I am so saddened by an article I read today on the front page of the Lake Placid Journal. It tells of a recent "Candy Day" fundraiser held by the Lake Placid Lions Club. Seventy- year-old Lion Miles Lambert, who was born and raised in Lake Placid, and who at the young age of 18 years old first became one of the Lake Placid Lions Club's first members, was arrested, being charged with a misdemeanor for attempting to raise money for the blind and deaf by standing on the sidewalk of the Lake Placid Post Office. After 52 years of giving so much of his time and efforts in the attempt to raise money for those people in our county who so desperately need help with vision and hearing problems, it is unbelievable that our sweet little town has now been infiltrated by someone in such need of standing up to "The Rules" in lieu of someone else's pain. In this day, when so many folks are out of jobs, whose children desperately need glasses that they can't afford, one would certainly admire someone who is giving of his time and efforts to try and help. ...more

December 29, 2009

David O'Hara was bagging groceries at the old Winn Dixie on the corner of Parsons Avenue and State Road 60 when he gave his life to Jesus. Today, he is pastor of Central Baptist Church, the church his family attended years ago. ...more

December 23, 2009

At least one person is dead following a collision involving two cars today on Fowler Avenue west of U.S. Highway 301, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

December 19, 2009

When consumers are holiday shopping this year, chances are pretty good that they will be charged the correct price. That's the conclusion of Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson following a pre-holiday scanner survey in which 54 stores in 27 Florida cities were inspected for scanner accuracy. ...more

December 13, 2009

The two campuses of Destiny Church in Ruskin and Temple Terrace recently employed a unique way of helping people in need. ...more

December 9, 2009

Tarpon Springs Fire Rescue confirmed information in an e-mail from the North Pole that Santa Claus will tour city neighborhoods again this year along with firefighters. ...more

December 5, 2009

It's been a long, drawn-out process, but work finally began recently on a complete makeover to the façade of the Towne Square Shopping Center at the intersection of Kenilworth Boulevard and Lakeview Drive. ...more

November 24, 2009

When Delores Kietzer and a friend recently purchased four frozen turkeys, they never expected one to get away. ...more

November 19, 2009

Wal-Mart's supercenters continue to add food customers in Florida while other grocery chains are losing them, new data show. ...more

July 15, 2009

Construction worker Anthony Carey usually gets $50 in scratch-off lottery tickets once a week at the convenience store where he gasses up, but he says that probably will change when Florida reintroduces vending machines this year in supermarkets. ...more

June 6, 2009