A mix of military, family, friends and patriotic motorcycle riders gathered at Plant City's First Baptist Church on Saturday to honor and mourn the loss of Army Spc. Eric Lembke, who was killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb Oct. 23. ...more

November 8, 2009

Preparations are underway Thursday for the sixth annual Veterans Day parade in downtown Sebring scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, and sponsored by the Heartland Workforce. ...more

November 6, 2009

I've got this friend. He's a veteran of the Vietnam War and you don't have to be around him that much to realize he leans a little to the gung-ho side. ...more

November 1, 2009

Sept. 11, 2001, is a day that should never be forgotten. ...more

September 11, 2009

As Americans we spend billions of dollars each year on Halloween and Christmas yard decorations, yet as I drive around our county I see very few American flags flying. As Flag Day (June 14) and the 4th of July approaches, I would hope that all of us, American born or not would feel a sense of pride and duty and fly our great flag. ...more

June 8, 2009

A modern-day Tea Party protest overtook downtown Tampa on Wednesday. No one spilled crates of Earl Grey into the already tea-colored bay, but there were a lot of American flags wrapped around shoulders and a few "Don't Tread On Me" flags flying in the breeze. The rally bemoaned the recent federal stimulus packages that bailed out bankers, investors and big-money industrialists. ...more

April 16, 2009

Members of the Patriots Club, who provide and maintain the American flags that fly along State Road 674, elected the following officers at the club's annual membership meeting Jan. 30: Uta Kuhn, president; Don Renwick, executive vice president; and Dick Persons, second vice president for membership. ...more

March 11, 2009

Mourners arrive in droves to pay respects at officer's funeral. ...more

February 26, 2009

President Barack Obama had been commander in chief for four days on Jan. 23, so he may have thought his inaugural ceremonies were over. But the students at Reddick Elementary School had other plans, and they came out in force to show it. ...more

February 4, 2009

Productions grow bigger each year, and have not been without a bit of controversy. ...more

January 28, 2009