A 2-year-old girl sustained a minor fracture and second-degree burns from a homemade firework during Independence Day celebrations. ...more

July 8, 2009

This past week I returned from our 7th American Legion yearly cruise we put together to of course enjoy life and each other, but mainly to raise funds for our veteran programs and children and youth programs. It has personally been a rewarding experience for my husband, David, and me, but this year's cruise brought along with it yet another dynamic force that made me once more sit up and take notice of our wonderful country and all its attributes. The force came this time from the eye of our youngest son, Matthew, who along with his lovely new bride Theresa, had come along for this year's cruise, as did many other of our travelers bring family. After a day at sea with us developing a great rapport with the other travelers and enjoying all the beauty around us, we went into Grand Cayman Island followed by Jamaica. That evening my son came to our room saying, "Mom, you know this is the first time I have ever been out of the United States in my 40 years and I felt in my heart that there is no place on earth like the United States of America. The beauty God gave our world was all around us as it is everywhere, but seeing these ports and the structure of their economy, education and living, etc. I can honestly say that even in these hard times, Mom, there is nowhere like the good old U.S.A. Our poorest of people live better than these people. ...more

February 10, 2009

A Pasco County deputy, responding to a report of a fight, suffered minor injuries when his patrol car collided with another car at U.S. 19 and Mile Stretch Road on Friday night, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. ...more

February 7, 2009

When 93-year-old Walter Farley was found shot dead in his home, his son's wife, Mary, asked Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, "Are you going to do everything you can to find who killed my father-in-law?" ...more

January 4, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office today charged someone in the New Year's Eve shooting death of a 93-year-old Lakeland man: his son. ...more

January 3, 2009

As a bar manager, I would like to personally thank all the members of American Legion Post 69, who so graciously donated to the fundraiser for the domestic violence shelter. ...more

December 31, 2008

As District 8 president for the American Legion Auxiliary, I have been receiving many calls on how to get Christmas cards and phone cards for our wounded warriors to be able to call home for the holidays. ...more

November 27, 2008

Experts say multiple factors at play ...more

November 23, 2008

It's the kind of water cooler theory that has just enough credibility to sound plausible. ...more

November 23, 2008

The American Legion Post 69 and the Women's Auxiliary Unit 69 Avon Park held a very successful turkey raffle and casino night. ...more

November 21, 2008