguments just won't wash. You say you want what you pay for: We Spring Hill residents paid $650,000 (that's almost three quarters of a million dollars) for a 100-foot ladder truck! Considering that the tallest buildings here are less than 60 feet tall, it doesn't make any sense. ...more

October 8, 2008

In the flurry of news articles on Tropical Storm Fay, one group has not received deserved attention. As the emergency coordinator for Highlands County Amateur Radio Service (ARES), I would like to publicly commend the volunteer members of ARES for the work they did during the storm. ARES provided communications for the four shelters opened during the storm. We used amateur radio equipment and frequencies to communicate between the EOC and each shelter. Fortunately during this storm the only messages were hourly shelter reports to the EOC. We were there, however, in case emergencies arose. Several ARES members spent up to 24 hours in the shelters and the EOC. We also were prepared to provide emergency communications outside of Highlands County if necessary. ...more

August 23, 2008