Hillsborough County Animal Services, 440 Falkenburg Road, has set up an Animal Angel Tree in its lobby for people to make donations to the shelter. ...more

December 15, 2007

SEBRING –– On March 1, public access should be restored, on a limited basis, to popular Lake Denton. The special seven-member Lake Denton Citizens Advisory Committee voted unanimously Wednesday night to send that recommendation to the Highlands County commissioners. Commissioners appointed the committee in mid-September after voting 3-2 to close public access to this lake –– widely considered one of the best scuba diving lakes in the state –– for up to a year. Problems cited by commissioners in closing the county boat ramp, the only public access to this exceptionally clear, 65-acre lake, included: Potentially dangerous overcrowding by scuba divers, swimmers and boaters; illegal parking that sometimes clogged or blocked road access to lakefront homes; and occasional crude, lewd, rude and rowdy behavior by some lake users. ...more

December 7, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Hillsborough County sheriff's Deputy Michelle Branscomb is the Santa Claus of District 3. ...more

December 1, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Hillsborough County sheriff's Deputy Michelle Branscomb is the Santa Claus of District 3. ...more

November 26, 2007

Clothes To Kids, a Pinellas County program that provides clothing for poor children, is in critical need of long pants for boys in sizes 4 to 18 and girls in sizes 5 to 16, according to the organization. ...more

November 18, 2007

Free tickets for the Yule Log Festival at Apostles Lutheran Church are available at the church office. ...more

November 14, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Tiles by Fran Inc. has been in business in Lake Placid more than 20 years, but the company's Paula Tharpe believes few people in the community know about the decorative tile operation. But that should change because of a new address. Tiles by Fran Inc. has moved from Placid Lakes to 208 N. Main Ave. in downtown Lake Placid. "I knew we had to move into town to get traffic and let people know we are in business," Tharpe said. Fran and Paul Hadden, Paula's parents, started the business in the mid-1980s. Fran started in her home and then 15 years ago moved the business to Lake Groves Road in Placid Lakes. ...more

November 4, 2007

First United Methodist Church, here, will open it 2007-2008 concert series with the big band sounds of Sonny Larosa's America's Youngest Jazz Band. ...more

November 3, 2007

Avon Park is making history this week as the city will hold early voting for the first time for local offices. To mark the occasion, we hope that voters – and lots of them – will take advantage of the opportunity beginning Monday and continuing through Nov. 2. Voters can either go to Avon Park City Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, or request an absentee ballot through the Supervisor of Elections office. If requesting an absentee ballot, voters must do so by Wednesday to get it mailed to them, or they can have somebody pick it up for them if they ask for it afterward. ...more

October 28, 2007

SEBRING – Lesley Roseval figured after servicing TVs for 14 years, he should begin the purchase process by selling them as well. Roseval, the owner of L&J Electronics, relocated his business in January of this year, moving into a 2,800 square-foot space at 3033 U.S. 27 N. in the Country Plaza strip center. He continues to repair TVs and is specializing in big-screen TVs. "I could offer the customer a second option in my business," he said. ...more

September 30, 2007