Shauna Moffitt will be required to reimburse Sumter County for the time she spent doing her husband's schoolwork, but she will not face any other discipline, Sumter County property appraiser Ronnie Hawkins said. ...more

January 7, 2008

WINTER HAVEN - The new owners of Cypress Gardens are planning to announce "significant operational changes" today at a 2 p.m. news conference at the park. ...more

January 2, 2008

A Christmas tree fire "totally devastated" a single-family home this morning in the Citrus Park area, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue officials said. ...more

December 23, 2007

Pasco County officials made a final pitch to a state committee Thursday in Tallahassee in their bid to buy the Cross Bar Ranch from Pinellas County and dedicate the property to conservation. ...more

December 14, 2007

A fire that destroyed a $900,000 home Monday apparently started when the occupant walked away from a barbecue grill after turning up the burners to clean it. ...more

December 11, 2007

LUTZ - A two-alarm fire Monday night destroyed a home at 1205 Lake Charles Circle, a Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokesman said. ...more

December 11, 2007

AVON PARK — Four men remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $101,500 bail each Wednesday, after they were arrested Tuesday morning in a raid on 205 Ballard Road, in Avon Park. ...more

December 6, 2007

Residents seeking more information about Hernando County's new Save-Our-Seniors Tax Exemption program can now visit the property appraiser's Web site for details. ...more

November 27, 2007

BELLEAIR - Apparently taking advantage of the slumping real estate market, British racer Nigel Mansell has purchased a $4 million waterfront mansion here for nearly $3.3 million, public records show. ...more

November 16, 2007

Pinellas County Property Appraiser Jim Smith is calling it quits. Smith, 67, said Tuesday that he will not seek a sixth four-year term next year, even though he thinks he would have "a pretty good chance of getting re-elected." His term expires in January 2009. ...more

November 14, 2007