Sears Holdings Corp. aims to get an edge over its competition this holiday season by getting shoppers to start saving for Christmas presents now through a new card that mimics an old-fashioned Christmas club account. ...more

August 18, 2009

On the north steps of Polk County's historic courthouse in Bartow, U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam officially announced today that he is running for Florida's commissioner of agriculture. ...more

February 18, 2009

At their first meeting of the new year on Tuesday, the Highlands County commissioners will discuss possible recommendations to the county's three-member delegation to the Florida Legislature. ...more

January 5, 2009

About one in 10 doctors who vaccinate privately insured children are considering dropping that service largely because they are losing money when they do it, according to a new survey. ...more

December 1, 2008

The Friends of Bruton Memorial Library will hold the annual Christmas Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. ...more

November 20, 2008

The second-highest ranking officer in the fire district got a raise. ...more

June 27, 2008

The second-highest ranking officer in the fire district got a raise. ...more

June 26, 2008

Family violence kept law enforcement busy across Hillsborough County on Christmas. Twenty-one people were arrested Tuesday on domestic battery charges, records show. That was about one-quarter of the 85 inmates booked into Orient Road Jail and nearly double the number charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Last year, about 9 percent of those arrested Christmas Day were booked on domestic violence charges. ...more

December 27, 2007

Family violence kept law enforcement busy across Hillsborough County on Christmas. ...more

December 26, 2007

Just weeks ago, the holiday shopping season seemed headed for disaster. But in the waning hours before Christmas, the nation's retailers got their wish - a last-minute surge of shopping that helped meet their modest sales goals, according to data released late Monday by research firm ShopperTrak RCT Corp. ...more

December 25, 2007